Category: Data and Analytics
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About AI and BI
Having implemented a multitude of business intelligence systems since the mid-90s, I cannot shake the feeling that, with the current AI revolution, we are living through a high-definition remake of the early business intelligence era. Back in the 90s, the arrival of self-service reporting tools and desktop OLAP engines felt like magic to those of…
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Conversations with an AI
Just like most of you out there, I use AI regularly to research specific topics. Whilst using it for research, I ask it similar questions as I would when working with colleagues or discussing over a beer with friends. What I mean is, I tend to challenge people’s thinking and try to find out if…
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Captain’s log, stardate 28732
Time cards are a necessary, yet often begrudgingly completed task for consultants after long workdays or busy weeks. They play a crucial role in driving billing cycles and the ability to justify time spend. For smaller projects, where consultants operate without the constant involvement of a project manager, time cards also help in tracking scope,…
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Has Freud’s iceberg come full circle?
The iceberg metaphor is one of business’s greatest hits, a classic analogy used to remind us that what we see is rarely what we get. Across psychology, systems thinking, and now Generative AI (GenAI), it perfectly illustrates that valuable outcomes—the visible 10% tip—are utterly dependent on a vast, invisible foundation—the 90% mass below the waterline….