Helping stakeholders move faster — with clarity and confidence. There’s a difference between a dashboard that reports data and one that actually helps someone make a decision. I’ve been thinking a lot about this idea of decision velocity — the speed and ease with which a stakeholder can take action based on what they’re seeing….
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Can VR aid in Neuroscience Research? How about Driverless Cars
I came across an interesting podcast that got me thinking about potential applications for using AR/VR and providing new insights for Neuroscience. To really understand what I’m talking about, you’ll have to listen to the “Driverless Dilemma” podcast. In a short summary though, the car industries and AI programmers are facing tremendous difficulties on how…
Maturing Data Analytics… Starting with the Customers
I’m going to be blunt – most customers (ie. the execs/business partners) don’t know what flavor of analytics they want. It’s not uncommon for an analyst to be told someone has use case for predictive analytics, when really what they’re asking for is a simple dashboard – which is closer to diagnostic analysis. For example,…
Beyond a Dashboard – Predictive Analytics for a Smarter Factory
Look for me at the upcoming Las Vegas TechEd Conference to learn more about using predictive analytics to empower its dashboard users with more than just descriptive statistics. Dashboards are undoubtedly great mediums for summarizing and drilling into data, but it can do more when applying predictive analytics and showing the users where to concentrate their attention on potential defects/opportunities….
Finding my Passion for Data Science
College, the good ole days. I think everyone eventually reminisces about their college years. Wanting to go back to when they didn’t have too many adult responsibilities, the constant opportunity to meet new friends, and of course…the parties. During my search for a college, I happen to come across UCSB’s Best Kept Secret, their Actuary Program….