Data Reflections Posts
The World Economic Forum has identified blockchain as one of six computing “mega-trends” over the coming decade, with companies including Deloitte LLP, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Toyota Motor Corp already experimenting how this techn...
Process Excellence is about the application of systematic problem solving using tools and technology, where appropriate, to deliver business improvement. It’s within the tools area of Process Excellence where RPA fits - but how?
"To do our work, we all have to read a mass of papers. Nearly all of them are far too long. This wastes time, while energy has to be spent in looking for the essential points." If it was true for Churchill, it's self evident today. How can we stop the flood of trivia?
Over the past 18 months we have seen a significant increase of companies moving away from the traditional BPO offering. Why is that and how does robotic process automation compare to business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions?
Automation is a familiar part of the process excellence and continuous improvement toolkit, having been in use for years if not decades. So how is robotic process automation (RPA) any different?
Daniel Senter says we are fortunate to have the luxury of data and measurements on almost anything we like, but also the tools and technology to allow us to manipulate and understand it.
Getting useful information out of the reams of data in our organisatio...
"A placebo (pl?-see-boh; Latin placebo) is a simulated or otherwise medically ineffectual treatment for a disease o...
I recently attended a two day seminar with JCI UK hearing inspirational speakers and business lectures. One of the speakers shared a video with us, highlighting...
As we come to the start of another year, columnist Daniel Senter reflects on what 2013 has in store for us and offers up his New Year’s "Business Intelligence Resolutions".
Here are some of the reasons dashboards fail to deliver expected results and six benefits you should expect from a business dashboard.
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Time for Business Intelligence managers to distinguish between operational and tactical / analytical reporting. Here's why.
I recently sat through a presentation for a planning and r...
Technology and process optimization are critical - but don't overlook the importance of the people
Published: 2012-09-27
Published: 2012-09-27
I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak about Business Intelligence at the
One of the constant challenges for any Business Intelligence (BI) professional is that of balancing delivery outputs and timescales. We might spend weeks mapping out data sources and developing extraction and transformation techniques, however n...
Have you been reading about Big Data? If you have you'll have come across 3 words to describe it. If you haven't, here they are:
- Volume
- Velocity
- Variety
The concept of developing processes to manage the...
The IT world is all a-flutter about the potential of big data. But, beware of losing sight of the real value to your business, writes Daniel Senter.
The rate at which we are creating data is increasing at almost exponentially:...
