Analysts Corner

MARCH 12, 2023

In the digest below you will find answers to the questions like: how to perform SWOT analysis, how to use requirements traceability matrices, how to nail you requirements workshops, and probably most importantly how to overcame one of the biggest concerns of an aspiring BA — dealing with the problem of no prior experience.

Agile 130

Agile Data Analytics Data Analytics Business Analysis 130

Astera

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Date Formats Different interpretations of dates (e.g., “01/02/2023” and “1 st Feb 23”) Numeric Formats Variation in decimal separators (e.g., “1,000.50” vs. “1000.50”) Units and Measurements Metric vs. Imperial: Incorrect usage of units (e.g., ” vs. “Street” vs. “Str.”) “Str.”)

Data Quality 52

Data Quality Artificial Intelligence Monitoring Visualization 52

Astera

JULY 24, 2023

Whether it’s fostering collaboration across departments, exchanging data with customers, suppliers, and partners, or seamlessly integrating diverse systems, selecting the optimal data exchange strategy is a make-or-break decision. Exploring APIs APIs revolutionized software integration and data exchange when they emerged in the 2000s.

E-Commerce 52

E-Commerce Supply Chain Documentation Healthcare 52

Agilemania

MARCH 11, 2022

People keep discussing and writing on TDD vs. BDD and their differences in software development. Despite tons of blog posts trying to settle the debate once and for all, they stand with little to no success. . For this reason, we have put together a blog post on TDD vs. BDD explaining it comprehensively.

Documentation 98

Documentation Agile Planning 98

Sisense

JANUARY 21, 2021

Infusing insights via an analytics solution (vs building analytics yourself) can bring a number of benefits to your organization, from a reduced total cost of ownership to freeing up time for your developers to focus on core elements of your product. In-house or out-of-the-box: Buy vs build. Defining your requirements.

Embedded Analytics 98

Embedded Analytics Business Intelligence Business Intelligence Visualization 98

Passionate BA

AUGUST 1, 2023

Ross Image source Policies, like other non-functional requirements, are always a lot of pain. Ross, an expert in policy interpretation, gives us a helping hand in this article by explaining which skills would be required to analyze policies efficiently. User Experience vs. Customer Experience: What’s The Difference?

Business Analysis 130

Business Analysis Business Analysis UML Banking 130

Sisense

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Be sure to study each job listing during your search so that you can understand the finer details of what makes them each unique and how the company in question is using the specific job title (data analyst vs data specialist, etc.). We live in a constantly-evolving world of data. The wide variety of data titles can be dizzying and confusing!

Chief Data Officer 97

Chief Data Officer Finance Data Modelling Visualization 97

Astera

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Data entry operators can perform this process manually, or the process can also be automated using software tools. Manual data entry requires careful attention to detail to ensure accuracy, while automated data entry can significantly reduce the time and effort required. Automated validation ensures data accuracy and compliance.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Documentation Banking Data Quality 52

Domo

JANUARY 13, 2022

Traditional BI vs. modern BI . What’s more, we’re no longer focused on trying to answer questions we pose to a BI system. We would need to access a variety of hardware and software platforms, determine how to offload data, and then see if we could actually do it. The secret ingredient. Probably not.

Business Intelligence 98

Business Intelligence Business Intelligence Visualization Data Analytics 98

Monday

JUNE 1, 2022

But the first step is knowing whether you’re dealing with project management vs. operational management. Project management professionals may oversee construction jobs, software development, product development, or marketing campaigns. Project management vs. operational management: what is the difference. Get started.

Project Management 52

Project Management Planning Agile Finance 52

Monday

APRIL 22, 2021

This article will settle your Agile vs. Scrum confusion once and for all. Agile methodology is a belief system. Others include Kanban, XP, Lean software development, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Agile vs. Waterfall. This gave rise to a software development practice called the Waterfall methodology.

Agile 52

Agile Project Management Documentation Planning 52

Whizlabs

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In this blog, we’ll explain the cloud skills you need to gain in 2021. Software as a Service (SaaS). If you are willing to learn Cloud Computing then there are some prerequisites you should know before learning Cloud Computing such as you should have basic knowledge of operating systems for example. Platform as a Service (PaaS).

Cloud Computing 98

Cloud Computing Artificial Intelligence Documentation Big Data 98

BA Squared

JULY 9, 2020

In 2012 I wrote a blog for the BA Times on the top 10 skills for BAs. Technical and data diagrams have their place, but the critical skill I am seeing as a gap in BA skill sets is the customer and business view (vs. The important piece here is that this decomposition is from a user perspective, not a system perspective.

Business Analysis 107

Business Analysis Business Analysis Customer Experience Customer Experience 107

Cprime

JUNE 24, 2021

While Rally Software is a widely used, powerful Agile project, program, and portfolio management tool, many users find that their unique Agile journey requires more flexibility than is built into the tool. One of Atlassian’s most powerful tool options is Jira software + applications. Rally vs Jira. Jira + Applications.

Agile 52

Agile Portfolio Management Government Innovation 52

Domo

MAY 12, 2022

These solutions power everything from HR systems and inventory control to communication and demand control software. Building simple-yet-scalable applications requires the same thing a house does: a foundation. The post Domo's App Framework: The key to powerful data apps first appeared on Blog. And a strong one, at that.

Embedded Analytics 52

Embedded Analytics Documentation Government Innovation 52

Sisense

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Data warehouse vs. databases Traditional vs. Cloud Explained Cloud data warehouses in your data stack A data-driven future powered by the cloud. Modern businesses are born on the cloud: Their systems are built with cloud-native architecture, and their data teams work with cloud data systems instead of on-premises servers.

Data Warehouse 52

Data Warehouse Skillset 52

Monday

APRIL 6, 2021

Unfortunately, project management systems aren’t maturing at the same rate. Only 35% of project managers surveyed in 2020 were “somewhat or very satisfied” with the systems in place. PM software offers untapped growth potential. Currently, just under 1 in 4 organizations use any kind of project management software.

Project Management 59

Project Management Portfolio Management Innovation Artificial Intelligence 59

Monday

AUGUST 26, 2022

Understanding how a resource loss or a system’s failure might be mission-critical can help you better prepare for such a possibility. The phrase “mission critical” refers to any factor in an organization, project, or system that is crucial to that organization’s operations or survival. Get started.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Project Management Pharmaceutical Logistics 52

Monday

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For instance, a business may want to introduce or switch CRM systems to one that’s easier to use or a better fit for their business. For instance, implementing a new piece of software across a business to allow for working from home. #3: The best bit? For 16%, it’s 10 or more hours. To make life easier, automation is a lifesaver.

Project Management 52

Project Management Visualization Planning Customer Experience 52

Monday

JUNE 13, 2022

What is the difference between change management vs. project management? For example, you may introduce a new point-of-sale system to your storefronts, or you could implement a new employee engagement software program in your human resources department. FAQs about change management vs. project management. Get started.

Change Management 52

Change Management Project Management Documentation Planning 52

Astera

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Understanding the Difference: Data Profiling vs. Data Mining Data profiling and data mining are two distinct processes with different objectives and methodologies. Establish Data Quality Metrics: Define appropriate metrics and validation rules to assess the quality and accuracy of data based on business requirements and industry standards.

Data Mining 52

Data Mining Data Quality Data Governance Business Intelligence 52

Monday

JUNE 4, 2021

Perhaps you’re looking for workflow software or a complete workflow management system to help automate a struggling process. Along the way, we’ll recommend the best project management software to master your workflow. A workflow is a series of tasks requiring completion in sequential order to reach a specific business objective.

Project Management 52

Project Management Visualization Digital 52

Ntara

JUNE 8, 2021

This product vs. item hierarchy normalizes your product data, reducing duplication and the likelihood of manual error. Once you understand the importance of the product/item hierarchy, you’ll need to identify the data sources and system of record (i.e., June 8, 2021. Share on facebook. Share on twitter. Share on linkedin. file under.

Planning 52

Planning Digital Data Management 52

Monday

JULY 14, 2021

But with 289 project management software out there, it can be really challenging to know you’re making the right pick. Asana is a project management software that was founded in 2008 by former Facebook executives as an internal tool within the company to “help everyone track their work.”. First things first: What is Asana?

Project Management 59

Project Management Planning Visualization Government 59

Sisense

APRIL 26, 2020

Read on to explore more about structured vs unstructured data, why the difference between structured and unstructured data matters, and how cloud data warehouses deal with them both. Structured vs unstructured data. It also requires less storage space. Unstructured data. Semi-structured data.

Data Warehouse 52

Data Warehouse Data Mining Artificial Intelligence Visualization 52

Astera

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The paper bills would pass through multiple touchpoints and require a lot of manual intervention. Manual vs. Automated Invoice Processing. Intelligent document processing software requires minimum human supervision. For decades, processing an invoice essentially meant hand-keying information. Start your FREE trial.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Finance Government Documentation 52

Data Pine

MARCH 11, 2020

This level of in-the-moment information is focused on making informed decisions within minutes, with the help of BI systems. Usually the process is done through a BI dashboard software that helps users directly interact with the data and generate insights instantaneously. Primary KPIs: Total Tickets vs. Open Tickets.

Business Intelligence 66

Business Intelligence Business Intelligence Real-time Data Retail 66

Monday

JULY 14, 2021

But with 289 project management software out there, it can be really challenging to know you’re making the right pick. Asana is a project management software that was founded in 2008 by former Facebook executives as an internal tool within the company to “help everyone track their work.”. First things first: What is Asana?

Project Management 52

Project Management Planning Visualization Government 52

Monday

MAY 5, 2021

That — among many other reasons — is why you need to bring on board some form of contact management software. In this article, we’re going to discuss those reasons and give you insight into the key features you should be looking for in a contact management software platform. What is contact management software? Image Source ).

Project Management 52

Project Management 52

Leading Agile

MARCH 15, 2023

We compared what we explored in a blog 12 years ago vs. what we think now to find out. So 12 years ago, we did a post on the LeadingAgile blog called The 12 Key Reasons Companies Are Adopting Agile , and try to put myself in the headspace of where I was at when I wrote that post.

Agile 62

Agile Planning Government Portfolio Management 62

Monday

MAY 25, 2021

But you won’t get there without a robust KPI reporting system to collect the data in real-time and perform the necessary number-crunching. So, we’re going to show you how you can design a totally customizable KPI reports system that regularly churns out these valuable metrics automatically. Thanks to software, this dream is a reality.

Monitoring 52

Monitoring Visualization Digital Documentation 52

Monday

MAY 6, 2021

And cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) software is the backbone of that for businesses. In this article, we’ll walk you through just why a cloud-based CRM is so beneficial, why it works well in particular for remote teams, and the features you should look for in a CRM software that’s right for you. What is a cloud CRM?

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Customer Experience Finance Real-time Data 52

Astera

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Extracting insights from data, especially PDFs, is challenging, as unstructured data sets are human-readable and machines require structured information to process it digitally for further analyses or integration with other IT applications. Data Extraction vs. Data Mining. People often confuse data extraction and data mining.

Data Mining 52

Data Mining Documentation Data Quality Data Warehouse 52

Sisense

AUGUST 18, 2019

When you get down to it, this is precisely the debate that rages among data scientists when it comes to PostgreSQL vs. MongoDB, and the right kind of storage for JSON data. In the past, the Postgres vs. MongoDB debate looked like this: you had Postgres on one side, able to handle SQL (and later NoSQL) data, but not JSON. What is JSON?

Documentation 81

Documentation Agile Planning 81

Monday

MAY 5, 2021

In this article, we’re going to set the record straight on what skills you actually need to be successful: Hard skills vs. soft skills. Some examples of technical skills include reading, writing, math, and familiarity with specific software programs. Excel skills are never a bad skill to have since most software exports that way.

Project Management 52

Project Management Planning Documentation 52

Sisense

AUGUST 11, 2019

Predictive vs Descriptive. When there are overlaps in new software solutions and the functions they provide, it’s harder to say exactly what counts as BI and BA. That means it’s not terribly helpful to frame your purchasing decision as business analytics vs business intelligence. That much is obvious. That’s the tricky part.

Business Intelligence 75

Business Intelligence Business Intelligence Data Mining Predictive Analytics 75

Marutitech

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Competitive markets, the need to solve business problems quickly, lack of skilled software developers, and overburdened IT departments are the factors pushing companies to turn to low code no code partners. This blog will look at the different things to look for when choosing which low code no-code platform or partner best suits you.

Government 52

Government User Experience Innovation Artificial Intelligence 52