There’s a reason why the previous step (Step 2) recommended reflecting on what types of data might be required and where they could come from instead of leaving it to be something for a newly formed analytics team to run with. Understanding where the source data might lie provides a valuable input towards starting to build [...]
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Once the business question most critically needs an answer has been framed, the next thing to do is to take a step towards determining whether it’s actually feasible to find an answer to that question. Step 2: Think about what data might help answer those questions. This is important. Is it data about what customers [...]
A common challenge that many companies face in starting up their big data and business analytics programmes lies in understanding where to start and how to make it all come together. Business analytics requires the application of various skills that are normally found distributed across multiple functions in contemporary organizations. It doesn't help that the [...]