Introduction: AI and the Blurring of Organizational Boundaries Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is blurring the lines between functions in certain enterprises. For example, product designers can now contribute directly to code, while engineers can increasingly participate in product design decisions. In the world of data analytics, generative AI techniques like “conversational analytics” attempt to enable […]

Understanding the Insights Supply Chain The Insights Supply Chain describes how to lead data professionals and organize their teams to generate insights from data. This framework establishes organizing principles for empowering data professionals across a range of expertise and data domains. Just as the people of the Insights Supply Chain have profiles and personalities, the […]

Colin Zima, CEO of business intelligence platform company Omni, crystallized for me the allergic reaction I had to Looker’s proposal to offer up Agentic Analytics to solve the problem of insufficient bandwidth for data analysts (see Agentic Analytics Cannot Lead: The Enduring Need for Data Professionals and Analytics Leadership). In an interview on DataFramed June […]

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, […]