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How Big Data Impacts The Finance And Banking Industries

Smart Data Collective

Nowadays, terms like ‘Data Analytics,’ ‘Data Visualization,’ and ‘Big Data’ have become quite popular. These terms are fundamentally tied predominantly to matters involving digital transformation as well as growth in companies. In this modern age, each business entity is driven by data. Data analytics are now very crucial whenever there is a decision-making process involved.

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Finding Minimum Date and Maximum Date Across All Tables in Power Query in Power BI and Excel

BI Insight

When we talk about data analysis in Power BI, creating a Date table is inevitable. There are different methods to create a Date table either in DAX or in Power Query. In DAX you my use either CALENDAR() function or CALENDARAUTO() function to create the Date table. In Power Query you may use a combination of List.Dates(), #date() and #duration() functions.

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5 Trusted Tips to Move Your Business Analyst Career to a C-Suite Role

BA Times

I am sure you have come across those corner offices, those suave personalities, and aspired to be one like them someday.

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The Unexpected Benefits of a Virtual Conference | Analyst Catalyst Blog

Analyst Catalyst Blog

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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7 Ways To Prevent Data Breaches With Technology And Training

Smart Data Collective

There is a common misconception prevalent amongst businesses that cyberattacks , and data breaches only target large scale enterprises. This is not true as almost half of the cyberattacks target small to midsize businesses. This misconception prevents businesses from taking data breaches and cybersecurity attacks seriously. They not only ignore it but also do nothing to protect themselves from it.

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The Business Analysis Hierarchy of Needs

BA Times

The business analyst’s journey is an enduring one.

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Prepare for the Next Steps in Your Business Analysis Career | Analyst Catalyst Blog

Analyst Catalyst Blog

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Using Geographic Data To Create A Perfect Google Maps Radius

Smart Data Collective

Data precision has completely revamped our understanding of geography in countless ways. We also use big data to facilitate navigation. One of the tools that utilizes big data is Google Maps. Anish Nahar of Harvard Business School has gone so far as to state that Google Maps is the world’s most expansive big data machine. Google has expanded the range of features that it provides through Google Maps these days.

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Remote Work and PSTIR w/ Jeff Howey

Leading Agile

Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Google Play. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. At the beginning of the pandemic, LeadingAgile published a white paper called Maintaining Momentum in a Remote Agile World. This episode of SoundNotes is a follow up to that whitepaper. In this interview, Jeff Howey and Dave Prior reflect on what they’ve learned about successful remote interaction since the whitepaper was released, how those lessons can im

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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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3 Agile Transformation OKRs Leaders Can Use to Avoid Wrecking Ship

Agile Velocity

The leaders and change agents we meet are eager to ensure their Agile transformation avoids hitting rocks or running aground. After all, nobody wants to experience a shipwreck. We have found that the ones who do enjoy a successful journey have overcome three especially challenging obstacles. . We aim to address those obstacles in this article by offering three Agile transformation OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for you to consider.

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Prepare for the Next Steps in Your Business Analysis Career | Analyst Catalyst Blog

Analyst Catalyst Blog

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Predictive Analytics: 4 Primary Aspects of Predictive Analytics

Smart Data Collective

Predictive analytics, sometimes referred to as big data analytics, relies on aspects of data mining as well as algorithms to develop predictive models. These predictive models can be used by enterprise marketers to more effectively develop predictions of future user behaviors based on the sourced historical data. These statistical models are growing as a result of the wide swaths of available current data as well as the advent of capable artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Leveraging Agile to Improve Quality

Leading Agile

New Paper Improving Quality Through Intentionally Built Agile Systems Get it Now. In a fixed-time, fixed-cost, fixed-scope environment, time and cost estimates are often wrong and the pressure to deliver and get things into market faster intensifies. When this happens, the delivery teams need an outlet and quality is usually the first thing to go because, in a world of fixed constraints, it’s the one thing that the delivery teams can control.

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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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Bridging the Productivity Chasm in Operational Transfer Pricing

Insight Software

COVID-19 introduced an unprecedented level of volatility in world markets, and the shockwaves that arrived in its wake exposed a wide chasm between two main types of multinational organizations: Those with agile internal processes and those without. In a world built on complex and globalized supply chains, COVID-19 tested that internal agility, sometimes to breaking point.

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The Unexpected Benefits of a Virtual Conference | Analyst Catalyst Blog

Analyst Catalyst Blog

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Importance Of Using Data Analytics To Optimize Lead Pipelines

Smart Data Collective

Big data is utilized in many facets of business. One of the most important benefits of data analytics with lead generation and optimization. Many experts agree that big data is reinventing the art of lead generation. There are a number of benefits of integrating data analytics into the lead pipeline. You need to know how to leverage your data resources to your full advantage.

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Business Intelligence vs. CRM: Which one is best for you?

Phocas

There is an ongoing debate on whether Business Intelligence (BI) or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is more effective in helping a business succeed. The software comparison happens because BI and CRM tools share a number of the same functions – most notably in using historical data to identify key trends that businesses can leverage to their advantage.

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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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In Memory of Bob the BA

The Uncommon League

On Monday, September 14th, surrounded by his family and friends, Bob Prentiss ended his battle with cancer. Bob faced cancer the same way he faced every challenge in life: he met it head-on, revised his plans, and did everything he could in the time he had left. Bob shared his journey openly and fearlessly on his blog. The site will remain up to inspire and support people going through similar challenges.

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Fundamentals of Insurance Domain

The BAWorld

In this post, I am going to discuss fundamentals of Insurance domain. This article will help you in understanding the basics of insurance terms, concepts, and types of insurance. The article will provide you the basic Insurance domain knowledge. Fundamentals of Insurance Domain. In this article, I am going to discuss the following topics: What is Insurance?

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Link Building Basics For SEO In The Age Of Data Analytics

Smart Data Collective

Big data is becoming more important to modern marketing. You can’t afford to ignore the benefits of data analytics in your marketing campaigns. It is especially important when it comes to SEO. Search Engine Watch has a great article on using data analytics for SEO. This article is a great resource for SEO professionals that want to develop a more data intensive strategy.

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How can data analytics enhance financial decision-making?

Phocas

Data analytics can be applied to financial analysis in a wide variety of ways such as developing company goals and objectives, creating financial policy, evaluating economic trends, and more.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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Three Ways to Help Developers Embrace Testing

Stickyminds

Development teams that shift testing left discover bugs earlier, enhance developer productivity, and increase release velocity by avoiding the long and costly delays that occur when bugs are discovered at the end of the development cycle. Shifting left creates faster feedback loops and allows for faster bug remediation. .

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What Is Macro Environment? 2 New Examples You Can’t Miss

Pestle Analysis

In business analysis we tend to pay less attention to the macro environment. But what is macro environment, and its factors? 2 examples to help you understand.

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Data Analysis Evolves At An Unprecedented Pace In 2020

Smart Data Collective

Would your business benefit from the use of data analysis? In this article, we discuss what this practice is, how it is done and why you might require its use. This should help you to decide whether it is right for you and your organization. What is Data Analysis? The term data analysis refers to the recovery of useful information from data. The information in question may relate to internal operations, and productivity, consumer preferences and behavior, product use or popularity along with wid

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Data culture at Phocas is fun, fulfilling and forever

Phocas

When our CEO explains to his young kids what his day looks like tomorrow — presenting at an APAC culture and leadership conference about enhancing the Phocas culture during rapid growth — they think it sounds boring. So, in typical Phocas fashion, 'Marvellous Myles', the co-founder and co-CEO and 'Keeping-it-real Karen', chief people officer took on the challenge of making the presentation lots of fun.

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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.