Data with a Side of Software

by Tom Penichter 8. June 2010 05:20
After dozens of Business Intelligence projects and studying scores more we've only found one instance where the answer was to simply buy an off the shelf tool.  Unfortunately we see too many examples of the tool being the first consideration.  This almost invariably leads to underutili... [More]

Biggest BI Mistakes - Mistake #1: Not Using an ETL Platform

by Tom Penichter 3. June 2009 10:55
An ETL platform is an optional layer of technology that helps your team manage your data. It can be used to monitor data quality, facilitate data transfer and transformation, and make sure your data is where you need it when you need it, in the form you need it. Best of all, it can dramatically reduce development time for BI projects, by as much as 50%, reducing project costs by up to 20%. [More]

The Definition of a Key Performance Indicator

by Tom Penichter 6. May 2009 08:39
KPIs - We will not be limited by our lack of Metrics we'll be limited by our ability to act on them all (with apologies to Peter Drucker) [More]