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New hope for the “single version of the truth”

December 1, 2010 by Ted Cuzzillo

What will it be, a “single version of the truth” or unabated proliferation of ad hoc data? It’s a chronic dilemma, and its resolution is crucial to big-box business intelligence. Frank Buytendijk’s new book, his second one, offers a way out of this pickle.

In Dealing with Dilemmas: Where Business Analytics Fall Short (John Wiley & Sons; 2010), Buytendijk — pronounced BOW-ten-dek, according to a Dutch friend of mine — argues that the usual this-or-that, you-or-me, and now-or-then dilemmas may not be the tough choices that they seem to be.

I had known Frank Buytendijk from his two TDWI keynotes, both of which broke down old fences.… Read the rest “New hope for the “single version of the truth””

Filed Under: management Tagged With: book, business analytics, conversation, culture, Frank Buytendijk, spreadmarts, strategy, tdwi 1 Comment

Be a strategist, not a “geek”

December 22, 2009 by Ted Cuzzillo

Dear Datadoodle: My title is “strategist analyst,” but I’ve become just “the data geek.” As soon as I get into the fine points of my data, they roll their eyes. In meetings, they make little jokes to each other, or they just stare out the window. Please help. I’ve got loads of great data but managers have no time for me anymore. The Data Geek

The Data Geek has lots of company, says Christine Muser, longtime data analyst, founder of CyCom Solutions, and writer of CyCom’s weblog Pharma-BI. She’s seen data analysts stumble over this problem. She had to deal with it herself.… Read the rest “Be a strategist, not a “geek””

Filed Under: analysis & methods Tagged With: career, Christine Muser, culture, data analyst, strategy 2 Comments

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