Analytics Tips on a Budget

November 23, 2017

Self-service analytics is another way to say “analytics on a budget.”  Many organizations, especially non-profits, do not have the funds to invest in a big data plan and technology, so they decide to take the task on themselves.  With the right person behind the project, self-service analytics is a great way to save a few bucks.  IT Pro Portal shares some ways how to improve on an analytics project in, “Three Rules For Adopting Self-Service Analytics.”  Another benefit to self-service analytics is that theoretically anyone in the organization can make use of the data and find some creative outlet for it.  The tips come with the warning label:

Any adoption of new technology requires a careful planning, consultation, and setup process to be successful: it must be comprehensive without being too time-consuming, and designed to meet the specific goals of your business end-users. Accordingly, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach: each business will need to consider its specific technological, operational and commercial requirements before they begin.

What are the three tips?

  1. Define your business requirements
  2. Collaborate and integrate
  3. Create and implement a data governance policy

All I can say to this is, duh!  These are standard tips that can be applied, not only for self-service analytics but also BI plans and any IT plan.  Maybe there are a few tips directly geared at the analytics field but stick to fewer listicles and more practical handbooks.  Was this a refined form of clickbait?

Whitney Grace, November 23, 2017

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