the human touch - aligning bi strategy to your business and people
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Welcome#BIBoss
@CorecomIT
www.corecomconsulting.co.uk
Schedule for this evening● 6.00pm - Networking
● 6.30pm - Welcome and Introduction: Jonathan Sanderson, Corecom Consulting
● 6.40pm – Presentation: Mike Cawthorn, Director and Business Solutions Lead at Catalyst IT Solutions – ‘The Human Touch – Aligning BI Strategy to your Business and People'
● 7.10pm - Buffet and Refreshments
● 7.30pm - Lightning Discussions
● 8.00pm - Networking
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The Human Touch Aligning your BI strategy to your business and people
Who is Catalyst and who am I?
• We implement solutions that accelerate performance
• We believe that every business should understand how to use its information more effectively
• Our purpose is to improve working lives by removing technology bottlenecks
• If technology is enjoyable and easy to use, then better results are achieved
• We make it fun and achievable by understanding the people who drive the business
ENABLING BUSINESS AGILITY AND INNOVATION
O U R C L I E N T S
No need to be Sherlock Holmes
Although he made a fair point…
“It is a capital offence to theorise before one has data…”
The Human Touch
• Data is just a source
• Technology is just an enabler
• It’s people that evaluate information and make decisions
What’s happening in the market?
To BusinessDriven
To DiverseData
To AnalysisCentric
To AnalyticPlatforms
DataGravity
AnalyticGravity
BuyerGravity
DeveloperGravity
BIMarket
The Challenges
• What are you currently seeing?
• What does the business need?
• Who do you need to engage?
• Shadow IT
• Keeping up with the pace of the business
• Avoiding the state of paralysis…
• Too many tech talks, not enough business chat?
BECOMEEMPOWERED
The Human Touch
• Data is just a source
• Technology is just an enabler
• It’s people that evaluate information and make decisions
The more times People use analytics, the more Value organisations get from analytics
Because
Business Intelligence is Optimised by harnessing Collective Human Intelligence across an organisation
Practical Tips!
Get a business sponsor – who can harness the collective power
Lead a culture change – Empower through self-service and enablement
Embrace Shadow IT – Harness the potential and make them champions
Thank youMike Cawthorn, Director, Catalyst IT Solutions07775 636273
“Everyone needs a Catalyst in their pocket”.
Topic 1: 10 minutes…
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“How is Big Data being driven by the new and emerging Data
Science vocation and how do you see it impacting the BI industry? ”
Alasdair Thompson, TSYS
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“What do others do around Data Governance? By our own BI teams consolidating and aggregating data, we expose the data quality issues – do you report it or attempt to fix it?”
Chris Ward, MooD International
Topic 2: 10 minutes…
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“How do we estimate highly complex data challenges that the business doesn’t understand or
appreciate?”
Emma Webb, Provident
Topic 3: 10 minutes…
Thank you#BIBoss
@CorecomIT
www.corecomconsulting.co.uk