Four data skills Logistics firms need today
Data skills are needed today to help solve an increasingly complex conundrum. How to deliver excellent customer service, at a competitive cost, while reducing the carbon footprint and fulfilling all elements of the company’s Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda? Whilst, at the same time, coping with issues that come […]
Data strategy to deliver the budget
Data strategy is growing in importance in commercial businesses and within the public sector. An increasing number of organisations recognise that data is a core asset that has the potential to unlock significant amounts of value. A data strategy determines how this will be achieved. It involves creating a limited […]
Data strategy in 7 steps
A data strategy defines how an organisation will use data to achieve its objectives. It also describes all the data related activities that need to take place for this to be possible. Within some business sectors, e.g. Transport and Logistics, the case for having a data strategy is a strong […]
What do we mean by digital skills?
A great many organisations face an acute shortage of digital skills. But it is hard to know what skills are needed. For some, the most relevant might be relatively basic e.g. to navigate around a CRM system. For others, they may be more advanced (e.g. the development of an e-commerce […]
Dashboard tunnel vision
The return to work post lockdown presents us with a great opportunity to rethink how we want to work with information. This is because we are being released from many of the conformities that have guided our working lives so far. For example, our organisations are going to feel different […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tackling repetitive tasks – the copy & paste
How much time do you spend copying & pasting information? It’s worth measuring as activities such as these sit so centrally within the working day that we rarely think about the time they take. They can be made to disappear, especially those involving spreadsheets such as MSExcel and Google Sheets. […]