Comments for Performance Controller http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog Performance Management matters! Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on The business intelligence project assembling line. by Gordon Wood http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/08/the-business-intelligence-project-assembling-line/comment-page-1/#comment-2443 Gordon Wood Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:07:40 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?p=5754#comment-2443 Hi Timothy Thanks for your very insightful comment. Yes I agree it is not all beer and skittles and especially in the areas you allude to when considering varied and often cobbled sources. One thing that occurs to me as I think about your comment. is adding new sites and adding new channels etc. This can be a bit of a nightmare if you don’t have a good base with a multilevel design. And of course growing businesses tend to do that with great regularity. And when they do, the data you get is always a mystery bag of varied sources and in structures that never fit. Plus it can also often be hostile in terms of being open to collection as you try to get it under control so investment is not lost. That presents a whole new set of issues that may not have been thought thru in the design at the get go. Failure there may see the BI system go the way of many before it have in favor of a new vendor who is willing to take on the issues. Hence getting a good design is vital to enable growth and not have it constrained. I beleive data no matter what the source should be able to be squeezed into a BI system at the very least at a consistent summary level, until the back end detail feeders can catch up. I am sure you would have some deeper experience in this arena which I would love to hear more about. Best wishes Gordon Hi Timothy

Thanks for your very insightful comment. Yes I agree it is not all beer and skittles and especially in the areas you allude to when considering varied and often cobbled sources.

One thing that occurs to me as I think about your comment. is adding new sites and adding new channels etc. This can be a bit of a nightmare if you don’t have a good base with a multilevel design. And of course growing businesses tend to do that with great regularity. And when they do, the data you get is always a mystery bag of varied sources and in structures that never fit. Plus it can also often be hostile in terms of being open to collection as you try to get it under control so investment is not lost.

That presents a whole new set of issues that may not have been thought thru in the design at the get go. Failure there may see the BI system go the way of many before it have in favor of a new vendor who is willing to take on the issues. Hence getting a good design is vital to enable growth and not have it constrained. I beleive data no matter what the source should be able to be squeezed into a BI system at the very least at a consistent summary level, until the back end detail feeders can catch up.

I am sure you would have some deeper experience in this arena which I would love to hear more about.

Best wishes

Gordon

]]> Comment on About by Gordon Wood http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2442 Gordon Wood Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:17:47 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?page_id=1484#comment-2442 Timothy, Thanks for the comments. Getting such feedback makes it worthwhile. I took a look at your site and I like what I have read so far, socially the piece on POC. I would like to expand on that theme some more in a future blog and refer to your post as a source if I may. I agree the POC under-rated. I always include them in my project plans even if they are not done in the buyer due diligence process. It save a bucket and sorts out the risks and the business case buy in very early. Wishing you well in your endeavors. Let me know if I can help on any way? Cheers Gordon cheers Gordon Timothy,
Thanks for the comments. Getting such feedback makes it worthwhile. I took a look at your site and I like what I have read so far, socially the piece on POC. I would like to expand on that theme some more in a future blog and refer to your post as a source if I may. I agree the POC under-rated. I always include them in my project plans even if they are not done in the buyer due diligence process. It save a bucket and sorts out the risks and the business case buy in very early.
Wishing you well in your endeavors. Let me know if I can help on any way?
Cheers Gordon

cheers Gordon

]]> Comment on Is there still a place for the human brain? by Gordon Wood http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/08/is-there-still-a-place-for-the-human-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 Gordon Wood Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:05:01 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?p=5736#comment-2441 <a href="#comment-2438">@Jeff </a> Hi Jeff, But it made you feel good didn't it, knowing you got it out so quick? Cheers Gordon @Jeff

Hi Jeff,
But it made you feel good didn’t it, knowing you got it out so quick?
Cheers
Gordon

]]> Comment on The business intelligence project assembling line. by Tomithy http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/08/the-business-intelligence-project-assembling-line/comment-page-1/#comment-2440 Tomithy Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:59:36 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?p=5754#comment-2440 Interesting discussion of the quality of data and need to clean-up the data before employing any business intelligence. Thanks for touching on some of the managerial aspects of it. Indeed, Cleaning data to obtain quality data, is important, as performing high dimensional analysis, requires consistency and availability and relevancy of data multiple dimensions (Curse of dimensionality). Yet, this are not all the considerations to data clean-up. One might also expect to be frustrated when integrating data from difference sources (flat files, excel, SQL) or with data having difference regular expressions. Best idea nonetheless, is to be intimately familiar with one's data, and always plan ahead before deciding on a BI project. Cheers Interesting discussion of the quality of data and need to clean-up the data before employing any business intelligence. Thanks for touching on some of the managerial aspects of it.

Indeed, Cleaning data to obtain quality data, is important, as performing high dimensional analysis, requires consistency and availability and relevancy of data multiple dimensions (Curse of dimensionality).

Yet, this are not all the considerations to data clean-up. One might also expect to be frustrated when integrating data from difference sources (flat files, excel, SQL) or with data having difference regular expressions.

Best idea nonetheless, is to be intimately familiar with one’s data, and always plan ahead before deciding on a BI project.

Cheers

]]> Comment on About by Tomithy http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2439 Tomithy Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:44:51 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?page_id=1484#comment-2439 Hey Gorden, Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing your insights about business and performance, it sure helps aspiring entrepreneur like me to glean some experience off your advice. Cheerios Hey Gorden,

Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing your insights about business and performance, it sure helps aspiring entrepreneur like me to glean some experience off your advice.

Cheerios

]]> Comment on Is there still a place for the human brain? by Jeff http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/08/is-there-still-a-place-for-the-human-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 Jeff Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:15:24 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?p=5736#comment-2438 I passed the weirdness test with flying colors. Found all three right away. <a href="#comment-2426">@Gordon Wood </a> I passed the weirdness test with flying colors. Found all three right away.

@Gordon Wood

]]> Comment on The business intelligence project assembling line. by BizSugar.com http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/08/the-business-intelligence-project-assembling-line/comment-page-1/#comment-2437 BizSugar.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:13:18 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?p=5754#comment-2437 <strong>The business intelligence project assembling line...</strong> Doing a business intelligence project is an enterpise job, no less. But often that is the real value is the hard work of sorting out all the data. The Pareto theory to focuses on 20% of effort to get 80% of the value does not work in business intellige... The business intelligence project assembling line…

Doing a business intelligence project is an enterpise job, no less. But often that is the real value is the hard work of sorting out all the data. The Pareto theory to focuses on 20% of effort to get 80% of the value does not work in business intellige…

]]> Comment on Is there still a place for the human brain? by Kitipan http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/08/is-there-still-a-place-for-the-human-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-2429 Kitipan Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:22:16 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?p=5736#comment-2429 When's my next visit to the neurologist, can she do it earlier? When’s my next visit to the neurologist, can she do it earlier?

]]> Comment on Is there still a place for the human brain? by Gordon Wood http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/08/is-there-still-a-place-for-the-human-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-2426 Gordon Wood Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:40:42 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?p=5736#comment-2426 Isn't it amazing what the mind can encompass? It does help if you are a little weird!! ------------------------------ A Short Neurological Test *1- Find the C below.. Please do not use any cursor help.* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO * 2- If you already found the C, now find the 6 below.* 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 * 3 - Now find the N below. It's a little more difficult.* MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM This is NOT a joke. If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel your annual visit to your neurologist. Your brain is great and you're far from having a close relationship with Alzheimer. * Congratulations!* Isn’t it amazing what the mind can encompass?
It does help if you are a little weird!!

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A Short Neurological Test

*1- Find the C below.. Please do not use any cursor help.*

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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2- If you already found the C, now find the 6 below.*

99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
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3 – Now find the N below. It’s a little more difficult.*

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

This is NOT a joke. If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel
your annual visit to your neurologist. Your brain is great and you’re far
from having a close relationship with Alzheimer.
*
Congratulations!*

]]> Comment on Are we seeing the demise of IT as we know it? by Gordon Wood http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/07/are-we-seeing-the-demise-of-it-as-we-know-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2425 Gordon Wood Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:21:17 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?p=5625#comment-2425 Many thanks for your comment. If you want to ahare a story you can register do do that. Many thanks for your comment. If you want to ahare a story you can register do do that.

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As a consultant most of us know that much of our work is detailed and exploratory. Making change means we need to study and discuss the gaps in the “what is” position so you can have a discussion about changing that state. This takes planning thought a…

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]]> Comment on Getting contracts right and balanced is vital in winning deals. by Tweets that mention Performance Controller » Getting contracts right and balanced is vital in winning deals. -- Topsy.com http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/07/getting-contracts-right-and-balanced-is-vital-in-winning-deals/comment-page-1/#comment-2397 Tweets that mention Performance Controller » Getting contracts right and balanced is vital in winning deals. -- Topsy.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:39:38 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?p=5701#comment-2397 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jorge Luis D'Amato, Jorge Luis D'Amato. Jorge Luis D'Amato said: RT @Gordon_wood: Getting contracts right and balanced is vital in winning deals. http://ping.fm/Vpapg [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jorge Luis D'Amato, Jorge Luis D'Amato. Jorge Luis D'Amato said: RT @Gordon_wood: Getting contracts right and balanced is vital in winning deals. http://ping.fm/Vpapg [...]

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]]> Comment on Getting contracts right and balanced is vital in winning deals. by BizSugar.com http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/2010/07/getting-contracts-right-and-balanced-is-vital-in-winning-deals/comment-page-1/#comment-2395 BizSugar.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:35:18 +0000 http://www.performancecontroller.com/blog/?p=5701#comment-2395 <strong>Getting contracts right and balanced is vital in winning deals....</strong> I want to share with you a an experience I had negotiating a contract. During this process it struck me that even though we know there are no fairy godmothers, we still believe they will take care of us. My boss had once warned me about taking that app... Getting contracts right and balanced is vital in winning deals….

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