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Analytics is Part Science and Part Engineering
Oct 14, 2024
Data Culture
Analytics is Part Science and Part Engineering

Analytics needs a mix of scientific processes and engineering tools

Vijay Subramanian
Advancing Data Consumption vs Production
Sep 30, 2024
Key Trends
Advancing Data Consumption vs Production

Exploiting the recent advances in data production to drive consumption

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
Metric Trees By Any Other Name?
Sep 5, 2024
Key Trends
Metric Trees By Any Other Name?

A short post on inter-related concepts to metric trees

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Trees in the Footsteps of Frameworks like Kimball
May 30, 2024
Product
Metric Trees in the Footsteps of Frameworks like Kimball

Metric Trees could become a canonical framework like Kimball's

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
Metric Trees as a "System of Record"
Mar 21, 2024
Product
Metric Trees as a "System of Record"

How metric trees can serve as an essential system of record.

Vijay Subramanian
Finance Teams were the Original Data Pioneers
Mar 2, 2024
Key Trends
Finance Teams were the Original Data Pioneers

Exploring how to further empower the OG data folks, the finance team.

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
Metric Tree Example: A Profit Tree for Trace Nutrition Shop
Aug 22, 2023
Product
Metric Tree Example: A Profit Tree for Trace Nutrition Shop

Sharing a rich real-world example of a metric tree

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
Metric Trees : Modeling Inputs and Outputs
Jun 30, 2023
Product
Metric Trees : Modeling Inputs and Outputs

Metric trees model relationships between inputs and outputs

Vijay Subramanian
Streamlining Root Causing Using Metric Trees
Jun 2, 2023
Product
Streamlining Root Causing Using Metric Trees

How metric trees enable root causing, save time and generate $$$

Vijay Subramanian
Introduction to Metric Trees
May 30, 2023
Product
Introduction to Metric Trees

A proper introduction to metric trees with a real world example

Vijay Subramanian
Just ask the AI bot any question!
Apr 11, 2023
Key Trends
Just ask the AI bot any question!

Somewhat skeptical this is a radical, fundamental change

Vijay Subramanian
Empowering Analysts and Analytics
Mar 15, 2023
Data Culture
Empowering Analysts and Analytics

Analysts are our unsung heroes, and why we need to empower them

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