As part of The Affordable Care Act, many Americans have had to change insurance providers or plans. I’m old enough to realize that wide-sweeping changes like this legislation will surely face many legal, technological and financial obstacles; I've even talked about some of these issues before. Suffice to say, I didn’t expect a
I have previously blogged about how the dark side of our mood skews the sentiment analysis of customer feedback negatively since we usually only provide feedback when we have a negative experience with a product or service. Reading only negative reviews from its customers could make a company sad, but could reading only
I've written many times on this site about the exceptional data-management techniques of Amazon. The company does a remarkable job at managing both its operational and analytical systems. Because of the way that it handles vast troves of information, Amazon can do things that many companies cannot even approach. Yet
Issue management defines the process of documenting and escalating any issue that the project may encounter during development, testing and implementation into production. The process document could include the following: 1. How does the project find the issue? Usually, an issue is reported by one of the business users or conversion
You have kicked off a data quality initiative and had some great results. Your next goal is to build on this success and grow the influence of your team around the organisation. To achieve this, you need to get creative and put on your marketing hat. Here are some ideas
Few cities use data as much as Las Vegas. Walk into any casino and you'll see nothing sort of a paean to data. For instance, blackjack dealers use zero discretion when flipping cards. Pit bosses scour for potential cheats looking to move the needle just a few degrees. And that
Data science, as Deepinder Dhingra recently blogged, “is essentially an intersection of math and technology skills.” Individuals with these skills have been labeled data scientists and organizations are competing to hire them. “But what organizations need,” Dhingra explained, “are individuals who, in addition to math and technology, can bring in
Over the past few weeks I have been discussing the use of graph models for analyzing interconnectivity and how entity characteristics can be inferred in relation to links and connections. While we looked at the social network domain for identifying influential individuals within a social community, there are numerous other
It is important to review any existing documents (maybe from previous projects) before re-inventing the wheel (standards and guidelines). My preference is to review existing standards with my customer and recommend any enhancements or additions that may be required for the conversion project. Consider locating the following: 1. Infrastructure guidelines - Usually
I have recently qualified as a volunteer first responder to assist ambulance crews in my rural community, which is an interesting break from the world of data. But not a break entirely. During my training, it occurred to me that we’re simply not equipping many data quality practitioners with the
