ElegantJ BI
OCTOBER 16, 2018
In this article, we will discuss the Decision Tree analysis method. What is Decision Tree Analysis? There are two basic types of decision tree analysis: Classification and Regression. 1) Classification Trees are used when the target variable is categorical and, as the name implies, are used to classify/divide the data into these predefined categories of a target variable.
BI Insight
OCTOBER 31, 2018
In this quick post you learn how to add boolean comparision to a DVM query. The post Quick Tips: Boolean Conditions when Querying SSAS DMVs appeared first on BI Insight.
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Leading Agile
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Mike Cohn’s August 2016 article, The Dangers of a Definition of Ready describes certain problems that can occur when a team uses the concept of a Definition of Ready. He writes: You can think of a Definition of Ready as a big, burly bouncer standing at the door of the iteration. Just as a bouncer at a nightclub only lets certain people in—the young, the hip, the stylishly dressed—our Definition-of-Ready bouncer only allows certain user stories to enter the iteration.
Roman Pichler
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Why a Product Strategy Process Matters. An effective product strategy process should ensure that a valid product strategy and an actionable product roadmap are always available—that a shared and valid approach to achieving product success is available at anytime, as the picture below illustrates. In the picture above, the product strategy describes how a visionary, inspirational goal is attained.
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Juice Analytics
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant believed in defense: “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” Legendary boxer Jack Dempsey saw virtue in offense: "The best defense is a good offense.” Legendary analytics guru Thomas Davenport takes a more neutral stance in his Harvard Business Review article What’s your Data Strategy? "The key is to balance offense and defense.
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ElegantJ BI
OCTOBER 31, 2018
What Are the Benefits of Augmented Analytics? Augmented Analytics may sound complicated but the goal is to use all those complicated analytical techniques and algorithms as an underpinning for an advanced analytics solution that is suitable for the skills o an average business user. In other words, the system may be complicated, but the interface and process to gather and analyze information is easy!
BI Insight
OCTOBER 31, 2018
In this quick post you learn how to add boolean comparision to a DVM query. The post Quick Tips: Boolean Conditions when Querying SSAS DMVs appeared first on BI Insight.
Leading Agile
OCTOBER 17, 2018
Warning: This may be a little bit preachy. If so, it’s only because I’m a little bit frustrated by it. Tying Up Loose Ends at Home. We’ve had a bad habit at our house over the years. When we used a tool, we’d neglect to put it back in its proper place. The next time someone needed the tool, we’d spend more time looking for it than it took to use it for the task at hand.
The BA Doc
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Are you looking for a simple way to communicate data-oriented information to both business stakeholders and the technical team? If so, you will want to know more about the Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD). An ERD is a d.
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Villanova University
OCTOBER 1, 2018
The Scrum Master has the responsibility of helping all team members understand Agile theories, strategies and best practices. They also work with those outside of the Scrum team, ensuring interactions are positive and maximize the potential use of the team to benefit operations and improve products. What is Agile Scrum? Understanding the role of the Scrum Master requires first understanding Agile Scrum.
Juice Analytics
OCTOBER 30, 2018
“Purpose-built apps” “Low-code app development” “hpaPaaS” “Citizen Data Scientists” “Data monetization” Witness the cloud of new buzzwords floating in the air. Let me see if I can knit these concepts together to shed light on their meaning and implications for the future of analytics. Collectively, these phrases are a reaction to the long-standing challenge of getting more data into more hands.
ElegantJ BI
OCTOBER 31, 2018
What Are the Benefits of Augmented Analytics? Augmented Analytics may sound complicated but the goal is to use all those complicated analytical techniques and algorithms as an underpinning for an advanced analytics solution that is suitable for the skills o an average business user. In other words, the system may be complicated, but the interface and process to gather and analyze information is easy!
Business Analysis Excellence
OCTOBER 3, 2018
Agile Business Analysis Technique Kano Analysis Kano Analysis is used to understand which product characteristics or qualities will prove to be a significant differentiator in the marketplace and help to drive customer satisfaction. Kano Analysis is a process used to identify features which are viewed by customers as threshold, performance, excitement, or indifferent.
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Leading Agile
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Previously in this series, we’ve discussed the value of unit testing shell scripts and explored how to roll our own test script , how to use the shunit2 library , how to use bash-spec for a behavioral-style approach, and how to use Pester to test-drive a Powershell script. Now we’ll look at two unit test frameworks for the server provisioning tools, Chef and Puppet.
The BA Doc
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Are you involved in a process improvement initiative aiming to eliminate waste but you're not quite sure where to start? If so, you need to know about the value stream mapping technique. Value stream mapping is a proces.
The Analyst Agency
OCTOBER 2, 2018
What Does a CRM Do and Why Do You Need One?By Steven Czyrny If you run a business, you need a CRM to help you engage with customers. But what does a CRM do, you ask? Businesses spent $39.5 billion on CRM software in 2017. This makes it the largest software market in the world. If you […]. The post What Does a CRM Do and Why Do You Need One? appeared first on The Analyst Agency.
Actian
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Data warehouses have been around for decades, and have established themselves as reliable reporting systems with consistent value. They have also evolved into data marts, specialized appliances and EDW variants to meet emerging needs, but all of these solutions have their drawbacks when it comes to meeting today’s business demands. Some of the common pitfalls to avoid include stale data, slow query performance, long development cycles and high costs associated with these variants.
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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
ElegantJ BI
OCTOBER 31, 2018
What Are the Benefits of Augmented Analytics? Augmented Analytics may sound complicated but the goal is to use all those complicated analytical techniques and algorithms as an underpinning for an advanced analytics solution that is suitable for the skills o an average business user. In other words, the system may be complicated, but the interface and process to gather and analyze information is easy!
Business Analysis Excellence
OCTOBER 22, 2018
What is the Agile Business Analysis Technique Minimal Viable Product? Minimal Viable Product (MVP) is used to avoid cost and risk associated with developing the wrong product by testing a hypothesis, reducing waste, or increasing speed to customers for feedback and adoption. Minimal Viable Product (MVP) identifies the smallest set of features or requirements to […].
Leading Agile
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Business agility means having the capability to “turn on a dime” at low cost and with low risk, to drive innovation, respond to market changes, and overcome the competition. In any enterprise that depends heavily on information systems, business agility is not possible without technical agility. Companies that adopted information technology in the mid-20th century have built up large-scale operations around principles, methods, and tooling from an era when thorough up-front planning
The BA Doc
OCTOBER 29, 2018
The Supplier, Inputs, Process, Output, Customer (SIPOC) model is a process analysis technique that originates from the Six Sigma methodology. It is used to identify process inputs and outputs in order to evaluate their r.
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Agile Velocity
OCTOBER 9, 2018
We could give you advice all day on a million different Agile subjects–but we thought it might help to hear from someone who’s been in your shoes. We interviewed Will Simpson, COO of New Iron, and our own Erik Cottrell, SVP of Client Success, to learn about their Agile transformation stories from ideation to execution and everything in between.
Actian
OCTOBER 19, 2018
This week Lifeboat announced their new contract to distribute our Actian product lines through their vast reseller channels as well as direct to their customers (you can find details here ). Speaking as the Actian Product Management and Marketing lead for one of those product lines, the Actian Zen Edge database family, this is a major step forward for us.
ElegantJ BI
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Does Your Organization Use the Tally Solution? How About a Tally Mobile App? If you are a Tally user, you know that you and your team love Tally, and the inherent power of the features and functionality and the reporting capabilities can support your organization with valuable information, and help you report on and understand day-to-day issues and operational and strategic issues.
Capiro
OCTOBER 8, 2018
[link]. We have released two online training course in a series for business analysts who wish to self study for recognised qualifications. The series is called, Guide to Success. The courses published so far are: Introduction to Modelling Business Processes. This supports syllabi 3.3 and 5.0 for the B CS Certificate in Modelling Business Processes.
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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.
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