Podcast #21: Analytics and Process Improvement
In this podcast, we discuss how data and analytics can support tremendous process improvement and efficiency gains.
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The Knowlton Group's A:360 Podcast series is your top resource for short and concise analytics information. Each podcast will be less than the length of a song. Designed for the busy executi...
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A:360 Podcast #20 - The Four R's
Today's A:360 discusses an idea known as "The Four R's". "The Four R's" is a digital marketing framework The Knowlton Group created to conce...
A:360 Podcast #19- Crawl, Walk, Run with Analytics
Today's A:360 discusses the importance of the "crawl, walk, run" progression when getting started with analytics.
A:360 Podcast #18 - Creating a Data-Driven Culture
Today's A:360 discusses why developing and nurturing a data-driven culture is as crucial to your analytics success as your technology implem...
A:360 Podcast #17 - Starting with a Question
Today's A:360 discusses why it is critical to boil analytics down to well-defined questions. A question is the fundamental building block of...
A:360 Podcast #16 - Measuring Analytics ROI
Today's A:360 discusses a few suggested ways to measure the return on investment (ROI) for your analytics initiatives. A common question I r...
A:360 Podcast #15 - A Phased Approach to Analytics
Today's A:360 discusses why it is highly recommended that most organizations take an iterative, phased approach to developing their analytic...
A:360 Podcast #14 - What is a Report Inventory?
Today's A:360 answers the questions "what is a report inventory, and why does one matter?". A report inventory is integral to identifying op...
A:360 Podcast #13 - Common Pushbacks for Analytics
Today's A:360 discusses some of the common pushbacks that I often hear surrounding data, analytics, and becoming a data-driven organization....
A:360 Podcast #12 - What is Big Data?
Today's A:360 discusses what the term big data really means. There are many interpretations and misconceptions about big data. In this podca...
A:360 Podcast #11 - BI Tools Alone Are Not Enough
Today's A:360 discusses why BI software alone is not enough to accomplish your analytics objectives. BI tools are an integral (and necessary...
A:360 Podcast #10 - What is a Data Inventory?
Today's A:360 discusses the signficance of a data inventory when beginning your data and analytics program. From understanding what data sou...
A:360 Podcast #9 - Why Analytics Requires a Top-Down Approach
Today's A:360 discusses why analytics requires a top-down approach. A top-down approach enables you to create a blueprint for your analytics...
A:360 Podcast #8 - Analytics and "The Flywheel Effect"
Today's A:360 talks about analytics and "The Flywheel Effect". "The Flywheel Effect" comes from Jim Collins' book, Good to Great, and is an...
A:360 Podcast #7 - How Can You Turn Data Into Information?
Today's A:360 talks about how you can data into information. Data is simply raw numbers; information has meaning and explains the raw number...
A:360 Podcast #6 - Why You Should Learn SQL
Today's "A:360" discusses why as many people as possible should learn SQL. SQL, Structured Query Language, is the primary language used to i...
A:360 Podcast #5 - How Do You Know If You Have the Right KPIs
Today's "A:360" podcast answers the question "How do you know if you have the right KPIs?". I discuss three quick ways you can tell if you h...
A:360 Podcast #4 - What is an Enterprise Data Strategy
Today's "A:360" podcast answers the question "What is an enterprise data strategy?". I describe what a data strategy is, what it must includ...
A:360 Podcast #3 - What is a Data Warehouse?
Today's "A:360" podcast answers the question "What is a data warehouse?". Learn what makes a data warehouse different from a "regular databa...
A:360 Podcast #2 - What is a KPI?
A:360 Podcast #2 talks about KPIs and answers the question “What is a KPI?”. Learn what makes a KPI different from a standard metric and why...