Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Two or three decades ago, gathering data was the biggest challenge businesses faced. Leaders craved more information and access. Today, these same companies are drowning in data. The challenge of today is organizing and making sense of the data. 4 Tips to Help You Make Sense of Your Data. With so much emphasis on collecting and accessing data, it’s easy to become so paralyzed by information that you fail to do anything with it.

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Simplilearn

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Today, project management is at the core of nearly every business initiative. It is a means of achieving a strategic objective and is the key to organizational success. As the economy and the enterprise landscape become more competitive and chaotic than ever, effective project management is necessary for businesses to perform better, faster, and mo.

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Project Management 246

BI Insight

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

When we talk about data analysis in Power BI, creating a Date table is inevitable. There are different methods to create a Date table either in DAX or in Power Query. In DAX you my use either CALENDAR() function or CALENDARAUTO() function to create the Date table. In Power Query you may use a combination of List.Dates(), #date() and #duration() functions.

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Business Intelligence Business Intelligence 213

BA Times

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I am sure you have come across those corner offices, those suave personalities, and aspired to be one like them someday.

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Growing Agile

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Back by popular demand is the New Scrum Master Email Course. Here are the topics we will cover: What should I be doing all day as a ScrumMaster? How can I make our Scrum meetings valuable? Can I improve the Daily Scrum? How can I be more proactive? Am I learning enough of the right stuff? The content is just as relevant today as when it was first created.

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Agile 204

Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Nowadays, terms like ‘Data Analytics,’ ‘Data Visualization,’ and ‘Big Data’ have become quite popular. These terms are fundamentally tied predominantly to matters involving digital transformation as well as growth in companies. In this modern age, each business entity is driven by data. Data analytics are now very crucial whenever there is a decision-making process involved.

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Banking Big Data Finance IBM Maintenance 354

ElegantJ BI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Self Service Data Preparation Takes the Complexity Out of Data Prep! When asked about using an analytical solution to find and use data and make decisions, many business users feel insecure about the process required to get to the results. Data preparation has traditionally been the domain of a data scientist, a business analyst or an IT professional.

Data Analytics 130

Data Analytics Data Analytics Business Intelligence Business Intelligence 130

BI Insight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It’s been a while that I am working with OData data source in Power BI. One challenge that I almost always do not have a good understanding of the underlying data model. It can be really hard and time consuming if there is no one in the business that understands the underlying data model. I … Continue reading Quick Tips: OData Feed Analyser Custom Function in Power Query.

Data Modelling 130

Data Modelling Business Intelligence Business Intelligence 130

BA Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

If I had a dollar for every time I heard somebody complain about how business analysis just isn’t understood in their organization, I’d probably be very rich indeed.

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Business Analysis Business Analysis 204

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Forrester - Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The perception of legacy enterprise business intelligence (BI) platforms comes with some legitimate stigma and baggage. It’s technology first, not business-led; the graphical user interface (GUI)-based user experience (UX) doesn’t address ease of use for all business decision-makers; there are too many underutilized reports and dashboards floating around in the enterprise; and signals produced by […].

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User Experience Business Intelligence Business Intelligence Predictive Analytics 143

Analyst Catalyst Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Digital Transformation 370

Digital Transformation Business Analysis Business Analysis Digital 370

Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The concept of cryptocurrency is still foreign to so many in the United States and around the world. There is a lot more mass appeal of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, and others. Generally speaking, though, they are still mysterious in the eyes of the common individual. In the cryptocurrency market, we are starting to see the emergency and convergence of crypto and big data analytics.

Big Data 352

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ElegantJ BI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Self Service Data Preparation Takes the Complexity Out of Data Prep! When asked about using an analytical solution to find and use data and make decisions, many business users feel insecure about the process required to get to the results. Data preparation has traditionally been the domain of a data scientist, a business analyst or an IT professional.

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BI Insight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It’s been a while that I am working with OData data source in Power BI. One challenge that I almost always do not have a good understanding of the underlying data model. It can be really hard and time consuming if there is no one in the business that understands the underlying data model. I … Continue reading Quick Tips: OData Feed Analyser Custom Function in Power Query.

Data Modelling 130

Data Modelling Business Intelligence Business Intelligence 130

BA Times

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

It’s a time of great change for businesses, and business analysts may find themselves seeking new opportunities.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Google Play. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. At the beginning of the pandemic, LeadingAgile published a white paper called Maintaining Momentum in a Remote Agile World. This episode of SoundNotes is a follow up to that whitepaper. In this interview, Jeff Howey and Dave Prior reflect on what they’ve learned about successful remote interaction since the whitepaper was released, how those lessons can im

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Agile 131

Analyst Catalyst Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Documentation 370

Documentation Business Analysis Business Analysis Data Analytics 370

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ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu

Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

There is a common misconception prevalent amongst businesses that cyberattacks , and data breaches only target large scale enterprises. This is not true as almost half of the cyberattacks target small to midsize businesses. This misconception prevents businesses from taking data breaches and cybersecurity attacks seriously. They not only ignore it but also do nothing to protect themselves from it.

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ElegantJ BI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Self Service Data Preparation Takes the Complexity Out of Data Prep! When asked about using an analytical solution to find and use data and make decisions, many business users feel insecure about the process required to get to the results. Data preparation has traditionally been the domain of a data scientist, a business analyst or an IT professional.

Data Analytics 130

Data Analytics Data Analytics 130

BI Insight

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

When we talk about data analysis in Power BI, creating a Date table is inevitable. There are different methods to create a Date table either in DAX or in Power Query. In DAX you my use either CALENDAR() function or CALENDARAUTO() function to create the Date table. In Power Query you may use a combination of List.Dates(), #date() and #duration() functions.

Business Intelligence 130

Business Intelligence Business Intelligence 130

BA Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Many of us have been at an organization where the business has identified there is a problem or an inefficiency, but the root cause has not been identified.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

New Paper Improving Enterprise-Level Predictability With Agile Get it Now. We typically think of Agility as being nearly synonymous with adaptability, and that a change in mindset or culture to become more adaptable is the right place to begin Agile Transformation. But the truth is that one of the most common goals organizations have for Transformation is actually predictability.

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Analyst Catalyst Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Digital Transformation 370

Digital Transformation Business Analysis Business Analysis Digital 370

Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Data analytics is becoming a critical component of modern SEO. We have previously identified the benefits of big data in SEO strategies. However, we thought it was time to talk about a more specific application of data analytics in SEO. Data analytics can be extremely useful for finding long-tail keywords for search engine marketing. Whether you intend to use data analytics for paid or organic search marketing, data analytics can help you find keywords that have the least competition and highest

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ElegantJ BI

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

When combined, Digital Transformation and Data Literacy provide a rich and profound value to the organization. A properly structured initiative will prepare the business for an ever-changing market and business environment and make the business and its team members agile, nimble, and capable of responding to change. The initiative, once employed, will provide many benefits to offset the efforts involved in completing the initiative.

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Digital Transformation Digital Agile 130

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This article focuses on my experience starting as a customer service representative and working myself up to become a lead analyst in my organization. I did not start with many special skills or talents but I wanted to reflect on what did help me.