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The Future of Analytics is Metrics-First
Nov 13, 2024
Product
The Future of Analytics is Metrics-First

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

Vijay Subramanian
Can Analytics Work Be Assembly-Lined?
Sep 17, 2024
Key Trends
Can Analytics Work Be Assembly-Lined?

Examining analytics workflows as an assembly line process

Vijay Subramanian
The Operational Utility of Metric Trees: Three Examples
Aug 22, 2024
Product
The Operational Utility of Metric Trees: Three Examples

Using concrete examples to illustrate the power of metric trees

Vijay Subramanian
Unique Challenges with Modeling Process Grains
Jul 22, 2024
Product
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
Jul 11, 2024
Product
Three Types of "Grains" in Analyzing Business Metrics

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

Vijay Subramanian
Metrics/Semantic Layers - To Be or Not To Be?
May 15, 2024
Key Trends
Metrics/Semantic Layers - To Be or Not To Be?

Looking at true organizational needs for a metrics layer solution

Vijay Subramanian
The Four Levels of Business Reviews
Apr 22, 2024
Key Trends
The Four Levels of Business Reviews

Examining the 4 "levels" at which business reviews are executed

Vijay Subramanian
Metrics Overload in Business Reviews
Feb 15, 2024
Data Culture
Metrics Overload in Business Reviews

"Metrics bloat" is a common challenge to doing effective business reviews

Vijay Subramanian
Benefits of Metrics and Semantic Layers
Nov 14, 2023
Key Trends
Benefits of Metrics and Semantic Layers

Metrics or semantic layers can do much more than metrics governance.

Vijay Subramanian
The Role of Data Teams in Org-Wide Planning
Oct 17, 2023
Data Culture
The Role of Data Teams in Org-Wide Planning

Taking a look at how analytics can power planning processes

Vijay Subramanian
The Increasingly Limited Role of Dashboards
Sep 12, 2023
Key Trends
The Increasingly Limited Role of Dashboards

Examining how dashboards only address one of many data needs.

Vijay Subramanian
Metrics Layer: 2 Years In
Aug 1, 2023
Key Trends
Metrics Layer: 2 Years In

An examination of "metrics layers" two years in - after the early buzz

Vijay Subramanian
A Common Example of Arithmetic Metric Equations
Jul 19, 2023
Product
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
Jul 11, 2023
Product
Metric Analysis: Volume Mix vs Behavior

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

Vijay Subramanian
Metrics - We Have Too Many or Too Few
Jun 22, 2023
Data Culture
Metrics - We Have Too Many or Too Few

Utilize metric trees to avoid the "too many/too few" debate.

Vijay Subramanian
Three Types of Analysis: R,E,P
Dec 22, 2022
Key Trends
Three Types of Analysis: R,E,P

Categorizing the three types of analysis all orgs need to execute

Vijay Subramanian
Data, Narratives and Elections
Nov 15, 2022
General
Data, Narratives and Elections

A post about how we build narratives from data.

Vijay Subramanian
The Power of Modeling Segments using Business Semantics
Sep 14, 2022
Product
The Power of Modeling Segments using Business Semantics

Modeling segments in a business semantic graph

Vijay Subramanian
Business Semantic Graph - a Deeper Dive
Aug 18, 2022
Product
Business Semantic Graph - a Deeper Dive

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

The Business Semantic Graph
Aug 3, 2022
Product
The Business Semantic Graph

We look at an example of a business semantic graph.

Vijay Subramanian