June, 2016

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Culture broken, Strategy eaten…What next?

Competitive Insights

As my research into organisational culture has progressed, I can’t help reflecting on the businesses that I’ve worked in. I don’t believe any of the leaders that I’ve worked with actually achieved a lasting cultural change. One of the reasons that I attribute to this is that none of them managed to stay in their position for more than five. Read More.

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Win/Loss Analysis: How to Capture and Keep the Business You Want: Q and A

Cooperative Intelligence Blog

In May, I was honored to give a Win/Loss analysis webinar, as part of the competitive intelligence #IntelCollab series facilitated by Craig Fleisher, Chief Learning Officer at Aurora WDC. You can view the slides and listen to the webinar entitled: Win/Loss Analysis Captures and Keeps New Business. You will get a sneak preview of my soon to be published book, Win/Loss Analysis: How to Capture and Keep the Business You Want.

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Data Never Sleeps 4.0

Domo

See the 5th edition of Data Never Sleeps here When I started Domo, there were two billion internet users globally, and another four billion who had cell phones. Those numbers may seem impressive, but they pale in comparison to the connectedness of today’s world. Fast forward five years: The global internet population has grown by more than 60%, and there are more mobile devices on the planet than people.

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How to Overcome Map Related Issues in Power BI, Power View and Power Map

BI Insight

One of the most powerful features in Power BI and Excel is supporting geospatial visualisations. In Excel we can use Map visualisation in Power View, or use Power Map directly. In Power BI, as you know, there are two built-in visualisations supporting geographic coordinate data, Map and Filled map. They work beautifully if you have … Continue reading How to Overcome Map Related Issues in Power BI, Power View and Power Map.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Business Intelligence: One and Done. Design Once and Use Anywhere

Elegant BI

Business Intelligence: One and Done. Design Once and Use Anywhere. If you take the time to invest in a business intelligence solution, you want one that you can use for a long time. Your users will become familiar with the tools and will depend on them to make decisions, product reports and analyze data. But, on the day you choose your BI tools, you have no way to know every requirement or need that will pop up after you implement the solution.

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Is it really true that “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”?

Competitive Insights

My early experience with organisational culture Early in my career I worked for a few small privately owned businesses. In one the man who owned and ran the business initially presented himself as reasonable and friendly. Over time I discovered that he had a terrible temper and I (and others in the business) could never tell when it would surface. Read More.

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Forrester Case Study: The Total Economic Impact of Domo.

Domo

You’ve seen what Domo can do. How it brings together your data and your people in ways that help you make better business decisions every single day. How it gives insights in real-time so you can take action when it counts. You’ve even gotten a glimpse of Domo in action through our Daily Dose demo series. But maybe you’re still trying to decide if Domo is really worth the investment—or still trying to convince your boss that it is.

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Introducing Daily Dose: A live Domo demo series.

Domo

You may think you know what Domo’s all about. It brings your data and people together in one place and runs on The Business Cloud, right? But have you ever wondered exactly how Domo can make your 9 to 5 easier? Have you been curious about how Domo turns data into actionable insight? Now is your chance to find out. Beginning tomorrow, June 16 th , we’ll will be hosting daily live Domo demos.

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Import Power BI Desktop Model to SSAS Tabular 2016

BI Insight

Note: This article has been updated on June 2017 to support latest versions of Power BI Desktop and SSAS Tabular 2017. Update July 2020: While this method still works with Power BI Desktop June 2017 release and SSAS 2017, it potentially doesn’t work with the later versions of Power BI Desktop (Jul 2020) and SSAS … Continue reading Import Power BI Desktop Model to SSAS Tabular 2016.

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Gain a Competitive Edge With This Scenario Planning Toolkit

In a world where uncertainty and change are constant, scenario planning empowers companies with the agility and competitive edge needed to thrive. Download the toolkit to fortify your business strategy , set up your competitive positioning , and ensure your company is poised to respond to any future scenario.

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Gartner BI & Analytics Summit 2016: My Take

Elegant BI

On June 7 and 8, the ElegantJ BI team attended the Gartner Business Intelligence, Analytics and Information Management Summit in Powai, Mumbai, India. We were honored to be a Silver Sponsor for this Summit. The theme of the Summit was Information & Analytics Leadership: Empowering People with Trusted Data, and the Summit did not disappoint, and it was a really vibrant, exciting experience!

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Economic Times: JMC Projects (I) Ltd to perpetuate with ElegantJ BI on SAP HANA for its great ROI and high interoperability

Elegant BI

For more than 5 years, ElegantJ BI has partnered with JMC Projects (I) Ltd to help them establish Business Intelligence system for integrated reporting and analytical needs. JMC Projects plans to deploy SAP HANA and would continue to use ElegantJ BI leveraging its interoperability with different systems and dedicated customer service of ElegantJ BI team.

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Does Your Bank Use Business Intelligence Tools?

Elegant BI

When thinking of business intelligence , 61% of people interviewed by technology business research in the US, thought of operational efficiency.

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Power play: How this smart table is changing the ping-pong game

Domo

Here at Domo, we’re all about finding ways to make the way you do things better, faster, and smarter. That’s exactly why designer Thomas Mayer’s “smart table” caught our eye. What’s a smart table? Well in this case, it’s a data-driven table tennis machine that’s changed the game of…well, the game. By collecting ping-pong player data and projecting it onto a tabletop interface, Mayer proves that real-time data can help you optimize your performance—almost

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Connect to Power BI Desktop Model from Excel and SSMS

BI Insight

Power BI Desktop is a fantastic report authoring tool. I have lots of experience working with Tableau as well and I can say, man, Power BI is growing very quickly. Lots of awesome ideas have been added to Power BI and a lot more is coming. But, It might be a question for some of … Continue reading Connect to Power BI Desktop Model from Excel and SSMS.

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How to Download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition for Free

BI Insight

Update1: As per April 2018, the process has slightly changes since I wrote this blog post. Now you can find it under “Downloads” tab, under “Servers” section. (Thanks to “David Shannon” for pointing this out.) Update2: Click here to utilise the SQL Server installer. By clicking the link you’ll download an executable file “SQLServer2016-SSEI-Dev.EXE” produced … Continue reading How to Download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition for Free.

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Economic Times has reported how Astral Pipes has unclogged their decision making with ElegantJ BI tool for business data analysis

Elegant BI

Astral pipes opted for ElegantJ BI over big BI vendors like SAP, Salesforce and IBM for its ease of use and self-serve features. Biren Parikh – AGM IT said it not only generates visually pleasing reports from scattered data sources but also provides insights on how their distributors, sales and marketing staffs are operating and executing their sales.

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Calculating social media ROI: A step-by-step formula.

Domo

Likes are great. We all like likes, and we all like shares, follows, and retweets too. The problem is, how many likes or tweets your social accounts gets is only part of the picture. What you really need to know is how much that engagement is moving the needle. But calculating your social marketing ROI is no easy game. In fact, it can seem downright impossible.

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

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Case Study: BI Tools and Consulting Help Pharma Co. Consolidate and Analyze Organizational Data

Elegant BI

ElegantJ BI helped a leading publicly listed Pharmaceutical business in India consolidate data and support business intelligence integration and analysis across all of its locations, with accurate, timely reporting, across all functional areas. The client wished to build multidimensional information architecture for data extraction, data mining and ad hoc reporting and satisfy statutory regulations and define and monitor KPIs for performance management, and to reduce the existing IT department w

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How to Overcome Map Related Issues in Power BI, Power View and Power Map

BI Insight

One of the most powerful features in Power BI and Excel is supporting geospatial visualisations. In Excel we can use Map visualisation in Power View, or use Power Map directly. In Power BI, as you know, there are two built-in visualisations supporting geographic coordinate data, Map and Filled map. They work beautifully if you have … Continue reading How to Overcome Map Related Issues in Power BI, Power View and Power Map.

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Import Power BI Desktop Model to SSAS Tabular 2016

BI Insight

Note: This article has been updated on June 2017 to support latest versions of Power BI Desktop and SSAS Tabular 2017. Update July 2020: While this method still works with Power BI Desktop June 2017 release and SSAS 2017, it potentially doesn’t work with the later versions of Power BI Desktop (Jul 2020) and SSAS … Continue reading Import Power BI Desktop Model to SSAS Tabular 2016.

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Connect to Power BI Desktop Model from Excel and SSMS

BI Insight

Power BI Desktop is a fantastic report authoring tool. I have lots of experience working with Tableau as well and I can say, man, Power BI is growing very quickly. Lots of awesome ideas have been added to Power BI and a lot more is coming. But, It might be a question for some of … Continue reading Connect to Power BI Desktop Model from Excel and SSMS.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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How to Download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition for Free

BI Insight

Update1: As per April 2018, the process has slightly changes since I wrote this blog post. Now you can find it under “Downloads” tab, under “Servers” section. (Thanks to “David Shannon” for pointing this out.) Update2: Click here to utilise the SQL Server installer. By clicking the link you’ll download an executable file “SQLServer2016-SSEI-Dev.EXE” produced … Continue reading How to Download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition for Free.

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How Does LMS Engage Top Talent? The Impact of Social Learning

Better Buys

Technology is accessible to more people than ever before. When it comes to learning, solutions now use effective psychology strategies that are sure to make an impact. Experts have found that whether in a classroom or workplace, structured learning is best applied alongside unstructured learning as well. This is the premise of social learning. According to Albert […].

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Worried About New DOL Rules? 5 Reasons to Invest in Time Clock Software

Better Buys

Did you feel panicked when you heard about the new Department of Labor (DOL) overtime (OT) rules? You’re certainly not the only one. There’s a solution to your dilemma, and it can work for any employer: Time clock software. The problem many employers are facing is that they currently have salaried exempt employees who make […].

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