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How Can You Use Analytics to Measure Employee Engagement?
Smart Data Collective
JULY 26, 2020
Employee engagement is one of the most important metrics for the success of an organization, but it’s an elusive figure. According to one recent Gallup poll , a meager 15 percent of employees define themselves as “engaged” with their work. But what does that really mean? And how can you measure or improve employee engagement in your organization? What Is Employee Engagement?
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Project Management Interview Guide | Simplilearn
Simplilearn
JULY 28, 2020
If you’re pursuing a career in project management, you’re making a smart move. Organizations have recognized project management as indispensable to business success, and have figured out skilled and credentialed project managers are among their most valuable resources. The Project Management Institute reports in a survey that in the U.S., over. Read More.
Quick Tips: Converting Hexadecimal, Oct and Binary to Decimal in a Single Power Query Function
BI Insight
JULY 31, 2020
A while ago I wrote a blogpost on how to use Unicode characters in Power BI. In that blogpost I used a recursive Power Query function to convert Hex values to Dec values. A few weeks back one of my site visitors kindly shared his non-recursive version of Power Query function which beautifully does the … Continue reading Quick Tips: Converting Hexadecimal, Oct and Binary to Decimal in a Single Power Query Function.
5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
Integrated Data Pipelines Make Magento 2 A Premier B2B Solution
Smart Data Collective
JULY 26, 2020
Data pipelines have been crucial for brands in a number of ways. In March, Hubspot talked about the shift towards incorporating big data into marketing pipelines in B2B campaigns. “A modern B2B sales pipeline is a treasure trove of data to model and improve, providing insights that are critical to performance,” writes Hubspot author Dan Tyre. However, it is important to use the right data pipelines to leverage these benefits.
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Quick Tips: Converting Hexadecimal, Oct and Binary to Decimal in a Single Power Query Function
BI Insight
JULY 31, 2020
A while ago I wrote a blogpost on how to use Unicode characters in Power BI. In that blogpost I used a recursive Power Query function to convert Hex values to Dec values. A few weeks back one of my site visitors kindly shared his non-recursive version of Power Query function which beautifully does the … Continue reading Quick Tips: Converting Hexadecimal, Oct and Binary to Decimal in a Single Power Query Function.
Applying Business Data Analytics During Business Change | Analyst Catalyst Blog
Analyst Catalyst Blog
JULY 28, 2020
How to strengthen your Home’s Security through Data and Technology
Smart Data Collective
JULY 27, 2020
. It is the 21 st century, and technology has experienced radical changes making it more seamless to perform tasks. The massive advancement in technology is increasing the rate of real time monitoring, data collection, and data measurement. The changes in technology enable the massive integration of data into smart home technology and the existing environment site.
Acceptance Criteria – Is It Your Team’s Pain Point?
BA Squared
JULY 28, 2020
I have been hearing from so many Business Analysts, Product Owners, and teams that writing good acceptance criteria is a big challenge! And, if this resonates with you; you’re not alone! Why is this such a common pain for teams today? I see a lot of mediocre to downright bad practices happening around acceptance criteria, and these poor practices are not helping teams with the outcomes and results they truly desire!
HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025
Advertiser: Paycor
The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.
The 12 Agile Principles. Part Four.
Growing Agile
JULY 29, 2020
This is the fourth and final part of the blog series were we discuss the 12 Agile Principles. In this post we will focus on principles 10-12. 10. “Simplicity–the art of maximizing the amount of work not done–is essential. “ When I was an Analyst back in the day before I discovered Scrum, or even knew what agile was, I would write down the findings of my analysis in a document called a Business Requirements Specification.
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Analyst Catalyst Blog
JULY 28, 2020
The Benefits Of Pursuing AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certification
Smart Data Collective
JULY 31, 2020
AWS has become a surprisingly popular platform. It has over a million customers and generates over $104 billion a year. This can be a great skill to learn for anyone in IT that wants greater wages and job security. Before even considering an IT career , you must understand yourself. What are your ambitions for the new year? Are you just going to sit there and wait for things to happen when you can make a major impact on your career with the right training?
Goodbye Oracle Discoverer, Hello Next-Generation Reporting
Insight Software
JULY 29, 2020
User interfaces for ERP reporting tools are most often built with IT staff in mind, not the end user. In a recent survey of ERP user satisfaction, almost half of the approximately 1,500 respondents said they needed easier access to information , with 35 percent indicating that access to information takes too long. For users of Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), data access is about to get a bit more difficult now that the company has phased out the Oracle Discoverer product.
Business Valuation Software: Free Guide to Valutico Platform
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Why a single source of truth for data management is critical for HVAC&R company
Phocas
JULY 28, 2020
Resolute Industrial (Resolute) is the largest independent provider of temporary HVAC&R solutions in North America. The Indianapolis-based company has around 250 employees that serve customers across all industries from more than 40 depot branches and sales offices. It has recently grown 3 times its size so the need for a single source of truth and the ability to manipulate and dig into its business and financial data is paramount.
As Test Automation Matures, So Do False Positives
Stickyminds
JULY 29, 2020
In life and in test automation, a lot of things change as you mature—the challenges you face, the types of failures you experience, and the best ways to solve them. Let’s skip the “life lessons” and focus on the test automation angle here.
Machine Learning Enhances VPN Testing Effectiveness In Amazing Ways
Smart Data Collective
JULY 30, 2020
In December, Springer published an insightful article about the value of deep learning for VPNs. The article “Deep learning-based real-time VPN encrypted traffic identification methods” delves into the use of machine learning to improve encryption models. However, there are other ways that machine learning is improving the quality of VPN technology.
Finding Your Perfect Pivot Using Data and Analytics
Sisense
JULY 29, 2020
Blog. Every company is becoming a data company. In Data-Powered Businesses , we dive into the ways that companies of all kinds are digitally transforming to make smarter data-driven decisions, monetize their data, and create companies that will thrive in our current era of Big Data. One of the few certainties in any organization is change. Products and services change as technology improves them.
Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI
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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
Phocas is the clear business intelligence software leader in Software Advice report
Phocas
JULY 26, 2020
Phocas is named the #1 business intelligence (BI) software and achieves the uppermost quadrant position in the 2020 FrontRunners guide by Software Advice. Using Gartner methodologies, Software Advice ranks BI software based on ratings from end users as well as considering product features. Phocas outperformed all 24 BI products reviewed. The report helps companies evaluate which BI software products may be right for them.
What Makes SaaS, Agile, and DevOps a Powerful Combination?
Agile Connection
JULY 29, 2020
Companies unleash their true potential in today’s ever-changing, constantly evolving world through digital transformation. Implementation of cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS), when combined with Agile methodology and DevOps, represents a strong value proposition.
How we built our own design system
Thinslices
JULY 28, 2020
Remember that episode from F.R.I.E.N.D.S. when Chandler decides to go into advertising and wants to create a new and innovative slogan for cheese, saying “Cheese. It’s milk that you chew.”? Very much like the cheese slogan, wheel and the login page, some things just don’t need to be reinvented.
Avoiding the “Solution Illusion” with Pre-Project Problem Analysis
IRM Connects
JULY 30, 2020
This article was written in July 2020, in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The past few months have acted as a catalyst for change in most, if not. The post Avoiding the “Solution Illusion” with Pre-Project Problem Analysis appeared first on IRM Connects, by IRM UK | IT Blog.
10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue
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In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
Electrical supplier leverages data across its business to improve performance
Phocas
JULY 30, 2020
Parrish-Hare is an electrical products supplier for commercial and industrial construction across Texas. The company is data-driven so everybody uses data analytics to access business information in real time, 'to see where they're at and where they’re going' on a daily basis. Electrical distribution is competitive, so by leveraging data, everyone makes more valuable decisions, this is turn serves customers better from ensuring stock is always available to meeting delivery deadlines.
Optimizing retail BI for the future of work
Domo
JULY 31, 2020
In the first half of 2020, every business’s ability to learn and adapt was put to the test. As a result, a seismic shift is occurring in the way data and business intelligence drive strategic initiatives and create the ability to respond to whatever comes next, quickly and precisely. The rise of data science and artificial intelligence is at the heart of this movement, as businesses start to understand that these technologies give them the ability to predict what’s coming next.
Tuckman model: team cohesion
My Agile Partner
JULY 30, 2020
Dr. Bruce Wayne Tuckman came up with a model on team cohesion called the Tuckman model. It is interesting to see this Tuckman model which is based on the result of an analysis of more than 50 studies on team theory. Before going any further, be aware that Dr. Bruce Wayne Tuckman is an American psycho-sociologist who is widely recognized in his profession.
A Product Lives By Its Principles
IRM Connects
JULY 30, 2020
Values are powerful. They reflect what is important to us and they define who we are, the decisions we make and, most importantly, they drive our future. Understanding our values. The post A Product Lives By Its Principles appeared first on IRM Connects, by IRM UK | IT Blog.
The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide
Advertiser: Paycor
In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.
Manufacturing business intelligence (BI) success stories
Phocas
JULY 29, 2020
Manufacturers are turning to business intelligence because the process of making products is a huge opportunity for data optimization. Raw materials need to be ordered, received, assembled, packaged, and shipped out for sale in the leanest way. Manufacturers follow the same steps to make each product, and from monitoring these processes with business intelligence, production teams find ways to be more efficient.
Why this management style is key to post-Covid success
Domo
JULY 29, 2020
More than half a century ago, Douglas McGregor, then a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, developed two theories related to human work motivation and management. In 2020, those theories—Theory X and Theory Y—are as important for companies to understand as they ever have been. That’s because, during a crisis like the one we’re in now with COVID-19 , there are all kinds of important decisions to make related to people.
SCRUM learnings | 10 Tips to rock your certifications
Word of Digits
JULY 29, 2020
Are you managing a project in an Agile environment and would like to take your skills to the next level? Or are you looking for a way to give a new breath to your Project Management career? Whether you are already familiar with this framework, or just discovering it, there are multiple reasons why you should become SCRUM Certified (as a Product Owner or as a Scrum Master).
Business Analysis in a COVID and Post COVID World
Business Analysts
JULY 29, 2020
by Nikesh Parbhoo, Business Analysis (BAPL) Service Delivery Lead. COVID has moved some tectonic plates in the world of professional work. The world of business analysis is no exception. It can best be described as a tsunami that has upended existing work practices – some for the better and some not so good, depending on one’s circumstances. We have had to adjust to the many realities of our new normal.
Data-Backed Secrets for Minimizing Discounts & Maximizing ROI Post-Holiday
Advertiser: MoEngage
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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