The worst question to ask as a technologist
"What do you want?" When I hear that being asked at the start of an IT engagement it sends shudders down my spine. I have been on both...
Analytics doesn't need to be dramatic to be valuable
Data Science? With a term like data science we may be guilty of unconsciously setting unrealistically high expectations. In the common...
Self-service reporting on the cheap
Only you can prevent forest fires In the quest to be more data driven and to harness the power of data science, more and more is being...
Data is not facts: the impossibility of being unbiased
Best intentions We talk a lot about making decisions based on data but we need to be careful about how hard and fast those decisions are....
Data Entry Team not Users
Error between keyboard and screen A big source of poor data quality is data entry. A stubborn issue that is hard to address. Why is...
Ain't nothing but a C thing, baby...(and A and R too)
It's like this and like that and like this Your data is a mess. Your analytics is wilting on the vine, starving for lack of effective...
Good enough is good enough but what is good enough?
Not Just a Buzzword "Analytics". We know that it is more than just a buzzword but too often we cannot realize it's promise. Why is it...
2+2=5 or the pompatus of data reporting
Wait! NOT Common Core! No, Really! <ducks> Take a deep breath. I am NOT talking about Common Core. Put down the righteousness...
New Blog
This blog is my attempt to share thoughts on data effectiveness. That is to say my thoughts on how data reporting can provide good...
