Dataversity
MARCH 15, 2023
As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” Add this 21st-century irrefutable fact: The world can’t live without data. With its numbers, characters, facts, and statistics – the operations performed, stored, and analyzed – data has become an irreplaceable facet of daily life. We use data to identify strengths and weaknesses.
Smart Data Collective
MARCH 3, 2023
Business intelligence has made a huge mark on the world of business. According to Fortune Business Insights, businesses spent around $24.05 billion BI solutions in 2021. However, many workplaces are still trying to figure out how to leverage business intelligence effectively. This technology offers many potential benefits, but many companies don’t fully take advantage of the opportunities it provides.
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BA Times
MARCH 1, 2023
I work with “business sponsors” in my company. Some of them are old hands at going through the process of requesting a new application, or a rewrite, or enhancing an existing application. Others, though, may never have been involved in requesting software, whether it’s a custom-built application, or something offered by a third party vendor. […] The post Prioritizing Requirements: An Analogy appeared first on Business Analyst Articles, Webinars, Templates, Jobs.
Dataversity
MARCH 13, 2023
Companies are spending a lot of money on data and analytics capabilities, creating more and more data products for people inside and outside the company. These products rely on a tangle of data pipelines, each a choreography of software executions transporting data from one place to another. As these pipelines become more complex, it’s important […] The post Data Observability vs.
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Smart Data Collective
MARCH 19, 2023
We have seen some massive changes with AI technology in the past year, especially in the field of marketing. While we have talked about advances in AI for years on this blog, the rest of the world is finally coming to grips with the extent of the AI revolution. This past week, a growing number of people have talked about the changes that ChatGPT 4 is brining to our lives.
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BA Times
MARCH 16, 2023
I’m a fan of live music, and I particularly enjoy music festivals. If you’ve never been to a music festival, you’re missing out. They usually involve multiple days of listening to music, dancing and having fun. There’s often multiple stages so one challenge is deciding which bands to listen to. I was reminded of this […] The post Do You Consider “Opportunity Cost” In Your Analysis?
Dataversity
MARCH 7, 2023
As the economic environment becomes more somber, companies are focusing on achieving profitable growth and not just growth. Data-driven decisions can accelerate this goal, but organizations must develop new data muscles to get them there. The last few months have been a whirlwind for the business world: slowing growth, bleaker capital markets, layoffs, the possibility […] The post Companies Must Develop New Data Muscles to Pivot to Profitable Growth appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
BA Times
MARCH 2, 2023
In today’s fast-paced business environment, organizations constantly seek ways to improve their processes, products, and services. Business Analysis and Product Management are two key areas essential to achieving these goals. Traditionally, these functions have been viewed as separate disciplines, with Business Analysts focusing on identifying and analyzing business requirements, while Product Managers focus on the […] The post Business Analysis Amalgamation with Product Management a
Smart Data Collective
MARCH 22, 2023
AI has been a highly useful technology for marketers over the past few years. However, new advances in AI continue to make drive new changes in the marketing profession. As a result, analysts anticipate that the market size for AI technology in the marketing sector will be worth nearly $108 billion by 2028. One of the ways that AI technology is shaping the marketing profession is with advances in 3D rendering.
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Simplilearn
MARCH 24, 2023
It has always been an uphill battle for cybersecurity professionals to keep their networks and assets secure from bad actors. And as the relentless pace of cyber-attacks and data breaches worldwide continues unabated, the stakes are higher than ever for companies, government agencies, and consumers. Take, for example, the July 2019 data breach o. Read More.
Timo Elliott
MARCH 11, 2023
I just did some web/javascript coding with ChatGPT. It’s already amazing what you can do, and it’s only going to get better. I wanted to create a simple text animation, with words zooming from the center of the screen. Overall, it took 14 tries, and it felt like I was talking to a slightly dimwitted genie, asking it to fulfill my wishes!
BI Insight
MARCH 18, 2023
Row-level security (RLS) is a feature of Power BI that allows you to restrict data access for different users based on filters you define within roles. For example, you can create a role for Sales Managers and apply a filter that only shows them the sales data for their region. This way, you can ensure … Continue reading Good Practice: Use Security Groups in Role Mapping Instead of User Accounts in Power BI Row Level Security (RLS) The post Good Practice: Use Security Groups in Role Mappin
Dataversity
MARCH 29, 2023
Amid the economic uncertainty that has gripped 2023, IT leaders are scrambling to find ways to reduce costs. Enterprise storage is one of those areas that the IT team can look at for substantial cost savings without sacrificing availability, reliability, cyber resilience, or application performance. Taking a more strategic approach to your enterprise storage infrastructure will […] The post Save Money with Storage-as-a-Service During Uncertain Economic Times appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
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BA Times
MARCH 22, 2023
Authors sometimes make things longer and more complicated than necessary. Some readers might feel that I’ve been guilty of this myself. The third edition of my book Software Requirements, co-authored with Joy Beatty, is about 245,000 words long, nearly 640 pages in a rather small font. Maybe that seems like overkill, but to be fair, […] The post The 6 Most Important Requirements Practices appeared first on Business Analyst Articles, Webinars, Templates, Jobs.
Smart Data Collective
MARCH 19, 2023
Many different industries are growing due to the proliferation of big data. The dropshipping industry is among them. Paul Glen of IBM’s Business Analytics wrote an article titled “ The Role of Predictive Analytics in the Dropshipping Industry.” Glen shares some very important insights on the benefits of utilizing predictive analytics to optimize a dropshipping commpany.
Simplilearn
MARCH 23, 2023
A much more effective way of preventing future issues is adopting the root cause analysis method that strives to identify the root cause of problems and solve them instead of working on individual symptoms that might arise again. What Is Actually a Root Cause? A root cause is an underlying cause. Problems appear when we have variations of usual s. Read More.
Passionate BA
MARCH 27, 2023
What is the cost-benefit analysis? Hello there! Word of the day – cost-benefit analysis. BABOK® v3 defines it as “an analysis which compares and quantifies the financial and non-financial costs of making a change or implementing a solution compared to the benefits gained.” For the IT business analyst role, one of the most critical tasks is to evaluate potential solutions and make informed decisions.
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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
Analysts Corner
MARCH 27, 2023
As a business analyst, especially on a new project, it can be tempting to take on every request that comes your way in an effort to be… Continue reading on Analyst’s corner »
Dataversity
MARCH 2, 2023
DevOps teams and site reliability engineers (SREs) deal with code daily. Doing so teaches them to scrutinize their world, make astute observations, and draw unexpected connections. After all, although highly logical and mathematical in nature, software development is, at least in part, art form. Unconvinced by that statement? Consider the parallels between history’s most remarkable […] The post What Architecture Can Teach Us About Self-Healing Systems appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
BA Times
MARCH 9, 2023
Business analysis is an evolving profession characterized by change. However, not all businesses embrace evolution and change in the same way. This can result in business and delivery practices constraining the use of newer, more agile approaches to business analysis. This article presents some ideas and techniques to help business analysts identify, understand, and work […] The post Delivering Analysis: Working With the System appeared first on Business Analyst Articles, Webinars, Templat
Smart Data Collective
MARCH 23, 2023
Artificial intelligence is the latest trend shaping the omnichannel experience for customers in many retail outlets. One of the biggest trends pertains to personalization. The Forbes Research Council wrote an article in October citing research showing that 71% of customers now expect a personalized experience. The article makes the point that AI is key to meeting that expectation.
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Simplilearn
MARCH 24, 2023
Cybercrime is a serious threat to our IT world, and there are many different tactics employed to fight it. Ethical hackers, also referred to as "white hackers," use various network security tools to test networks and data systems for possible vulnerabilities that a hacker could exploit. Today, we are looking at a sampling of the better penetration t.
Leading Agile
MARCH 29, 2023
I don’t spend a bunch of time on LinkedIn, but the other day, I was scrolling around and happened to catch a thread where some folks in the Agile community were debating if SAFe was actually Agile. People have been debating this topic for as long as SAFe has been around. The post generated a lot of good conversation, so I thought I’d take a minute and share how I think about this.
Analysts Corner
MARCH 26, 2023
In today’s data-driven world, businesses rely on analytics teams to derive valuable insights and drive informed decision-making. Effective leadership is crucial to the success of these teams, as it fosters collaboration, innovation, and growth. In this article, we will explore the essential experiences and qualities someone should possess to successfully lead an analytics team, along with examples and explanations. 1.
Dataversity
MARCH 27, 2023
Unlike most C-Suite roles that have certain expectations, the chief data officer (CDO) role is still relatively new, which means it often needs to be defined by CDOs themselves. This can be both a good and bad thing: On one hand, you can carve your role and make it unique, but on the other hand, […] The post How Should a CDO Spend Their Time? appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
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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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