Business Intelligence on a Shoe-String Budget
TDWI is hosting a timely webcast on how to implement BI in the face of the budget constraints that many organizations are facing. I think it is especially relevant to small and mid-sized companies. Unfortunately you have to wait until July to attend the webinar. Here’s the link: http://tdwi.org/webcasts/2010/07/bi-on-a-limited-or-shrinking-budget-strategies-for-doing-more-with-less.aspx In the meantime, here are my [...]
Conference attendance up, budgets up. A banner year for BI
The past two TDWI conferences have seen dramatic increases in attendee numbers (more than 20% each) over last year. The early registration numbers for May’s Chicago conference are running at an even higher %. Another interesting piece of survey information: Attendees at the Las Vegas TDWI conference indicated that attendees expected a 53% increase in [...]
How organizations grow sales analytics
Paul Staelin, former head of Seibel’s sales analytics team, recently gave an interview to Linda Biggs of TDWI’s “BI This Week” feature. Paul described how sales analytics are used within many organizations, and how they evolve: “Phase 1 is sales performance. The first thing most sales organizations need to better understand and manage is their [...]