Analyst Catalyst Blog

JULY 7, 2020

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BizAcuity

JULY 7, 2020

With the news of the development of promising vaccines making the rounds and the infection curve seemingly stabilizing, the world has progressed into ideating strategies and action plans to safely transition into a post COVID 19 working environment. It’s time casinos too did the same. After almost a two-month hiatus, governments around the world are easing restrictions to allow businesses to bloom back to life.

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Growing Agile

JULY 6, 2020

This is the second part of the blog series were we discuss the 12 Agile Principles. In this post we will focus on principles 4-6. 4. “Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project. “ I recently attended a workshop with Woody Zuill around Mob Programming and it really opened my eyes up to just how powerful it can be for a whole team to be working on the same computer at the same time in the same place.

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ElegantJ BI

JULY 5, 2020

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) That Make Your Life Easier! Key Performance Indicators, affectionately referred to as KPIs…or perhaps not so affectionately referred to, depending on your comfort level with KPIs and your experience with the effectiveness and value of KPIs. To effectively and seamlessly use KPIs, you must, of course, establish the right KPIs to measure the ‘right things’ within the organization.

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Analyst Catalyst Blog

JULY 9, 2020

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Roman Pichler

JULY 7, 2020

What are Feature and Component Teams? A feature team is a development team that implements end-user functionality end-to-end. Contrast this with a component team. Such a team owns an architecture building block, for example, a layer, a subsystem, or a collection of components or services, as figure 1 illustrates. Figure 1: Feature vs. Component Team.

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ElegantJ BI

JULY 5, 2020

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) That Make Your Life Easier! Key Performance Indicators, affectionately referred to as KPIs…or perhaps not so affectionately referred to, depending on your comfort level with KPIs and your experience with the effectiveness and value of KPIs. To effectively and seamlessly use KPIs, you must, of course, establish the right KPIs to measure the ‘right things’ within the organization.

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Analyst Catalyst Blog

JULY 9, 2020

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BA Squared

JULY 9, 2020

Business Analysis Skills from 2012 to 2020. In 2012 I wrote a blog for the BA Times on the top 10 skills for BAs. It’s time to see how this has evolved and our roles have become more valuable and essential as a result! To begin, a clarification on the BA role from then to now: In 2012 I called the BA as “A broker of information, getting big picture details from a variety of people, groups, executives, subject matter experts, vendors, technical resources, etc.”.

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Think Agile

JULY 9, 2020

Agile for Kids. Agile for Kids helps your children become more independent allowing you time to focus on your work. Our Story. Two years ago, my youngest son began grade 4. There was a massive jump in the volume of work he needed to get through from the previous grade. On top of that, it was the first year that he had to write exams. At the start of Term 2, we found our son, Jonty, upset in his room.

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ElegantJ BI

JULY 5, 2020

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) That Make Your Life Easier! Key Performance Indicators, affectionately referred to as KPIs…or perhaps not so affectionately referred to, depending on your comfort level with KPIs and your experience with the effectiveness and value of KPIs. To effectively and seamlessly use KPIs, you must, of course, establish the right KPIs to measure the ‘right things’ within the organization.

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Analyst Catalyst Blog

JULY 7, 2020

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Sisense

JULY 6, 2020

Blog. We live in a world of data: there’s more of it than ever before, in a ceaselessly expanding array of forms and locations. Dealing with Data is your window into the ways Data Teams are tackling the challenges of this new world to help their companies and their customers thrive. In today’s day and age, data can be found just about anywhere. The volume and types of data are growing by the day, making data processing and generation of data insights more and more complicated.

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BA Experts

JULY 7, 2020

NEW: By Business Analysis Experts - Business Analysis Training, eBooks, and eMentoring.

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Thinslices

JULY 10, 2020

Before we jump into this topic, I think it is important to tell you a bit about myself. This will give you a better understanding of how I designed this productivity system. It's also worth mentioning that what works for me might not work for you, so take it with a grain of salt and feel free to share your own insights in the comments.

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Leading Agile

JULY 9, 2020

Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Google Play. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. This week is all about Earned Value and Justin Polk is back, spending time with Dave to discuss how Earned Value tools can be applied in an Agile Transformation. Dave and Justin will explore what types of work you might want to consider using Earned Value for, how Earned Value can help, and who might find the path to Agile just a little more possible when you sh

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Sisense

JULY 7, 2020

Blog. Sisense News is your home for corporate announcements, new Sisense features, product innovation, and everything we roll out to empower our users to get the most out of their data. Today’s organizations are more data-driven than ever. Over a third of respondents to our State of Analytics and BI survey reported that they are currently focused on growing their use of analytics across their businesses.

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Phocas

JULY 5, 2020

Every department within an organization typically has its own computer system, optimized to suit the way that department operates. ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and collates all the information created from these multiple systems and combines them into an integrated software program which runs from a single database. ERP and business intelligence (BI) software are often compared and pitted against the other, yet for many businesses they work as complementary tools.

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Agilemania

JULY 6, 2020

ICAgile is the world’s leading certification body for agile which offers the practitioner with a clear and broad learning roadmap made up of separate tracks. Each of these modules contains at least two high standard knowledge-based certifications and each of these modules ends with a competency-based Certifications called ICAgile Expert. The Enterprise Coaching for Agility track also follows the same… The post Enterprise Agile Coach Masterclass with Two ICAgile Certifications (ICP-ENT 

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Data Pine

JULY 8, 2020

Chief operating officers (COOs) have a demanding task to make sure all operational activities within a company are performed in the best possible manner, but their career development can vary based on industry and previous experience. We won’t delve into details about the career prospects of this C-level position but we will present COO dashboards and reports that are critical for helping chief operating officers across the world to effectively manage their time, company, operational proce

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Sisense

JULY 8, 2020

Blog. We live in a world of data: there’s more of it than ever before, in a ceaselessly expanding array of forms and locations. Dealing with Data is your window into the ways Data Teams are tackling the challenges of this new world to help their companies and their customers thrive. In recent years we’ve seen data become vastly more available to businesses.

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Phocas

JULY 9, 2020

The bullet chart is useful to visually track performance against a target, displaying results in a single column. The chart can display one or many columns that can be color-coded, and it looks like a thermometer. The bullet chart was invented by data visualization specialist, Stephen Lew to enhance the gauge chart. Phocas has always offered the bullet chart in its data analytics solution because it's an effective tool to understand variance.

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MindsMapped

JULY 9, 2020

The Rise of the Hybrid Project Manager/ Business Analyst. The rise of the Business Analyst / Project Manager hybrid role is proving to be a popular trend in the project delivery world. These roles appear to be very different, but they require many of the same skills. So what exactly are the similarities and differences between Business Analysts and Project Managers?

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Christian Steven

JULY 7, 2020

Business intelligence works best when everyone is on the same page, which is why you need reporting solutions that facilitate clear communication. Microsoft created the Power BI system so that team members can all access the same reports with the same visuals. This way, your workflow is smoother, you eliminate a lot of frustration, and most importantly, you can use your data effectively for the health of your business.

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Sisense

JULY 6, 2020

Blog. Analytics and data are changing every facet of our world. In The State of BI & Analytics , we expand on our original research, keeping you ahead of the curve on the world of analytics, data, and business intelligence. The current global pandemic has united us all and challenges the way we do business. Organizations are adapting to a changing environment and are forced to make decisions that impact future success.

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GlowTouch

JULY 10, 2020

Share this entry Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share by Mail How Chat Support Can Positively Impact Customer Satisfaction and Your Other Service Channels. Today’s customers expect to receive support where they want, when they want, and how they want. As customer expectations have changed and grown more demanding, companies have struggled to keep pace by adding new service options to their catalog.

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My Agile Partner

JULY 9, 2020

Although I already talked about them in my previous articles, I decided to make an article dedicated to all of the scrum artifacts. This will allow you to have all of the artifacts in one single article. Scrum artifacts. To begin with, what does the term “artifact” mean? Take the definition from Wikipedia: An artifact is one of many kinds of tangible by-products produced during the development of software.

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Christian Steven

JULY 9, 2020

If you already use Power BI , then you know that one of the best things about Power BI is its organization system. Power BI streamlines your data organization, funneling widely distributed and seemingly unrelated data into a centralized location. As a result, you can use all your relevant data and avoid missing out on any important pieces of the business intelligence puzzle.

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Watermark Learning

JULY 8, 2020

A post from the Watermark Learning Project Brief Blog. The single most important piece of advice we at Watermark Learning can offer regarding the CCBA® or CBAP® application process is (drum roll please) – DON’T WAIT! The majority of students in our certification classes report that they haven’t started their application; later they share that they wish they had that out of the way before the “nose to the grindstone” study process kicked in!

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Training ByteSize

JULY 8, 2020

I was recently asked a question about Estimating in Agile Projects by one of our AgilePM students in Sydney, Australia. For me, it was quite interesting to revisit the DSDM guidance on the subject and so I thought I’d share what I found with you, hopefully you’ll find it interesting and useful too. . What is Agile estimation? In typical terms, an estimation is nothing more than a well educated guess.

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