Data Tips #05 – Stop making data someone elses problem
A large part of my view of data is that you need to take the whole data lifecycle into consideration when working with data. It is not enough to only focus on the part of the process where you are currently working. It is quite common that any issues with the incoming data is addressed […]
Data Tips #04 – The value of internal storytelling with data
All companies have data, most companies have a lot of data. If you look at your own company, how much of that data is visible? Not available by navigating to your dashboard tool and opening a dashboard. But actually visible in the office, on the intranet, when you enter a meeting room, on the coffee […]
Data Tips #03 – What is data literacy and why should you care?
Data literacy has popped up as one of the key areas to adress when undertaking a datadriven transformation. If you have solved the technical tooling and platforms and you have filled them with data but you are still not getting any value out of the investment, it may be a lack of data literacy in […]
Data tips #2 – Using the 5 Why’s in a data use case
The 5 Why’s is credited to be initially described by Taiichi Ohno at Toyota as a method to find the root cause of a problem. As with all methods it has pro’s and con’s and should not be followed to the the letter. However in this case we will steal parts of it to find […]
Data tips #1 – Why should my company be datadriven?
I get asked this question a lot. Both from companies that want to work more with data and analytics as well as companies that have yet to see the point. In our industry there is a lot of talk about being datadriven as if it had value in itself. But as with all things it […]