James HarperMay 4, 20213 minWhen is it OK to ignore data quality and governance?I’m not a philosopher, but when three of humanity's greatest thinkers all say the same thing, it’s probably important. “The best is the...
James HarperMay 22, 20203 minHow does the offer of a free burger change the cost-cutting approach of a CFO?Knowing exactly where we are along the COVID-19 journey is hard to nail down, but the fourth multi-territory PwC COVID Pulse survey has...
James HarperMay 7, 20202 minAre CFO's as cool as Tom Cruise?The PWC Pulse Survey is quickly becoming one of my favourite reads at the moment. At the end of last week the latest survey results were...
James HarperApr 22, 20203 minAre you a data catalyst?Over the past few years, there have been huge sums invested in data and analytics projects by organisations, the investment has only been...
James HarperMar 16, 20202 minLike a parent picking their favourite child - here is my ThoughtSpot v6.0 favourite feature.The January release of ThoughtSpot v6.0 is jam packed with a raft of new features. The new version has improvements across the board from...
James HarperDec 2, 20197 minBack to School For Execs - Part 3Data Source and Quality. The first step in evaluating an analysis or report should be to understand where the underlying data has come...
James HarperNov 14, 20195 minIf you want to look sexy, then think data governance. Data scientists and analysts have some of the hottest skills in the IT market right now. They are being paid high salaries and are using...
James HarperOct 24, 20196 minBack to school for execs, data school that is - Part 2In Part 1 of this series of articles, we covered the baseline of analytics with the discussion of populations and samples, means and...
James HarperSep 24, 20196 minBack to school for execs, data school that is - Part 1 Since the Cambridge Analytica scandal in March 2018, the power of data has become more widely understood, yet the understanding of data...