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Metric Trees

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Metric Trees are Computable Data Models

Metric trees are not visuals but deep, rich computable data models.

Vijay Subramanian
Automating a Common Pattern: Mix-Shift Analysis

Diving deep into a common and tedious analysis, and the power of automating it

Vijay Subramanian
How the Metric Trees Framework will Revolutionize BI

Examining how metric trees enable a new a world of automation

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Trees As A Way To Align Mental Models

How metric tree enable alignment across the organization

Vijay Subramanian
The Power of Modeling the Business via Graphs

There is intrinsic power in modeling via graphs and relationships

Vijay Subramanian
A Financial P&L Is The First Metric Tree!

Examining how the financial P&L statement is a classic metric tree!

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Trees Represent the Final Data Modeling Step

Metric trees are the final modeling step for data consumption

Vijay Subramanian
The Future of Analytics is Metrics-First

Arguing why the future of analytics is a metrics-first operating system

Vijay Subramanian
Types of Metric Connections

Exploring the 3 types of connections in modeling metric trees

Vijay Subramanian
The Operational Utility of Metric Trees: Three Examples

Using concrete examples to illustrate the power of metric trees

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Trees: A Classic 2x2 on Time and Process

Using a classic 2x2 framework to explore metric tree modeling

Vijay Subramanian
Unique Challenges with Modeling Process Grains

Diving into the unique challenges with modeling process grains.

Vijay Subramanian
Three Types of "Grains" in Analyzing Business Metrics

Diving into the 3 types of grains that permeate business metrics.

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Trees in the Footsteps of Frameworks like Kimball

Metric Trees could become a canonical framework like Kimball's

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Trees as a "System of Record"

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

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Tree Example: A Profit Tree for Trace Nutrition Shop

Sharing a rich real-world example of a metric tree

Vijay Subramanian
Bridging Data and Business Teams with Metric Trees

How metric trees help translate across data and business domains

Vijay Subramanian
A Common Example of Arithmetic Metric Equations

Exploring the power of metric equations with a simple example

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Analysis: Volume Mix vs Behavior

Sharing a common "mixshift" analysis pattern for a key metric of interest

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Trees : Modeling Inputs and Outputs

Metric trees model relationships between inputs and outputs

Vijay Subramanian
Streamlining Root Causing Using Metric Trees

How metric trees enable root causing, save time and generate $$$

Vijay Subramanian
Introduction to Metric Trees

A proper introduction to metric trees with a real world example

Vijay Subramanian
The Power of Modeling Segments using Business Semantics

Modeling segments in a business semantic graph

Vijay Subramanian
Business Semantic Graph - a Deeper Dive

A followup post diving deeper into a business semantic graph example.

The Business Semantic Graph

We look at an example of a business semantic graph.

Vijay Subramanian