The below diagram illustrates a generally agreed maturity model for analytics. You may find you don’t exactly fit in any of the below boxes but the purpose is to highlight what basic and strong analytics are and unsurprisingly the most successful organisations are often at the higher end of this model. It’s often easier for […]
Eisenhower Matrix
I suspect most of you will have seen this grid before but I wanted to write something you had to refer back to and some detail around the model for those of you who could do with a hand managing your workload, which we all need from time to time. The Eisenhower Matrix, which is […]
What is NLP?
NLP or Neuro Linguistic Programming in summary is the process of recognising a behaviour and creating a pre-programmed action. I’ve found it incredibly helpful in learning where I don’t react to a situation in the best way how to react in the ideal way. I’ve also coached people on it and they’ve found it effective […]
Number of years it took each product to gain 50 million users
This is something I saw on the Digital Engineering teams Slack channel which gave me a laugh!
The Dirty History of Doctors’ Hands
In 1846, Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis, a sad-eyed, mustachioed young medical graduate, became chief resident of obstetrics at the Vienna General Hospital. Over the next two decades of his brief career, he became the “savior of mothers” and an enemy of the medical establishment, driven mad by his quest for the truth about hospital-acquired infections. In […]
Retail 2018 – Exclusive insights about the year ahead from retail’s top leaders
The uncertainty expressed at the beginning of 2017 has continued throughout the trading period with some retailers unable to whether the storm. Those that adapted to the new trading climate have seen growth. Despite the turbulent market Craig Summers, UK Managing Director at Manhattan Associates says that “customers still need to buy things” and the […]
Creating Secure Excel SQL Queries
Sometimes it’s easier (lazier?) to use an Excel query for simple reports. One problem with this is that the query authentication properties are viewable to anyone who has access to the report. While this is like teaching a dog algebra for the average user, an advanced user could, conceivably, use this connection data to create […]
Black Swan – The Impact of the Highly Improbable
I have recently finished listening to Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (a former derivatives trader, is Dean’s Professor in the Sciences Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences). The book is written about the extreme impact of certain kinds of rare and unpredictable events and our tendency to try and find simplistic explanations. I have pulled […]
Does Page Load Speed Really Matter?
If your website takes longer than three seconds to load, you could be losing nearly half of your visitors, according to data from Akamai. It’s pretty simple: the faster the speed of your website, the happier your visitors will be. Optimizing page load time leads to noticable improvements in customer experience, conversion rates, and ultimately, your sales […]
5 Common Productivity Myths You Need To Stop Believing
“If you keep making that face, it’ll get stuck that way.” “Don’t sit too close to the television or you’ll fall in.” “Eat your carrots and you’ll always have great eyesight.” Sound familiar? When you were just a kid, you were on the receiving end of plenty of fibs and tall tales just like those. […]