I’ve written posts before on the four stages of product analytics. The four stages are Collection, Validation, Enhancement and Accessibility. To be strategic with your analytics programs, you need to…
Open Networks & the Global Data Supply Chain
Data is the new currency. More and more, companies are turning their attention to creating new ways to generate consumer generated content (CGC). If you are successful, you can increase…
Analytics: Storytelling not data reporting
So often I get requests like “I need this metric.” or “When can we have this report?” Part of the job is enablement and facilitation but there is also the…
Product Management Mistakes: Often Missed Details
When you think of product management, or product in general, it is pretty common to focus on the primary goals of ideation, getting to market, establishing your user base and…
Analytics: Failure to plan is planning to fail
At the core of every successful analytics report, dashboard or any web app that collects analytics is planning that understands the current and future needs of the audience. Every analyst…
Establishing A Positive Team Identity
Understanding the relationships between a product development team and the business side of an organization can be a pivotal role in the success of a product and by extension, a…
From Source to Supplier: Twitter monetizing it’s data stream.
Late Friday night, DataSift announced that Twitter would not be renewing its contract with them. This is not surprising. But it does set a series of events in motion that…
Situational Intelligence. What is it and why you need it.
Anytime you are trying to make a point, provide inspiration, or describe a process, how you communicate the material can be just as important as the substance. I have known…
Autism and the Structure of Daily Life
Autism, wow, it is hard but it is probably the most beautiful thing I have ever known. Most people cannot understand how difficult the structure is day in and day…
The reality mining wave is coming…
If you use the internet, you know that everything you do is tracked. Everything from personal interactions with your friends and family, items you purchase, items you look at while…