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Now You See It! – How Data Visualisation Works
The human brain can process a picture much faster than a table of numbers. To understand why, we must recognise the close relationship between vision and cognition. Seeing and thinking work closely to...
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Co-create to produce more value in information
In his book, ‘The New Normal’, Peter Hinssen identifies sharing/collaboration as one of the ‘offensive drivers’ of information strategy. “The company wants to allow an environment where it is not only...
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Analytics – skill shortage predicted
The amount of data in our world has been exploding, and analysing large data sets will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer...
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Self-reliance is the new self-service
According to Tableau software, self-reliance is one of the key BI trends of 2012. “The idea of self-service BI where IT opens up a small menu of capabilities for employees is over. Giving employees an...
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Big data but little insight!
It is hard to find an article about technology trends that does not contain the new buzzword, ‘big data’. If you delve further you will discover there are 3Vs of big data, – volume (gigabytes,...
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To visualise or not, that is the question
Is 2012 the year that interactive data visualisation becomes a requirement? Tableau software thinks so. “Graphically interesting data visualised on websites and in blogs will make business users expect...
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Confusion in the Age of Data
The key is human intelligence “Contrary to popular opinion, we do not yet live in the Information Age. At best, we live in the Data Age – a time when bits of data constantly zoom past our eyes and...
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Which data ‘description’ fits you best?
In our experience businesses tend to identify with one of the following six ‘data’ descriptions. Which one they relate to depends on where they are in their work with data. It also decides what sort of...
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5 things you should know about data
It is easy to get caught up in the current wave of excitement about data and to believe that a fact-driven model of the world is the only destination on the analytics journey. While data can be a...
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Field Data to Field Intelligence
The need to sell as much as possible has always been the single most important worry keeping Sales Leaders awake at night. However their concerns do not end there. There is a rising demand for...
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Fluid data conversations replace static dashboards
In their 2015 Business Intelligence trends Tableau Software reported that ‘we are starting to see an age when data is interactive enough that it can become the backbone of a conversation’. At Delphi...
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Having the confidence to make data driven decisions
Not everyone speaks data and that’s OK. If data skills are not your strength make sure you have some good Analysts on your team to help you see and understand data quicker. However avoid the trap of...
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5 ways you can work better with data
It is impossible to keep up with the speed at which data grows in your organisation, however you can continuously improve how you work with data. Here are 5 of the key ways: Transfer the heavy lifting...
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When software becomes part of the problem
In FMCG there is plenty of data but paradoxically a lack of meaningful insight. This is because Analysts are caught up in a cycle of data wrangling. Communicating analytical findings should be your...
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Why working visually with data is the future
Are you tired of looking at rows and columns of numbers and trying to work out what they are telling you? Tabular formats can work well for looking up one or two individual facts but it can be hard to...
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It is not information overload, it’s filter failure
As an Analyst one of your key challenges is to act as a filter for your organisation. You are tasked with sifting through mountains of data and communicating insights in a way which supports better...
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Feeling the pain of data?
We all subscribe to the belief that leveraging insights from our data will bring us better business results. However the journey to insight is not without its challenges. If you are finding data...
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Exposing the Myths – why FMCG Data is much simpler than you think
Each time I read an article about data, I am reminded of ‘Good to Great’ (by Jim Collins). The book exposes the many myths often credited with creating large-scale corporate change. For me two of these...
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Your data — the bliss of having all the key numbers in one place
If you are the gatekeeper of market data in an FMCG business, chances are you will be watchful of your workload over the next few months. The dreaded declaration that next year’s planning cycle is...
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