Category: Analytics & Insights

Why Data is Integral to Your Target Operating Model

At the heart of business longevity lies the target operating model. It sets out how your organisation should run to thrive, grow, and improve – think of it like a continuous recipe for success! Without a target operating model, there’s no clear framework for a business’s people and processes to follow. It’s more vulnerable to…

Everything you need to know about Big Data & AI World

Introduction  Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the highly anticipated Big Data and AI World conference, an all-encompassing event that showcased the breadth and depth of the data industry. From the infrastructure backbone of data centers to the cutting-edge applications in machine learning (ML) and large language models (LLMs), the conference offered a…

What is the environmental impact of your data?

There is Something Human about Waste Let’s start by setting the scene – an all too familiar one. Humans love waste. We throw away around 100 billion pieces of plastic every year in the UK, and around 1.9 billion tonnes of food that can be eaten is discarded on an annual basis, and even on…

The rise of Power BI (and BI as a whole) 

The rise of Power BI (and BI as a whole) Over the last few years, Power BI has gone from a visualisation tool on the side to become front and centre in the business intelligence (BI) industry. A combination of including the tool in Office 365 subscriptions and adding more and more features over the…

Gain control of your SharePoint Data

Most medium to large companies have a sizable Microsoft SharePoint space, containing thousands, if not millions of data files – but do you know what exactly is in them? In this post, we’ll lay out three core elements for gaining control of your SharePoint data, below, and most importantly why. Outlining the strategy and tooling…

The Use Case For Project Analytics

In this final article of the Project Analytics series, now that we’ve covered how to launch your Project Analytics capability, we explore what each category of users will make of their newly created capabilities now the skills, processes and technology are finally in place.  There are typically four basic use cases that we observe when building out…