What should be analysed?

Jul. 23, 2016 by

Great principles like Clausewitz‘s “concentration of resources” and Vilfredo Pareto‘s “80/20 rule” are obvious once they are pointed out. – The Multidimensional Manager For years I’ve been surprised to discover

Responding to Change over Following A Plan

May. 25, 2016 by

“We have come to value … Responding to change over following a plan” – Agile Manifesto My blog has been a little quiet of late.  I had planned to post most

What is Business Intelligence?

Mar. 28, 2016 by

If we’re going to have an intelligent conversation, we need to define our terms.  One term that I use often is a particular challenge: “Business Intelligence” is a buzz-phrase that

Presentation to Wellington AWS Meetup on Kinesis

Oct. 8, 2015 by

A brief summary of my presentation on Amazon Web Services’ Kinesis service to the Wellington AWS Meetup on the Optimal BI blog. The basic problem that Kinesis solves is that in

Working spreadsheets into your Business Intelligence strategy

Sep. 25, 2015 by

Many people love spreadsheets. Spreadsheets empower people to work with data in their own way. Experts can do sophisticated analysis or prepare visually stunning reports. Novices can use the same