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Metric Trees in the Footsteps of Frameworks like Kimball
May 30, 2024
Product
Metric Trees in the Footsteps of Frameworks like Kimball

Metric Trees could become a canonical framework like Kimball's

Metric Trees in the Footsteps of Frameworks like Kimball
Vijay Subramanian
Metrics/Semantic Layers - To Be or Not To Be?
May 15, 2024
Key Trends
Metrics/Semantic Layers - To Be or Not To Be?

Looking at true organizational needs for a metrics layer solution

Metrics/Semantic Layers - To Be or Not To Be?
Vijay Subramanian
The Four Levels of Business Reviews
Apr 22, 2024
Key Trends
The Four Levels of Business Reviews

Examining the 4 "levels" at which business reviews are executed

The Four Levels of Business Reviews
Vijay Subramanian
High vs Low Functioning Data Cultures
Apr 10, 2024
Data Culture
High vs Low Functioning Data Cultures

High vs low functioning data cultures and associated impact on data ROI

High vs Low Functioning Data Cultures
Vijay Subramanian
Metric Trees as a "System of Record"
Mar 21, 2024
Product
Metric Trees as a "System of Record"

How metric trees can serve as an essential system of record.

Metric Trees as a "System of Record"
Vijay Subramanian
Finance Teams were the Original Data Pioneers
Mar 2, 2024
Key Trends
Finance Teams were the Original Data Pioneers

Exploring how to further empower the OG data folks, the finance team.

Finance Teams were the Original Data Pioneers
Vijay Subramanian
Metrics Overload in Business Reviews
Feb 15, 2024
Data Culture
Metrics Overload in Business Reviews

"Metrics bloat" is a common challenge to doing effective business reviews

Metrics Overload in Business Reviews
Vijay Subramanian
Data-Driven: Technical vs Cultural Aspects
Jan 29, 2024
Data Culture
Data-Driven: Technical vs Cultural Aspects

Discussing what it means to be a truly data-driven culture

Data-Driven: Technical vs Cultural Aspects
Vijay Subramanian
Three Distinct Organizational, Analytical Workflows
Dec 21, 2023
Data Culture
Three Distinct Organizational, Analytical Workflows

Diving into React, Explore and Plan - three analytical jobs-to-be-done

Three Distinct Organizational, Analytical Workflows
Vijay Subramanian
Benefits of Metrics and Semantic Layers
Nov 14, 2023
Key Trends
Benefits of Metrics and Semantic Layers

Metrics or semantic layers can do much more than metrics governance.

Benefits of Metrics and Semantic Layers
Vijay Subramanian
The Role of Data Teams in Org-Wide Planning
Oct 17, 2023
Data Culture
The Role of Data Teams in Org-Wide Planning

Taking a look at how analytics can power planning processes

The Role of Data Teams in Org-Wide Planning
Vijay Subramanian