Most Active Articles 2009-11-24T06:11:10.431-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:business-analytics John Michl jmichl446 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3232172643340364201-a27c2b427f2832aa975698174b6a0e9e 2009-11-21T03:57:32.223-05:00

At the 2009 Americas Summit in San Francisco, I had the distinct pleasure of joining Drs. Kaplan and Norton on the Strategy Leaders Roundtable to close out the conference.

At the 2009 Americas Summit in San Francisco, I had the distinct pleasure of joining Drs. Kaplan and Norton on the Strategy Leaders Roundtable to close out the conference. http://ping.fm/Ty10x Joey Fitts jfitts101 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10903673824180683973-1f4c9fa800b600d61092fc9404d5d913 2009-11-15T21:03:09.893-05:00

Executives who lack intuition and don't know their customers sustain themselves with analytics and statistics, a shield for cowardice.

Executives who lack intuition and don't know their customers sustain themselves with analytics and statistics, a shield for cowardice. http://media-proinc.com/ribblog/analytics-are-for-cowards/ John Ribbler jribbler704 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17208394590723907573-ffad818703618f733ab40f68671be418 2009-11-14T02:07:35.846-05:00

Palladium Group, Inc., the global leader in helping organizations execute their strategies by making better decisions, today named five top-performing organizations to the Palladium Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy™: The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (USA), Grupo Acir (Mexico), Megasalud (Chile), Millipore Corporation (USA), and Volkswagen do Brasil (Brazil). The award recipients were honored for their breakthrough business results during today’s Hall of Fame award presentation ceremony at the 2009 Palladium Americas Summit in San Francisco, California.

Palladium Group, Inc., the global leader in helping organizations execute their strategies by making better decisions, today named five top-performing organizations to the Palladium Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy™: The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (USA), Grupo Acir (Mexico), Megasalud (Chile), Millipore Corporation (USA), and Volkswagen do Brasil (Brazil). The award recipients were honored for their breakthrough business results during today’s Hall of Fame award presentation ceremony at the 2009 Palladium Americas Summit in San Francisco, California. http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/KnowledgeObjectRepository/PR_Americas2009HallofFameWinners_11_11_09.pdf Joey Fitts jfitts101 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16330890421941859426-9d20075b5576b3265a210a438e15a243 2009-10-30T10:43:59.261-04:00

IBM general manager of analytics and performance management Rob Ashe keynoted and provided deeper focus on the advancing set of technology and solutions for business at IBM Information on Demand conference. This builds on a larger agenda of IBM on information led business efforts (See: “IBM Doubles Down Again on Information Agenda at Annual Conference”) (and significant news building on the recent dedicated IBM Cognos conference in May (See: “IBM and Cognos Software – Advancement but No News at Forum” . Of course the IBM recent acquisition of predictive analytics provider SPSS (See: “IBM Boldly Elevates Analytics with Acquisition of SPSS”) expands the BI and Performance Management portfolio significantly.

IBM general manager of analytics and performance management Rob Ashe keynoted and provided deeper focus on the advancing set of technology and solutions for business at IBM Information on Demand conference. This builds on a larger agenda of IBM on information led business efforts (See: “IBM Doubles Down Again on Information Agenda at Annual Conference”) (and significant news building on the recent dedicated IBM Cognos conference in May (See: “IBM and Cognos Software – Advancement but No News at Forum” . Of course the IBM recent acquisition of predictive analytics provider SPSS (See: “IBM Boldly Elevates Analytics with Acquisition of SPSS”) expands the BI and Performance Management portfolio significantly. http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3345 Mark Smith msmith670 5 5 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7702933073230081063-3d89216b46a2d9409d53a679e9ab06f2 2009-11-07T02:09:25.718-05:00

How to use Google Analytics to find and connect with potential clients and partners, and keep on eye on competitors

How to use Google Analytics to find and connect with potential clients and partners, and keep on eye on competitors http://vaultanalytics.com/marketinganalytics/2009/11/potential-clients-hidden-in-the-data/ Curtis Seare cseare198 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16331130233848256606-406926f43f15ed1e350453235e13433e 2009-11-06T20:15:34.082-05:00

In downturns companies focus on ways to control outlays. CFOs (Finance Directors for those of you who speak the zedless and u-full version of the language) and controllers tend to rely on two levers to help them limit outlays. Read more at http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3352

In downturns companies focus on ways to control outlays. CFOs (Finance Directors for those of you who speak the zedless and u-full version of the language) and controllers tend to rely on two levers to help them limit outlays. Read more at http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3352 http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3352 Ventana Research vresearch293 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7914157078722704785-1d897633796c19ff02276225c823ad9d 2009-11-04T23:48:28.279-05:00

Palladium Group Announces Advisory Board for the Palladium Execution Premium Community Experts Help Shape Global Strategy Management Movement BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palladium Group, Inc., the global leader in helping organizations execute their...

Palladium Group Announces Advisory Board for the Palladium Execution Premium Community Experts Help Shape Global Strategy Management Movement BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palladium Group, Inc., the global leader in helping organizations execute their... http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091027005324&newsLang=en Joey Fitts jfitts101 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11188313315393102311-b5055b92587340088d96f7d99260ae5f 2009-10-12T19:35:13.197-04:00

Harvard Business Review contributing editor Bronwyn Fryer conducted a six-year study surveying 3,000 creative executives and conducting an additional 500 individual interviews. During this study she identified five “discovery skills” that...

Harvard Business Review contributing editor Bronwyn Fryer conducted a six-year study surveying 3,000 creative executives and conducting an additional 500 individual interviews. During this study she identified five “discovery skills” that... http://www.ingenesist.com/innovation-economics-what-comes-after-the-knowledge-economy/the-six-discovery-skills-for-innovators.html Daniel Robles drobles975 5 5 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12621018927897253560-1a9e4de4866b3a8ad8defebde7c04c2c 2009-10-29T14:25:03.926-04:00

Experts Help Shape Global Strategy Management Movement BOSTON--(Business Wire)-- Palladium Group, Inc., the global leader in helping organizations execute their strategies by making better decisions, is pleased to announce the formation of an...

Experts Help Shape Global Strategy Management Movement BOSTON--(Business Wire)-- Palladium Group, Inc., the global leader in helping organizations execute their strategies by making better decisions, is pleased to announce the formation of an... http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS143414+27-Oct-2009+BW20091027 Joey Fitts jfitts101 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11645227998254414962-2baf5d96ccaa4b8d27e022368194c51e 2009-10-14T13:20:38.149-04:00

Can the analytic science that powers operations at Wal-Mart (WMT) and Federal Express (FDX) make inroads against terrorists? IBM (IBM) is going to give it a shot. Big Blue's Global Services Div. just landed a five-year, $20 million contract to apply...

Can the analytic science that powers operations at Wal-Mart (WMT) and Federal Express (FDX) make inroads against terrorists? IBM (IBM) is going to give it a shot. Big Blue's Global Services Div. just landed a five-year, $20 million contract to apply... http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2009/tc20091013_790725.htm Tom Giles tgiles603 3 2 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7830830662627711530-9eb772f90a81c35c97d61afeddb446d3 2009-10-11T13:52:07.890-04:00

Short link blogging coming your way this week: our top stories include how 50 global brands use Twitter, why we should focus more on inbound than outbound marketing, and how to make email marketing more conversational. Plus, check out some free...

Short link blogging coming your way this week: our top stories include how 50 global brands use Twitter, why we should focus more on inbound than outbound marketing, and how to make email marketing more conversational. Plus, check out some free... http://commetrics.com/articles/2009-week-41/ Urs E. Gattiker ugattiker307 2 1 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2852429618692051141-c9e1753b05ee6aa0158b653f4558e2d0 2009-09-08T09:34:43.805-04:00

Several technology start-ups are bringing Google-like search capabilities to companies so information-technology professionals can better search through their complex IT systems and growing mounds of data.

Several technology start-ups are bringing Google-like search capabilities to companies so information-technology professionals can better search through their complex IT systems and growing mounds of data. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125237153923891221.html Terri Griffith tgriffith986 5 3 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13343582232483162313-8725b552f3fc18f8ca2c059d46a2abd7 2009-10-17T03:14:09.633-04:00

In the information age, everyone collaborates on this worldwide knowledge exchange channel that's called Internet. Computing devices are proliferating and all interactions are finding a common home: the net. It binds us in a way that was inconceivable only a few years ago [...]

In the information age, everyone collaborates on this worldwide knowledge exchange channel that's called Internet. Computing devices are proliferating and all interactions are finding a common home: the net. It binds us in a way that was inconceivable only a few years ago [...] http://justaboutcommunication.blogspot.com/2009/10/appraising-your-investment-in.html Luca Olivari lolivari885 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14598749626215254416-5d2b26cfb8d711d9fb4e0110f9ff736f 2009-10-14T20:22:40.667-04:00

The other day in Cincinnati I met Filippo Passerini, Procter & Gamble's Chief Information Officer. Fascinating guy. Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Rome. Father of three. Technical mountain climber. And the toast of his organization right...

The other day in Cincinnati I met Filippo Passerini, Procter & Gamble's Chief Information Officer. Fascinating guy. Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Rome. Father of three. Technical mountain climber. And the toast of his organization right... http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/10/are-you-thinking-ahead-of-curve.html Braden Kelley bkelley034 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14246183906140310994-c011cb0b6c06d3df08361b251d880a02 2009-09-16T12:17:04.662-04:00

Beginning in 2005, Web programmers were able to incorporate results from Yahoo's search engine into their own services, but could do very little with those links: they were limited to 5,000 search queries per day, and they weren't allowed to change how results were ranked or blend their own site's content into the rankings. Then Vik Singh, only seven months out of college and five months into his first job, talked the company into giving away not just the search results but much of the data essential to its relevance formula, such as any tags that identify place names or people. His efforts led to the creation of BOSS (for "Build your Own Search Service"), an application programming interface that lets developers take Yahoo search results and manipulate them to provide services tailored to users' needs, in some cases by considering personal data that a website has collected.

Beginning in 2005, Web programmers were able to incorporate results from Yahoo's search engine into their own services, but could do very little with those links: they were limited to 5,000 search queries per day, and they weren't allowed to change how results were ranked or blend their own site's content into the rankings. Then Vik Singh, only seven months out of college and five months into his first job, talked the company into giving away not just the search results but much of the data essential to its relevance formula, such as any tags that identify place names or people. His efforts led to the creation of BOSS (for "Build your Own Search Service"), an application programming interface that lets developers take Yahoo search results and manipulate them to provide services tailored to users' needs, in some cases by considering personal data that a website has collected. http://www.technologyreview.com/TR35/Profile.aspx?Cand=T&TRID=822 Terri Griffith tgriffith986 2 0 2 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16329931174145926213-eb5b6de5bafe51696bbd8f9e58778200 2009-09-24T10:35:02.615-04:00

Anaplan presented at DEMO Fall 2009 (www.demo.com) this morning, unveiling its vision for a planning application that aims to be easier to use than a spreadsheet, delivers integrated business planning far easier than any spreadsheet can. Integrated business planning (IBP) is the process of connecting the planning function across an organization to improve its internal alignment and financial performance. IBP uses a comprehensive model of the organization linking strategic planning, operational planning and financial planning.

Anaplan presented at DEMO Fall 2009 (www.demo.com) this morning, unveiling its vision for a planning application that aims to be easier to use than a spreadsheet, delivers integrated business planning far easier than any spreadsheet can. Integrated business planning (IBP) is the process of connecting the planning function across an organization to improve its internal alignment and financial performance. IBP uses a comprehensive model of the organization linking strategic planning, operational planning and financial planning. http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3306 Ventana Research vresearch293 1 0 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3745048550955264221-e05c9ff0bd7136e207be025e023b6ec7 2009-09-10T01:46:02.697-04:00

Do the educational benchmarks used by the WEF's Report qualify as effective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and help explain how expenditures account for high youth unemployment - the report fails to deliver.

Do the educational benchmarks used by the WEF's Report qualify as effective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and help explain how expenditures account for high youth unemployment - the report fails to deliver. http://commetrics.com/articles/kpi-benchmark-validity/ Urs E. Gattiker ugattiker307 2 0 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1932301054647374775-11b8e937d3f631154e8a0f677e5bdfa4 2009-08-30T13:32:31.130-04:00

Will Microsoft get away with the committing the 7 deadly sins - why does SAP follow unethical business practices - thanks to the Canadian Privacy Commissioner for getting Facebook to finally heel...

Will Microsoft get away with the committing the 7 deadly sins - why does SAP follow unethical business practices - thanks to the Canadian Privacy Commissioner for getting Facebook to finally heel... http://commetrics.com/articles/2009-week-35/ Urs E. Gattiker ugattiker307 4 3 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13572374414211543577-5d91e239f7a14bcee5e0408f4fc66d5b 2009-08-15T19:47:11.441-04:00

Interview in Industry Speak section of Infosys Technology Roundtable. Shares several company examples of how analytics drives competitive advantage. Discusses concepts from book including the analytical paradox, the 3 types of decisions, and the language of performance.

Interview in Industry Speak section of Infosys Technology Roundtable. Shares several company examples of how analytics drives competitive advantage. Discusses concepts from book including the analytical paradox, the 3 types of decisions, and the language of performance. http://www.infosys.com/newsletter/technology-roundtable/prev/june09/industry-speak-joeyfitts.htm Joey Fitts jfitts101 4 2 2 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15280793949268358837-2d385adb954c3a0f84f74e36277f3d44 2009-09-03T06:05:41.878-04:00

Sentiment analysis is gaining in popularity, so we evaluated some sentiment analysis programs for Twitter reporting the disastrous findings.

Sentiment analysis is gaining in popularity, so we evaluated some sentiment analysis programs for Twitter reporting the disastrous findings. http://commetrics.com/articles/fails-validity-test/ Urs E. Gattiker ugattiker307 2 0 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13955785820247864569-9b1fb69313194db70f612f1a6c03d2f5 2009-08-30T12:15:41.313-04:00

The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil By Martin Sandbu Published: August 29 2009 02:26 | Last updated: August 29 2009 02:26 When he boarded his flight from London to Oslo, Farouk al-Kasim, a young Iraqi geologist, knew his life would never again be...

The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil By Martin Sandbu Published: August 29 2009 02:26 | Last updated: August 29 2009 02:26 When he boarded his flight from London to Oslo, Farouk al-Kasim, a young Iraqi geologist, knew his life would never again be... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/99680a04-92a0-11de-b63b-00144feabdc0.html Urs E. Gattiker ugattiker307 2 0 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13417277021832522555-acc65bbfcb95ed159faab6a5d80b24a7 2009-09-03T11:48:35.653-04:00

n part 1 we looked at how the real-time Web is a new form of communication and creates a new body of content. The immediacy of the Twitter channel is a third fundamental characteristic of the real-time Web and one of its prime currencies, not surprising given the name of the space. Because of demand within the eco-system, quite a bit of effort is being made on storing, slicing, dicing, and disseminating information as quickly as possible. The fundamental implication of this activity (without any explicit markers being laid down) is that the velocity of information within the Web data system has just increased by an order of magnitude.

n part 1 we looked at how the real-time Web is a new form of communication and creates a new body of content. The immediacy of the Twitter channel is a third fundamental characteristic of the real-time Web and one of its prime currencies, not surprising given the name of the space. Because of demand within the eco-system, quite a bit of effort is being made on storing, slicing, dicing, and disseminating information as quickly as possible. The fundamental implication of this activity (without any explicit markers being laid down) is that the velocity of information within the Web data system has just increased by an order of magnitude. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_real-time_web_a_primer_part_2.php Terri Griffith tgriffith986 2 1 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7801061157449149300-bb15b57c8402d40f7825c7b2a7b63b71 2009-09-03T11:47:22.494-04:00

Like cloud computing less than a year ago and social networking two years ago, the real-time Web is the new black on the tech circuit. The trend has been publicly bandied about this summer, starting with a few industry get-togethers, followed by several enthusiastic testimonials from investors (notably angel investor Ron Conway's widely posted list of ways for Twitter to monetize). It was then capped by a glowing report in BusinessWeek in early August. That a serious trend is on the rise would not be doubted by those watching Twitter's rise in usage and media popularity. In fact, the debate this summer has centered not on whether something is afoot but rather on what to call it. Ron Conway favors "now media" in the belief that it's a media phenomenon. But most commenters, led by several bloggers and lead investors, prefer to call it "real-time Web" ("real-time stream" is also popular).

Like cloud computing less than a year ago and social networking two years ago, the real-time Web is the new black on the tech circuit. The trend has been publicly bandied about this summer, starting with a few industry get-togethers, followed by several enthusiastic testimonials from investors (notably angel investor Ron Conway's widely posted list of ways for Twitter to monetize). It was then capped by a glowing report in BusinessWeek in early August. That a serious trend is on the rise would not be doubted by those watching Twitter's rise in usage and media popularity. In fact, the debate this summer has centered not on whether something is afoot but rather on what to call it. Ron Conway favors "now media" in the belief that it's a media phenomenon. But most commenters, led by several bloggers and lead investors, prefer to call it "real-time Web" ("real-time stream" is also popular). http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_real-time_web_a_primer_part_1.php Terri Griffith tgriffith986 2 1 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7227589400954262028-c0f830e41cfc3368ba458b5afae2b66a 2009-10-02T11:28:48.158-04:00

“The need for better Business Intelligence and analytics about your workforce has become a key priority for organizations to manage their human capital effectively."

“The need for better Business Intelligence and analytics about your workforce has become a key priority for organizations to manage their human capital effectively." http://www.softscape.com/us/pr2009/pr_09_0929_human_resources_business_intelligence.htm Ventana Research vresearch293 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15995699648380607081-0d89da6acd5286caaced73b332b3bef1 2009-09-09T23:03:34.048-04:00

HP and Informatica today announced a new portfolio of integrated business intelligence solutions that help customers accelerate business decisions by giving them access to more timely and accurate information.

HP and Informatica today announced a new portfolio of integrated business intelligence solutions that help customers accelerate business decisions by giving them access to more timely and accurate information. http://www.informatica.com/news_events/press_releases/Pages/09082009_hp_informatica_expand_alliance.aspx Ventana Research vresearch293 2 2 0 0