BA Learnings
DECEMBER 30, 2017
If you are meeting or contacting stakeholders for the first time and trying to understand their world, you need structure. By structure, I mean a framework of questions to channel the direction of the conversation or requirements elicitation. I was invited to prepare a business process documentation for a client who was based in another country. Traveling to meet the client was not an option.
IBM Big Data Hub
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Ever wished you could jet set around the world fast enough to ring in the New Year at a party in every timezone? Well that might not be quite possible, but VRChat is offering something close. VRChat , a social VR experience supporting major PC VR headsets via Steam , is celebrating New Year’s Eve virtually in every timezone, every hour, on the hour.
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Jim Harris
JANUARY 1, 2018
“The sky is falling!” exclaimed Chicken Little after an acorn fell on his head, causing him to undertake a journey to tell the King that the world is coming to an end. So says the folk tale that became an allegory for people accused of being unreasonably afraid, or people trying to incite an unreasonable fear in those around them, sometimes referred to as Chicken Little Syndrome.
Bruno Aziza
JANUARY 2, 2018
Whether it is data-driven marketing, sports analytics, political campaigns, or national security threats, data has become central to any type of informed analysis and plan of action.
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BA Learnings
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Dear BAL readers, Welcome to another exciting and promising year! 2017 flew by so fast but not without leaving its mark and some interesting ideas for us to remember as business analysts. Here is a list of the most popular 2017 posts, as determined by BAL readers. This list is based on the number of page views recorded for each post. Here it goes: VRIN Framework/VRIO Analysis A List Of Free Business Intelligence (BI) Training Courses For Business Analysts A List Of Free Business Analysis Trainin
IBM Big Data Hub
JANUARY 4, 2018
Unlock the trusted information about your customers with MDM and empower your business analysts to search, explore and match with other data collections with governed freedom.
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Bruno Aziza
JANUARY 4, 2018
There’s so much risky and objectionable content on the internet—fake news, hate speech, incendiary articles and representations of violence.
BA Learnings
JANUARY 3, 2018
When we have a strong belief about something or a bias towards a particular opinion, we consciously or unconsciously seek out evidence that validates what we already believe. When we come across contrary evidence, our default behaviour is to ignore it, diminish it or in some cases, conclude that it’s wrong prematurely without exploring its merits. This behaviour is due to a cognitive bias known as confirmation bias.
IBM Big Data Hub
JANUARY 2, 2018
Whether you want to build a bridge, explore the sea, or simply try to identify new markets, you will only be as good as the data you use. This means it must be complete, in context, trusted and easily accessible to drive insights.
Nutanix
JANUARY 5, 2018
For success in the channel, flexibility and a willingness to evolve with technological advancements in critical. If we look back just over a year, savvy channel partners were exploiting new paths to revenue by building service practices above the hypervisor.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Smarten
JANUARY 4, 2018
Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) refers to a process of connecting to data sources, integrating data from various data sources, improving data quality, aggregating it and then storing it in staging data source or data marts or data warehouses for consumption of various business applications including BI, Analytics and Reporting. It offers high quality data, which otherwise resides in poorly structured heterogeneous, complicated data sources.
BA Learnings
JANUARY 3, 2018
When we have a strong belief about something or a bias towards a particular opinion, we consciously or unconsciously seek out evidence that validates what we already believe. When we come across contrary evidence, our default behaviour is to ignore it, diminish it or in some cases, conclude that it’s wrong prematurely without exploring its merits. This behaviour is due to a cognitive bias known as confirmation bias.
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