Introduction In today’s enterprises, data serves as an essential asset for managing knowledge and informing decision-making. Yet, the process of transforming data into actionable insights can become fragmented, hindered by ad hoc collaboration and unclear ownership. The Insights Supply Chain provides a structured, knowledge-driven approach to addressing these challenges by integrating data workflows across specialized, […]

Modern navigation technology has transformed the way we drive, with AI-powered systems like Waze providing real-time route optimization based on dynamic traffic data. Traffic alerts from police and news departments further enhance this information by warning of unexpected road hazards. However, AI-driven recommendations are only as good as the data they have at the moment, […]

Introduction: Understanding the Loop of Demoralization During a client engagement, I partnered with a Business Analyst to conduct data discovery across multiple departments. Our mission? To establish trust in the data and enable better decision-making. In the midst of our interviews, one particular manager from a data function stood out. He was frustrated, exhausted, and […]

I ended up paying over $1000 to repair my recumbent exercise bike. Several information errors contributed to a costly tragicomedy that locked me into an expensive decision cycle. Not only did I pay $384 more than necessary to fix my bike, but also I was left wondering whether I would have decided to stick with […]

“We see people acting, but the constraints under which they are acting are largely invisible to us.”Professors Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton, “Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths & Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-Based Management” (2006) In my analytics work and leadership, I use the above quote as a reminder that data can only reach so […]