Tim WilsoninThe FocusThe Peril of Analytics That Are Oriented to “Answering Business Questions”Too often, “business questions” are just “data questions asked by a business partner,” which is a missed opportunity to deliver value.Jul 309Jul 309
Tim WilsoninThe FocusInvesting More to Backslide SlowerThe shifting privacy landscape is limiting the data we collect. Too many organizations are responding by chasing complex tech workarounds.Jun 25Jun 25
Tim WilsoninThe FocusSetting KPI Targets? Try a (Mini) Wisdom of Crowds Approach!Setting targets for KPIs can seem daunting. It doesn’t have to: get stakeholders to independently develop & propose targets. Then discuss!Jun 4Jun 4
Tim WilsoninThe FocusNobody Aims for “More” (but We Get It Anyway!)We instinctively know that “more data” adds cost & complexity to our worlds and may not deliver much actual value. Yet, it happens anyway.May 28May 28
Tim WilsoninThe FocusThe Tyranny of More (Reporting and Analysis)Companies expect “the business” & “the data” to exist as a virtuous cycle. The reality is more of a vicious cycle. That needs to change.May 14May 14
Tim WilsoninThe FocusCoffee, Dog Food, and a Hypothesis: Delicious!We spent April 2024 validating a solution hypothesis aimed at shrinking a problem most worth solving in support of a key goal. It worked!Apr 30Apr 30
Tim WilsoninThe FocusThe Tyranny of More (Data)It’s easy to think that more data is generally better. This norm unfortunately has some unpleasant and costly ramifications.Apr 18Apr 18
Tim WilsoninThe FocusA Better Pencil Can’t Teach a Child to WriteOrganizations have a tendency to chase “more technology” in their quest to get meaningful results from their data and analytics…Apr 17Apr 17
Tim WilsoninThe FocusDashboards Must Die! Except… Long Live the Performance Measurement Dashboard!Many dashboards are unwieldy and not useful. Performance measurement dashboards, though, are a type of dashboard that are tightly scoped…Apr 112Apr 112
Tim WilsoninThe FocusYour Most Valuable Data? It Might Be Your Team’s Ideas!Human ideas are the starting point for competitive differentiation. So, shouldn’t they be treated as some of your most valuable data?Apr 2Apr 2