These days, it seems that every conference I attend, there is a discussion about Citizen Data Scientists. For some of my colleagues, the discussion seems irrelevant or, in some cases, daunting. If you are hesitant to embrace this type of initiative in your business, here are a few Gartner predictions that might convince you to at least consider this crucial shift in business culture and data literacy.
When you are looking for a BI solution, do not ignore the trend toward data democratization and data literacy among your team members. To create the greatest assets to your company and improve team member value, you want to provide access to critical data and a simple way to perform advanced analytics so that users will adopt BI tools and you can create a social BI environment with improved data popularity and power users who will share knowledge and encourage the use of data and fact-driven decision-making.
If your business wants to democratize data and provide access to business intelligence tools to satisfy the needs of every business user, you may want to engage a business intelligence consultant to help you better understand your requirements for data and systems integration and to plan a simple, straightforward implementation and training schedule that will get you where you want to go, quickly and easily.
If your business users are frustrated with BI solutions that are restrictive or BI reporting tools that offer only formats and static reports chosen by others who do not know their needs, you are not alone.
Business intelligence and analytics has changed drastically over the past five years. Data analysis for business is more democratic today and that is good for the organization. By extending access throughout the organization, the enterprise can provide a solid foundation for confident decision-making. Business users can have access to sophisticated business intelligence software and use business analytical tools without the advanced training of a data scientist, an analyst or an IT professional.
The key to analytics today is to provide the tools to every user on the team and allow them to leverage those tools in whatever way is meaningful to their role and will help them support the goals of the organization. Business users need a BI tool that can provide business intelligence reporting and let them visualize data in a way that makes sense for the data and purpose they are considering.
There are a lot of components to a comprehensive business intelligence solution. The process of integrating data from disparate sources, and using that data to analyze, clarify, find issues, identify opportunities and make decisions is one that is crucial to every organization, no matter how small or large but it can seem daunting. But, with the right BI reporting tool and dashboard software, your business can do great things and you can empower your business users and make them more productive.
We all know the frustration of seeing something you really like, something you really need and then finding out that the price is not as low as you thought. Whether it is an item of clothing or those concert tickets with all the service fees added on, you know what I am talking about.
An enterprise that employs restrictive business intelligence tools is losing competitive advantage and crucial business opportunities every day. To get the most out of business intelligence software, an organization needs a self-serve business intelligence dashboard that will allow business users to access data integrated from multiple sources and analyze that data with ease, using business intelligence reporting that incorporates sophisticated features in a simple, interactive environment.
I have a few pet peeves but every one of my team members knows ONE of these pet peeves all too well. I HATE spending time and resources on endless report customization and data sharing that never quite makes it to every team member. I hate it when everyone isn’t on the same page! But, I don’t have the time to run to every office and check on what team members are using to make decisions.
