The Business Intelligence Podcast [BIP] – Elasticity
This podcast covers workshifting or telecommuting or working remotely. We explain the economic term elasticity. And we cover the 5 point checklist BEFORE going on vacation
Author: Johnny
You Are Not Alone
I broke my own rule this week. In a moment of desperation I began plugging values into cells, sorting and sifting through data trying to get this data table populated. It was brutal. Luckily, I’ve built enough procedures and processes that this type of thing doesn’t happen often. But it reminds me of the purpose of this site
3 Solutions for Dealing with Emergencies
Training your boss or the director of a company can be tricky. You want to exceed their expectations but how do you deal with emergencies… all the time?
4 Excel tips that can save you 3.5 hours of work this week!
Here are some tips that I’ve been sharing on Twitter. When you use these kinds of tricks in your regular processes can save you hours of work. There’s no reason to be spending more than 10 minutes on any task. Use these tricks and spend less time on boring stuff, and allow you to focus on what you want to.
How to segment your reporting users
The vast majority of your business users will never use your Business Intelligence tools. There are only 5% (or 1 in 20) of your “users” of business intelligence (BI) tools that will want to “self serve” their information requests. Separate your business users into these three tiers: Shadow IS, Advanced Users, and Managers.
How to Deal with Emergency Reporting Needs… All The Time
I received this e-mail from a Sales Director: “I’m outside this customer’s office, and I have a presentation to make in 10 minutes. Can you make me a couple of slides showing revenue and units for the past 12 months?” Yes, that really happened.
The best business practice for Excel
If you are working for more than 10 minutes on any one process in Excel, YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME! I was working on a process that was requiring a bunch of manual moving, copy, and pasting and my little mental timer went off…
How to survive the New Year
It’s time to recharge the batteries, do a little site maintenance, and prepare for the exciting New Year. What do you do to reward yourself for a great year of hard work, share with the community?
How to be thankful in Black Friday lines
While you’re in line try this activity to make the time pass faster – take each letter of the name of the store and come up with a thing you’re thankful for. We’ll call this the Positive Acronym Game.