If you are an average business professional, your eyes probably roll back in your head when you hear terms like data preparation, data extraction, transformation and loading, otherwise known as ETL, or any other term that makes you think of a pile of rubble you have to sift through to find what you need. How and why would you ever want to dive into that pile?
Want to Improve Data Literacy and Data Democratization? Use the Right BI Tools!
When you want to democratize data and help your business users function at a higher level; when you want to improve the quality of decisions; when you want to optimize the analytical and data scientist resources you have and make them more productive, you have to look at the business intelligence solutions that are designed to support every team member. Most of your team members are professionals with specific knowledge and that knowledge should be giving you a market advantage and should be dedicated to doing the job and filling the role you need the team member to fill.
If you have a great idea for a software product and you want to take that idea to market to generate revenue and increase your business visibility, the first thing you need to understand is this: Software Product Development is not the same as software or application development. Oh, sure, there are many of the same steps involved, but there are many differences as well.
If you follow technology publications and predictions, you know that Citizen Data Scientists are the big news for business. By transforming business users into Citizen Data Scientists, the business can leverage the professional skills and knowledge of an individual team member and combine that knowledge with data analytics to get the best answers, forecast and predict, solve problems and identify business opportunities.
Don’t Give Up On Your Business Goals: Staff Augmentation Can Help
If you don’t have an IT team for your business, or if you have a team but they are always swamped, you are likely to be frustrated by the fact that you can’t plan any new projects, whether they are for infrastructure, software for business, support and maintenance, integration of software solutions, analytics initiatives or Software Product Development.
As business people, we are often presented with what might seem like a great opportunity. Maybe we have a chance to open another location, or to buy out a competitor or to add a product or service to our existing portfolio or to acquire more customers, resources, material or equipment.
SmartenApps eCommerce Analytics for Shopify provides complete insight into sales trends, KPIs and more with pre-built templates/reports. eCommerce analytics has never been easier. SmartenApps allow every business user to analyze business results, and the tools can be accessed with a simple install. Within minutes, with a single sign-on and registration, you will have access to pre-built templates and reports including: Sales Trends, Customer Lifetime Value, Customer Loyalty & Cohorts, Product Cross-sell Analysis and Business Intelligence Reports
From Business Intelligence to Augmented Analytics: Tips for a Crucial Transformation
As business intelligence solutions and BI Tools evolve into Augmented Analytics, business users can achieve valuable insight and take appropriate action to optimize resources and enable continuous improvement. As Gartner has predicted, the market is responding to business needs by transforming business intelligence tools into sophisticated Advanced Analytics that are easy-to-use. These augmented analytics solutions support the needs of the average business user, improve productivity and collaboration, and assure data democracy and Data Literacy across the organization.
This Client is based in the U.K. and is a leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment in India. The Client manufactures a wide range of world-class equipment in its state-of-the-art global factories. The Client has established business operations around the world and creates employment opportunities and programs to enhance skills, support the pursuit higher education and diplomas and create entrepreneur opportunities to help team members excel in their careers.
The Elegant MicroWeb team collaborated with the Client team to complete development, provide support for3rd party security compliance testing and roll-out the Negotiation and Approval Workflow Application and deliver the solution to users based on Client requirements. The new solution created a seamless environment where users can quickly learn and complete tasks with an automated process and workflow for negotiations, pricing changes and approvals etc. This solution reduces the time required to process and complete the sales cycle and ensures that the customer interest is preserved, while improving productivity and assuring an accurate process that is easy to understand, monitor, manage and approve. As Client users embrace this solution, the Client plans to include roll-out to other international offices outside India.
As business intelligence solutions and BI Tools evolve into Augmented Analytics, business users can achieve valuable insight and take appropriate action to optimize resources and enable continuous improvement. As Gartner has predicted, the market is responding to business needs by transforming business intelligence tools into sophisticated Advanced Analytics that are easy-to-use. These augmented analytics solutions support the needs of the average business user, improve productivity and collaboration, and assure data democracy and Data Literacy across the organization.
