Everything is agile nowadays. Businesses run faster and there is very little time between a business event and the need to respond. To enable business processes to be quick and agile we need efficient access to data that enables us to make decisions. — MonitorPro autumn 2012, p. 30-32
After more than 20 years in corporate IT consulting environments, I volunteered my project management services to a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Cambodia. Here are some of my experiences of the challenges facing project managers in NGOs and in developing countries in general. NGOs are non-profit organizations that typically function in the areas of social…
Collection of articles written for various publications since 1996. Business Service Management Sistem March 2006, p. 8-9 March 2006 Every company can identify a handful of business processes that are crucial for most of their income. Business Service Management (BSM) ensures that the business processes are adequately supported by technology which allows them to…
I had the pleasure of interviewing Ralph Kimball on one of his many visits to Slovenia, where he was always happy to come both to deliver trainings and to spend time relaxing and enjoying the beautiful Bled region. The interview was first published in Info SRC.SI 2005/Issue 42, p. 5-7. 1. This is your sixth visit to…
“Big data” generally refers to enormous volumes of data stored in distributed NoSQL databases on massive servers with parallel processing. Thus many people believe that advanced analytics or data science is the same as buying the required technology. While we do need technology to analyze huge amounts of data, we also have to understand the…
All of us who work with data could donate some of our expertise to charitable causes through non-profit organizations. The organization DataKind helps to bring together volunteers with organizations who need data related services. I decided to attend an event organized by DataKind’s European operation DataKindUK based in London. The event, which was basically a hackathon, took place the…
The key to good business decisions is access to data, understanding of the business and pain points to be addressed. Companies must ensure that all required data is captured in their information systems and that infrastructure to support it is in place. Much is to be expected from business intelligence solutions in the future. —…