PinnedAdrianData Products — Part I: A Lego ExerciseOne can define a data product as the smallest unit of data-based architecture that can be independently deployed and managed (aka product…Mar 181Mar 181
AdrianGraphics We Live By - Part IV: Area ChartsAn area chart or area graph (see A) is a graphical representation of quantitative data based on a line chart for which the areas between…May 22May 22
AdrianWhy Data Projects Fail to Deliver Real-Life Impact (Part IV: Making It in the Statistics)Various sources (e.g. [1], [2], [3]) advance the failure rates for data projects somewhere between 70% and 85%, rates which are a bit…Apr 9Apr 9
AdrianWhy Data Projects Fail to Deliver Real-Life Impact - Part III: Failure through the Looking GlassThere’s a huge volume of material available on project failure — resources that document why individual projects failed, while in general…Apr 8Apr 8
AdrianWhy Data Projects Fail to Deliver Real-Life Impact - Part II: There’s Value in FailureWhen the data is not available and is needed on a continuous basis then usually the solution is to redesign the processes and make sure the…Apr 6Apr 6
AdrianWhy Data Projects Fail to Deliver Real-Life Impact - Part I: First ThoughtsA data project has a set of assumptions and requirements that must be met, otherwise the project has a high chance of failing. It starts…Apr 6Apr 6
AdrianThe Impact of New Technologies — Part III: Checking the Vital SignsAn organization which went through a major change, like the replacement of a strategic system (e.g. ERP/BI implementations), needs to go…Mar 28Mar 28
AdrianThe Impact of New Technologies — Part II: The Technology-oriented PatientLooking at the way data, information and knowledge flow through an organization, with a little imagination one can see the resemblance…Mar 27Mar 27