Here we are already at week three of January 2024! How are you feeling? We spoke about the New Year and going into it with new intentions, being excellent until it becomes a habit. In week two, we discussed that the journey is long and requires many steps. That is why it is also important...Read More

Let us start by saying Happy New Year! At this time, many of us seem to think “New Year, New me”, and as if to prove our favourite saying true, LinkedIn is again filled with “New Year, new job” posts. These will be the tip of the iceberg, “New Year, New me” in business will...Read More

Our Data Tale reminded me that a Christmas Carol is about taking stock, reflecting on what you have been doing, and ultimately thinking about where that will take you. In the original (non-Geordie) version, the impact is more profound. The crux is that Bob Cratchit gets to spend more precious time with his family. To...Read More

Analysis is deeply embedded in organisations; all accountants expect some level of analysis from you, even if it is as simple as “Total Monthly Sales”. The open secret of the analytics industry is that those “What happened” or Descriptive Analytics will never go away. In fact, they will continue to make up the vast majority...Read More

Scrooge became vaguely aware of the inside his eyelids being lit up as the sun shone through the window. As he lifted his head from his pillow, he wondered what on earth might happen next. He wasn’t sure whether he’d been asleep or actually on some wild escapade it had all felt so vivid. He...Read More

Ebeneezer is visited by the ghosts of Data Present and Data Future, but will their insight help to change his ways?[/caption] Apparently, today was a good day; sitting in her stunningly minimalist office, the only thing that disturbed her was the steady flash of lights as the computers processed people’s requests. Life was great, no...Read More

Ebeneezer sat there rubbing his hands with glee as the phone rang off the hook. “Hello, Ebeneezer’s taxis… name, where from, where too?” Rather than chancing their arm, people seemed to like that a taxi would turn up right on time, just for them. He also liked that he got to have minimum exchange with...Read More

When I decided I wanted to start a Power Platform Consultancy, I was doing it with very mixed feelings. Across my career I have worked with many of the big consulting firms as well as smaller consulting firms. I have had mixed experiences, and one of the things I wanted to make sure was that...Read More

Last week, we looked up the use of context within time intelligence and how time intelligence can be used to introduce some of the concepts of context within the Power BI platform. Context is a key part of any Analytics platform, so many of the points mentioned in this article will be of use beyond...Read More

Intelligent use of time implies wisdom, so when we talk about time intelligence patterns, what does it mean and how can we apply it to our analysis? Time Intelligence is the practice of applying your calendar or time dimension to your measures. Think about your sales, understanding the value of a sale is great and...Read More