BI for Sales: Pipeline Analysis
Image Courtesy of: ArtJSan/FreeDigitalPhotos.net Although it is sometimes said that sales is an art, the reality is that sales is a process. This process requires specific skills and activities that...
View ArticleHow analytics can help communities visualize the future
Image Courtesy of Stuart Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos,net An urban development initiative in Austin, Texas is using enormous amounts of data pulled from various agencies to create astonishing 3D simulations...
View Article3 Reasons Everything in Business is About to Change
There are three important patterns happening in the world that will ultimately change business in fundamental ways: where it is done, how it is done, and who does it. An article from McKinsey...
View ArticleAdvice for CFOs: Invest in New Technology
“Top Technology Trends for Today’s CFO’s” is another insightful post from a blogger we frequently feature, Timo Elliott. In it he admits that the CFO relationship with the CEO and other business...
View ArticleBig Data & Using The Right Analytics For The Business Problem
Do you agree with the phrase, “less is more?” We hear that phrase a lot, but what does it actually mean in the Business Intelligence/Big Data world? In the article, Big Data Breakdown: Use the Right...
View ArticleHuman Resources, Making BIG Strides in Business Analytics
One thing is certain, if you want to run a successful business, you need to hire the right people to help you get there. Who is in charge of recruiting and hiring your team members? “DING, DING,...
View ArticleBIG Data Road Blocks to Tackle
As I think most of us would agree, Big Data has made big leaps in providing the business world with a large advantage. Luc Burgelman does a great job of identifying the three hurdles that he believes...
View Article11 of the Best Practices for Business Intelligence
Dennis McCafferty of CIO Insight recently wrote an article that addresses 11 of the top practices of Business Intelligence. With Business Intelligence controlling such key factors in today’s companies...
View ArticleExcel is Not a one Stop Shop for your Data Needs
“There’s nothing inherently wrong with spreadsheets; they’re excellent tools for many different jobs. But data visualization and data communication is not one of them.” – Bernard Marr We couldn’t...
View ArticleOLAP and Excel
The Power of OLAP and Excel Should Excel be a key component of your company’s Business Performance Management (BPM) system? There’s no doubt how most IT managers would answer this question. Name...
View ArticleEPM in the Cloud—Overcoming the Resistance
By Jack Guarneri In the far distant past (OK, just a few years ago) prospects would balk at the idea of EPM in the Cloud. Putting key company information, like the kind contained in an EPM solution,...
View ArticleInfographic: 5 Signs You are in Excel Hell
Check out this cool infographic! Submitted to OLAP.com by the folks at Business Intelligence Technologies. They’ve mapped here 5 warning signs that you and your professional team are living in Excel...
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