Does GDPR spell the end of Big Data thinking? Will you stop gathering or holding onto data because “it might be useful“? With a topic as important as GDPR, it’s good to hear from more than one viewpoint. For that reason, I am delighted to welcome back regular guest blogger, Tony Boobier. This time, it sounds […]
How big a bet are you making on Data Science, are you going ‘all in‘? With any event as rich in content at Data Insight Leader Summit, its useful to also hear others ‘takeaways’. So, to supplement my own insights from this conference, I’m delighted to welcome a new guest blogger, Hanne Sorteberg. Hanne is […]
At the end of another month, there is just time for one more post on stakeholder engagement. The change of term from stakeholder management is deliberate. As we welcome back frequent guest blogger Tony Boobier. In this post, Tony shares his relevant experience from the world of project management. Which stakeholders matter? How do you […]
This week I had the opportunity to attend an event for Customer Analytics & Insight leaders. Run by CACI, in London, it proved to be a good opportunity to catch-up with others’ perspectives. Reassuringly, the agenda designed for this audience, focussed on many familiar topics from this blog. It was also free to attend & […]
Guest blogger Robert Baldock shares on the importance of Fast Data, how it is working for ING and an example Fast Data architecture.
As the temperature becomes increasingly balmy & we enjoy lighter evenings, do you have more time to look over CPD resources? We’ve mentioned previously the importance of Continuous Professional Development (CPD), both as a leader & an insight professional (data, analytics or research). So, to complement those reflections on what breadth of content is relevant […]
As we have focussed on knowledge management, thinking environments & personal development this month, it makes sense to consider the role of conferences. Working as a professional speaker or chair, especially for Customer Insight or Analytics related events, you will have seen a number of conferences feature in Events section of this blog. But, none […]
In recent years, I’ve spent a lot more of my time speaking at events, or training my clients, so have recognised the crucial role of internal environments. Having the right place for such activity can make a tremendous difference to the effectiveness of any talk, training course or coaching/mentoring session. Working on a couple of events […]
Location has been a key dimension for analytics for many years. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and engaging data visualisations have all added to how engaging data with a location field can appear. However, do you just use this data dimension to compare business performance or consumer behaviour at a macro level? Are you really generating […]
This is part 2 of our series focussed on helping Data Insight Leaders plan for GDPR. With the EU approved General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) due to be implemented in UK on 25th May 2018, this must be a consideration for all insight leaders. There has been a positive response to the first post on this topic, […]
Returning to our current theme, of career development, its time to focus on the transition to being a manager. As I’ve spent much of this month speaking at or chairing events, I have spoken to people at all different stages of their customer insight careers. From senior leaders, all the way through to graduates starting […]
Returning to our theme, of using Customer Insight outside of Marketing. This time, we consider HR Analytics. Such HR insight has become a growing focus in recent years & rightly so, in my opinion. Both from the perspective of recruiting & retaining analytics talent, plus the potential for analytics to optimise key HR processes or decisions. However, […]