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Questionable ROI’s on data investments?

Every organization needs to have a positive ROI at a point in time to survive. So we monitor cost and benefits for our organization. And every now and then we challenge if costs are actually in proportion to the revenue. Yet for some costs there’s no direct relationship. Offering free drinks during work hours on […]

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Growing intransparency? – Keep it clean!

How often do you read the terms & conditions when you register on a website? How often do you wonder what your bank knows of your internet behaviour? How often do you realize your energy company, your water supplier, your phone company all could know if there’s someone home or not? Our personal data is […]

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Proliferation of data tools and people – Don’t get caught in the hype!

Software There’s no holding back anymore. If you’re only somewhat tech savvy and you need anything, just type it in google. Data visualization, data gathering, storage, everything is available from internet, mostly at almost no cost. With every new step in the evolution of technology your teams will expand their set of software. The “bring […]

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Confusion on results and definitions – Building on trust

The question “How many products did we sell last month?” sounds like an easy question. Yet a multitude of answers is possible. Is every order a sell, do we include cancellations, should orders that haven’t been shipped or paid be included? “How many customers did we have last year?” is equally vague. What’s a customer, […]

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Losing control of data? – It’s a balancing act

Data usage is rapidly growing. Projects to gather and store data are initiated in all departments on all levels throughout the organization. An increasing amount of data is made available and used for running business and decision making, resulting in data becoming one of our most valuable assets. The enormous pace of this evolution is […]

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Selecting your Business Intelligence Tool – Hitting the Nail on the Head

  Over the last years I’ve been frequently involved in tool selections or implementations, and too often found organizations struggling with the options and process to make the right choice. It’s not an easy exercise, and there are numerous pitfalls along the way. Making the right choice is hard, but not impossible. Just as with […]

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