The value an energised team can bring
Across business and public service there are people developing information to help their organisation to move forward. Many however struggle to make any difference. For one particular Finance Team this was a source of great frustration. They wanted to be the ‘go to’ team for great information about the business […]
To get more sustainable – start measuring
As Earth Day arrives more businesses are working towards greater levels of sustainability than ever before. The Green Business Bureau (https://greenbusinessbureau.com) has some good advice for those businesses wanting to push on down the sustainability path. Set it as a proper strategic objective and implement it on that basis. E.g. […]
Data essentials for on-line business success
Over the last few days several leading companies with e-commerce sites have said that e-commerce is here to stay. The uptick in on-line sales that happened during lockdown is expected to remain. For on-line retailers this is both a blessing and a curse. It’s great to have operating costs that […]
It’s time to become data confident
The CBI Tech Tracker 2020 report (published Dec 2020) suggests that a divide is growing between businesses that are confident using data and those that are not. Those that are confident frequently use data to shape decisions, give feedback on products and services, and optimise operations. Unsurprisingly this gives them […]
Visualising data is more important than ever
There is little doubt that companies that have and know how to use data cope with adversity better than those that do not. A food outlet in Tamworth in the West Midlands discovered that, by using passenger counts for local buses and train services, traffic flow data, WiFi/Bluetooth detector counts […]
Stealthy Police and the electric bike.
We have been looking at data from electric bikes – that are ridden by the Police. The benefits are what might be expected e.g. they use the car less – so it’s cheaper and better for the environment. Other benefits are not perhaps so obvious. For example, the routes that […]
What is data?
To celebrate the launch of the figuringoutdata blog, we are starting by defining what we mean by data. Taken in the context of business efficiency (as distinct from, say, mobile phone usage) data can be formed from any set of numbers, any items of text, any image. It becomes ‘data’ […]