In my last post, I tried to lay the foundation for the value of aligning business metrics to make all areas of your business more strategic and value-rich. Let’s see if I can take it a step further by way of illustration. Let’s assume a scenario involving a roadway construction company. The top priority corporate
Read More...Ok. That probably got your attention! Thomas Wailgum’s recent post entitled Wake Up People! Forget Twitter and iPhone Apps, and Focus on SAP and ERP Apps had the same impact on a few of us here in the office at MiPro Consulting. Wailgum’s title is provocative. More importantly however, his blog’s point is on target.
Read More...In last week’s post, we discussed embedding Business Intelligence (BI) into the business process in order to create a workflow that is more value-add and beneficial. Now that we have explored that concept, I want to look at BI as a mechanism to make all areas of business strategic and value-add. So, work with me
Read More...In my last post, we took a look at what BI is and isn’t and how it can really be used to make real-world business decisions. I promised you an example to help illustrate my point, so here we go. Let’s take a buyer of raw materials in a production facility. If that buyer is
Read More...There’s mainly one question being tossed around these days, at least as we hear it: how do companies not only survive but improve during times of economic recession? One tool that can certainly assist is Business Intelligence (BI). When one says BI, there are many reactions from “what is that?” to “oh right, you mean
Read More...This is from the cover of the March 2009 edition of Entrepreneur. I loved it! Sums up how we are thinking over here at MiPro. be fearless. See beyond the recession. Run a lean business. Protect your business idea. Raise your first round of capital. Keep the fire in your belly. Kick some ass.
Read More...Today, if you’ve been scanning the wires, you’ll note that we’ve announced a brand-new services arm focusing on Business Intelligence (BI). This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to people who follow us on Twitter and read this blog regularly; about three weeks ago, we announced our hiring of Larry Zagata, an established BI guru,
Read More...I suppose entering a new year is generally a cause for reflection on my part, and I tend to begin the year reviewing some Stephen Covey or similar classic in the self-management field. I find it sets me on the right path for the year, and gets me thinking about what is important in the
Read More...IBM Smarter Math: Correlates nicely with the best 3 jobs you can have, as ranked by the WSJ: mathematician, actuary, statistician.
Read More...Underconsideration.com has a great showcase of brand/logo redesigns done right and horribly, horribly wrong. The top honor winner, Dave Egger’s own 826 Valencia, is astounding. To wit: Likewise, WGN Superstation, the worst offender (in my opinion), is downright, well…horrible. It’s like 1988 meets Big Brother and a metric ton of eyeshadow. Can’t see how this
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