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Analytics: Why Are Organizations Lukewarm on Such a Hot Topic?
APQC and other thought leaders have long touted the potential benefits of using analytics to become more data driven. And, for the most part, organizations seem to agree. In fact, more than three-quarters of respondents to a recent APQC poll report that their organization has invested in an…
My Experience at Predictive Analytics World and Why Analytics Is So Cool
As those of you who follow me on Twitter—@MSIMS_APQC—might know, I recently attended the Predictive Analytics World for Business conference in New York. APQC sponsored the event, so technically I was there on “official business,” but, in reality, I was there to geek out with everybody else…
Which Data Analytics Solutions Are You Using?
It’s hard to believe it’s only been ten months since my first data and analytics pilgrimage, but it’s true. I’ve learned a great deal about data and analytics since that time, both through my research and my personal interactions with people in the field. From my experience (and APQC research…
#Adulting with Analytics: Comparing Analytics Maturity across Business Functions
What a strange phenomenon this concept of “adulting” is. Have you heard about this? Basically, avid social media users (read: millennials) are posting updates about or photos of themselves’ partaking in activities that are characteristic of adulthood and then tagging those posts with the term “…
Instagram: The World’s Most Popular Benchmarking Tool
I have some breaking news for you. In case you were not aware, the photo sharing app Instagram is really, really popular. In fact, as of this summer, half a billion people worldwide use Instagram. As a lifelong, committed contrarian, I proudly confess (is that an oxymoron?) that I am not one of…
Whether It's Diet or Data, Change is Change
I come from an Italian family. My mom, the undisputed matriarch of the family, was born in Italy and takes great pride in sharing her cultural heritage with my family, often in the form of delicious Italian food. Growing up, this made dinnertime a highlight of the day, as it was a golden…
It's an Analytics Block Party!
How well do you know your neighbors? You may share a wall/fence with them, but do you even know their names? Have you ever talked to them about anything more than the weather (or maybe that temperamental mail delivery guy)? I’m willing to bet that if I surveyed everyone reading this post,…
Dr. Carla O'Dell and I Embrace Our Inner Geeks
We have executive buy-in for the analytics research initiative at APQC. And I have recorded video proof of it! In March, I got the chance to pick the brain of APQC's CEO, Dr. Carla O’Dell’s about why she so fervently believes data and analytics are such an important subject for APQC members…
Three Things I Learned at Strata+Hadoop World
As I mentioned a little over a month ago, I was pretty excited about the chance I was given to attend the Strata+Hadoop World conference in San Jose. It turns out that that anticipation was justified. The event was a one-of-a-kind networking opportunity and an even greater learning…
How Alberta Health Services Combined Process and KM
Daniela Robu, Director Knowledge Management Infrastructure at Alberta Health Services, talks about using an enterprise platform to help with collaboration and knowledge exchange. She also explains what was the impetus that led Alberta Health Services to develop support for collaboration and…