November, 2024

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How to Design Proper Reports

Analyst Catalyst Blog

Discover what makes reports effective, how to identify reporting needs, and key techniques for crafting clear requirements. Plus, see how business analysis professionals and data analysts approach reporting differently.

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How Organizations Can Overcome Barriers to Leveraging Real-Time Data

Dataversity

Digital-first businesses are managing an overwhelming amount of data, and many are struggling to make sense of it all and turn it into meaningful and actionable insights. Customers want fast and more personalized experiences at their fingertips, and real-time analytics is a key tool that companies can use to deliver tailored and responsive user experiences […] The post How Organizations Can Overcome Barriers to Leveraging Real-Time Data appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Cybersecurity in 2024: What's Changed and How to Stay Ahead in Your Career | Simplilearn webinar starts 20-11-2024 15:30

Simplilearn

As cyber threats evolve at an unprecedented pace, it's crucial for cybersecurity professionals to stay ahead of the game. Whether you're an industry veteran or just starting your career, this webinar is designed to equip you with insights on the latest trends in cybersecurity for 2024 and beyond. Join us for an exclusive session with a cybersecurity.

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5 Optimization Tips for Data-Driven Businesses

Smart Data Collective

Smart businesses need to invest in the right data collection and retention strategies if they want to utilize big data effectively.

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HR’s Complete 2025 Calendar of Important Dates

HR leaders can use this calendar from Paycor to track important HR and payroll tax dates. The 2025 calendar includes: Tax filing dates Federal reporting deadlines Bank holidays Links to relevant tax forms …and more! Get your 2025 HR calendar today!

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ROI based on “hard numbers” ignores some hard truths

Timo Elliott

My strongly-held opinion: technology ROI cases based exclusively on the “hard numbers” are dangerously inadequate works of fiction. I was at the Swedish SAP User Group event (SAPSA Impuls Stockholm) this week. There was a great presentation by Mölnlycke Health Care on “Building the Business Case for RISE” by Mikael Björk – Global Director IT, and he explained that they had an impressive payback period of just 3½ years.

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Contribute to the Business Analysis Story

Analyst Catalyst Blog

Help shape the global conversation on business analysis by sharing your experiences in the 2025 Global State of Business Analysis Survey.

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Ask a Data Ethicist: What Happens to Your Data When a Company Goes Bankrupt?

Dataversity

The recent meltdown of 23andme and what might become of their DNA database got me thinking about this question: What happens to your data when a company goes bankrupt? To say the past year has been a tough one for 23andme is an understatement. This latest turn of events, which involves infighting between management and […] The post Ask a Data Ethicist: What Happens to Your Data When a Company Goes Bankrupt?

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Fireside Chat: Choosing the Right Learning Path for Your Career Growth in GenAI | Simplilearn webinar starts 19-11-2024 15:30

Simplilearn

Are you curious about GenAI's future, its potential impact and how it can help your career grow? Join us for a fireside chat between Hiti Sinha and Abhishek Gautam as they take us through different industry perspectives shedding light on GenAI’s potential and how it is transforming industries and careers. The webinar will cover: The current tren. Read More.

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Can AI Help You Use Tradelines to Build Your Credit?

Smart Data Collective

AI has made tradelines more accessible which helps people improve their credit scores.

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Business Valuation Software: Free Guide to Valutico Platform

Explore our free guide to Valutico, the platform that revolutionizes automated report generation, offers access to 1 million M&A transactions, enables quick benchmarking, and streamlines the entire valuation process. With Valutico, you gain access to: 30-Minute Valuations: Rapidly producing accurate results. 3TB of Financial Data: The expansive data you need at your fingertips.

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Passionate Business Analyst Vlog Episode #2

Passionate BA

My journey to IIBA Poland Summit This is another episode of the passionate business analyst vlog series in which I share my professional life as a business analyst ( first one was about Balkan conference ) In this episode, you will learn about the IIBA Poland Summit Conference, one of the most important events in our profession. I had a trip to Warsaw, Poland, to be a delegate this year (unfortunately, I missed the call for speakers.

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Pending Backlog Items Have a Price

Analysts Corner

For future plans, please don’t create one-liner tickets in your backlog. The only excuse is when you must “proof” some future work. I knew a project manager in an outsourcing project who told business analysts to create 500 Jira issues to showcase to a customer the scope of work for continuing a development team’s assignment. In recent years, I have been dealing with massive backlogs of outdated items written by people no longer around.

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Shining Stars: Recognizing Exceptional Partner Program Members

Analyst Catalyst Blog

On Global Business Analysis Day, we celebrated Partner Program members who excelled this year. Let’s take a look at what makes them unique.

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Poor Data Fuels Interdepartmental Conflict and Organizational Inefficiency – Here’s What to Do

Dataversity

In a recent conversation with one of our customers, my team uncovered a troubling reality: Poor data quality wasn’t just impacting their bottom line but also causing friction between departments. In one instance, they explained how their marketing team could not run a campaign on time because they had to wait for the IT team […] The post Poor Data Fuels Interdepartmental Conflict and Organizational Inefficiency – Here’s What to Do appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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From Edge to AI: Cloud Innovations That Are Driving Career Opportunities in 2025 | Simplilearn webinar starts 22-11-2024 15:30

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As the tech landscape rapidly evolves, cloud computing is expanding far beyond traditional infrastructure, driving innovations that power AI, edge computing, and more. Cloud professionals are now at the helm of this digital transformation, leading the way toward the future of IT. By 2025, cloud innovations will not only impact IT but will open up a.

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Convergence Theory: How to Break the IT-Marketing Divide?

Smart Data Collective

Big data technology is making it a lot easier for IT and marketing professionals to understand each other.

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IKEA’s Data Transformation: Lessons from a Global Giant

Timo Elliott

In the digital era, data is the backbone of innovation and transformation. At IKEA, the global home furnishings leader, data is more than an operational necessity—it’s a strategic asset. In a recent presentation at the SAPSA Impuls event in Stockholm , George Sandu, IKEA’s Master Data Leader, shared the company’s data transformation story, offering valuable lessons for organizations navigating similar challenges.

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Trainee Business Analyst Interview

Passionate BA

Career advice has arrived! As promised, a new series has arrived. In this one, I will talk about business analyst interviews. I review each level (Trainee to Senior) and explain what are expectations from candidates Now you can learn how to ace your next business analyst interview with me! I do this from experience as a hiring manager for a BA position, and as a BA department lead for 6 years.

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Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI

ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu

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Why Your ChatGPT Results Disappoint & 5 Prompting Hacks to Fix It

Analysts Corner

I keep seeing amazing things people are accomplishing with AI, from building entire products to automating major parts of their work and… Continue reading on Analyst’s corner »

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The Legal Necessity of Secure Data Erasure in Preventing Data Breaches

Dataversity

A data breach is like the iceberg that sank the “unsinkable” Titanic – it can swiftly bring down even the most powerful organizations. In today’s data-driven world, as per IBM’s 2024 report, the cost of data breaches has skyrocketed to $4.88 million per incident globally, while in the United States, this figure is almost double at $9.36 million […] The post The Legal Necessity of Secure Data Erasure in Preventing Data Breaches appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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A Case Study on Apple Marketing Strategy | Simplilearn

Simplilearn

Breaking through with several inventions in the world of technology, Apple Inc. has been carving infinite milestones ever since its inception. Even though its innovations speak for themselves, this highly-valued giant corporation has invested heavily in its marketing team to soar high up as a tech maestro. Apple Inc. realized the role of brand mark.

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Data Analytics Helps TikTok Marketers Boost Reach

Smart Data Collective

Data analytics can be very helpful for brands trying to get more reach on TikTok.

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Data-Backed Secrets for Minimizing Discounts & Maximizing ROI Post-Holiday

Use data to turn one-off holiday shoppers into repeat buyers and effortlessly drive more sales throughout the year. Our guide will give you an in-depth understanding of what triggers your customers to buy and breaks down campaign examples from leading B2C brands.

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The Product Strategy and the Product Life Cycle

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] A Brief Introduction to the Product Lifecycle Model As its name suggests, the product lifecycle model describes how a product develops over time. It assumes that it has a life much like a living being. A product is born or launched; it then develops, grows, and matures. At some point, it declines, and eventually, dies.

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Business Analyst Interview: Trainee

Passionate BA

Career advice has arrived! As promised, a new series has arrived. In this one, I will talk about business analyst interviews. I review each level (Trainee to Senior) and explain what are expectations from candidates Now you can learn how to ace your next business analyst interview with me! I do this from experience as a hiring manager for a BA position, and as a BA department lead for 6 years.

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Modeling Software Requirements Effectively

Analysts Corner

Software people know that a picture is worth more than 1000 words, 1024 to be exact. Analysis models help teams get the solution right.

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Mind the Gap: Migration Projects – Gaining Traction or Spinning Your Wheels

Dataversity

Hardware and software migration projects are like crack for IT executives. Especially when the number on the new invoice is smaller than the number on the old invoice. Even better when the products can be folded into a previously negotiated enterprise agreement and made to appear free. Add to that an audience with the vendor […] The post Mind the Gap: Migration Projects – Gaining Traction or Spinning Your Wheels appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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The Young BA

This article focuses on my experience starting as a customer service representative and working myself up to become a lead analyst in my organization. I did not start with many special skills or talents but I wanted to reflect on what did help me.