Listen to this article: So much of corporate behavior is driven by beatings; or more accurately, by the avoidance of beatings. Research consistently shows that people are more motivated by avoiding negative outcomes than achieving positive ones. This tendency, is referred to as negativity bias, and is especially evident in Read more
Listen to this article: Just over two and a half years ago, I was among those who were invited by my former employer to explore free agency and/or retirement. I knew that I still had more to say and more to share. The Reservoir of Ideas has provided that forum Read more
Listen to this article: At this point you are, no doubt, ready to get this thing started already and burst out of the gate coding. You know you have already started the project, but I get it. But just one more minute. We need to discuss something I mentioned briefly Read more
Listen to this article: I trust that by now that you’ve completed Phase Negative One and Phase Zero in your Data Products journey. Congratulations, you’ve reached the starting line. Ready to implement something? Almost. Let’s recap. Phase Negative One: Preparation You have convinced the enterprise, and especially upper management, to Read more
Listen to this article: A 2020 report published by DAMA in the Netherlands found more than 60 different data quality dimensions. Traditionally, most practitioners recognize the “Core 8”: accuracy, validity, completeness, integrity, uniqueness, timeliness, reasonability, and consistency. The one I want to focus on here is timeliness. Actually, just a portion Read more
Listen to this article: In a previous article I covered the foundation that needs to be laid before you even begin thinking about deploying data products. You’ve worked through and completed Phase Negative One, and now you are ready to be thinking about deploying Data Products. Thinking. It’s not time Read more
Listen to this article: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a technology develop and expand and proliferate this quickly. Remember back in the ancient days of 2023 when it was pretty much just ChatGPT? Did you notice the following year when Microsoft added Copilot into many of its products and Read more
Listen to this article: In accordance with tradition, I call upon the youth of the world and all of you here tonight to assemble four years from now in the French Alps, to celebrate with all of us the twenty-sixth Olympic Winter Games. See you all in 2030. Grazie mille. Read more
Listen to this article: The “product” metaphor has been useful when making the point that there is more to delivering a table, file, report, dashboard, or summary than just the data itself. At this point, the definition of Data Product is pretty clearly and consistently understood. You can read more Read more
Listen to this article: Over the next several weeks we’re going to dive back into Data Products. If you’re not already familiar with the concept, a refresher on the foundations of Data Products may be useful. Take a minute and check out some of my blog articles on the subject Read more