|  R.I.P. Strategy On the meeting CEO stated: “We do not have strategy any more!” Well… Such statement might look unpleasant, can terrify and is rather surprising. Considering all the uncertainties on the market, inconsistencies in organizations in any kind of form. Considering process gaps, communication malfunctions, values, knowledge… Considering main business drivers like innovation, enormous Continue reading Strategy is Dead [...]  Captain’s Log, May 20012. Business Intelligence Based Trade We’re passing Zig’s Nebula. Two more days and we will enter into Jota planetary trading system market, our old colonized market with 3,2% Steal-er. Our top rated business analytics from controlling estimated impact in first 3 trading months losses of 5,612M Galacsaars with approaching colony. We have new Tuga Continue reading Captain’s Log [...]  Business Intelligence and Human Efforts Often prejudice is that with installation of Business Intelligence there is no more need for manual work. Reality shows something completely different. Manual work is present, but is it smaller this is for discussion. Without Business Intelligence it is always hard to maintain models and calculations. Any change that Continue reading Manual Business Intelligence [...]  Super Simplification of Problems I can not help myself, I can not stop noticing managers and project leaders making suggestions on how Information Systems work and what others should do. They are not experts in IT, they are experts for their respective area of expertise like product development, marketing analysis and research, business analytic’s, predictive analytic’s, Continue reading Simple Minds [...]  Estimation Should Not Be Accurate Less Is More I’ve spotted interesting psychological aspect in estimation process. Colleagues did not want precise estimation. They wanted smaller estimation. For example, if you estimate 100M $ and realization fails to perform planed figures. It is 97M $. Your calculation included experience factor, seasonal correction and estimation formula Continue reading Always Plan Less [...]  Communication Monthy Python Hired students trying to earn few bucks came one day to our company to help us with movement of office stuffs. They went through offices and moved tables, chairs, PC’s and etc. to vans. In one empty office they found huge pile of paper binders in big wooden box. Since nobody was Continue reading Movement Anecdote [...]  Complex reporting raises with information environment complexity, market dynamics, and product portfolio. It is important to understand signs of reporting complexity. Continue reading Complex Reporting [...]  Throughout recent meetings I’ve witnessed thrill about upcoming Master Data Management solutions. “They will solve all generated problems”. Continue reading Partial Master Data Management [...]  Recent strategies of many marketers include now combinations of many products into one, as one package. That means placing subscriptions, gifts, coupons, services, gadgets and much more for one price. This is actually wrapping different products as one product toward customers. I think that pretty soon they’ll create targeted bundled products for John Smith and it will include gallons of gasoline, dentist coupon for several tooth, excursion to nearby state, 10 kWh of electricity monthly, if you sign for their product… just kidding. But it is getting in many industries like this. Continue reading Bundled and Un-bundled Products [...]  KPIs are controversial, they do assume that information and data are integrated and are of high quality. With more and more generation of unstructured data in the Information Systems, quality of KPIs is also highly volatile and questionable. Continue reading Key Performance Indicator Problems [...] | It is all about...
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