Data & Analytics Career Mentoring

ABC SQL

Coming from a non technical background, it took me a while to start coding and understand it. Having met so many people who came into coding from different backgrounds, I decided that it is time to share some of my experience. Today is my first technical blog explaining the basic SQL statement in plain English.… Continue reading ABC SQL

Data & Analytics Career Mentoring

Offering Support to Small Businesses, Charities and Young Professionals

Knowledge volunteering is very important, sharing knowledge is how we grow and support each other. With another lockdown starting in the UK, I would like to offer volunteering support to small businesses, charities and professionals during this challenging time. The lockdown is an opportunity to look into your business and career so you can bounce… Continue reading Offering Support to Small Businesses, Charities and Young Professionals

Data Strategy

Book Review: The Economics of Data, Analytics and Digital Transformation

Author: Bill Schmarzo First published: November 2020 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. UK. ISBN 978-1-80056-1410 I had the privilege to get a review copy from this book. The book is written so the reader can take it forward and act on it. It emphasises the value of continuous learning which I believe is very important.… Continue reading Book Review: The Economics of Data, Analytics and Digital Transformation

Data Strategy

Data Analytics – Think Decision Making Impact!

Although I have been working in data analytics for years but I am actually a qualified management accountant by trade. This is very useful as whenever there is a Data Analytics project my mind thinks "Cost-Benefit". Guess it is the accountant in me who questions is it worth doing the project and what is the… Continue reading Data Analytics – Think Decision Making Impact!

Data Storytelling, Data Strategy

What is the difference between Data, Information and Insights?

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay In a lot of presentations, meetings or even conferences we get the terms data, information and insights used interchangeably by the business. In this blog I just thought to shed the light on each of those terms: Data: This is the raw data that the business captures or maybe… Continue reading What is the difference between Data, Information and Insights?

Data Storytelling, Data Strategy

How is Data Analytics used across Value Chain?

Know your value chain like you know the lines on your hand!Image by stokpic from Pixabay Data Analytics can be so powerful when utilised effectively across the value chain, tools and technology made it much easier for businesses to access data as well as for users to pro-actively answer their own business questions. Visualisation tools are… Continue reading How is Data Analytics used across Value Chain?

Data Strategy

How do you assess the complexity of a Data Analytics project?

Photo by JTMultimidia from Pexels Problem structuring a Data Analytics project is really critical for a project's success. Understanding where your project is in terms of complexity and its importance, helps estimate the time and effort needed for the project. In a nutshell, the time you put into a project depends on both Importance of the project (Strategic/Financial… Continue reading How do you assess the complexity of a Data Analytics project?

Data Strategy

How Data Analytics is breaking silos and supporting cross-functional collaboration

Given the technology advancement we reached, data is being created in massive amounts through all company activities and it is easily accessible. This gives us the opportunity to understand data and enables better Data Analytics utilisation.   Previously industries and companies didn’t have access to all this data. We could barely get data in a country,… Continue reading How Data Analytics is breaking silos and supporting cross-functional collaboration

Agile Methodology, Data Strategy

Analytics Project Life Cycle

Does Data Analytics projects end with the delivery of the project? Are there things that the project team need to consider after delivery? What is a Data Analytics project life cycle? Those were interesting questions which I have received through my blog question page in the past couple of weeks and thought to share with… Continue reading Analytics Project Life Cycle