I share articles, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and insights on business analysis, demystifying and providing different perspectives using real cases.
DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS CAN GO WRONG
When a Harvard Business Review article caught my eye with its headline "Where Data-Driven Decision-Making Can Go Wrong," I was intrigued to delve deeper into the topic. As someone who regularly follows HBR's monthly publications, I wanted to understand the nuances of how data, despite its crucial role in modern business, might sometimes lead us astray in decision-making processes.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
Traditional project management skills, such as project governance or project management methodology, aren’t sufficient to meet changing organizational needs. Gartner recently surveyed 373 project management leaders to identify the “next generation” skills — from organizational awareness to financial acumen — that disproportionately impact performance. They also identified three future-focused project manager
GUIDE TO BUSINESS PROCESS MAPPING
Business analysts and project managers in their collaboration with software engineers are required to provide them with a path to follow. Think of it as a map which indicates a starting point to a finish line. In this case, your regular Google or Apple maps which shows you how you can get to your destination. This is essentially, the visual display of the steps within a business process showing how it's done from start to finish.
BLUE OCEAN vs RED OCEAN STRATEGY. ANY NUANCES?
Unchartered paths are the dream of any person who wants to start any venture, simply because the assumption is that there’s a propensity to capture a huge market share and dominate later. In other instances, becomes a monopoly. When INSEAD professors, Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne authored the book on Blue and Red ocean strategy, they sought to unearth the benefits, challenges, distinctions and
ARITZIA CAN RECAPTURE ITS FORMER LUSTRE
I came across an article from the Peak positing that Aritzia, after the release of its quarterly financial report, may be headed for a bleak future despite the company’s increase in 5% of net revenue among other reasons. I would want to provide more perspective to it. When Aritzia announced its quarter three earnings in its report, there was surprisingly a drop in its net income of 52.7 million, which is a 31% drop from $76.6 million in the third quarter of 2023.
SCALERS RULE MARKETS, INNOVATORS DON’T
The pervasive influence of Artificial Intelligence has ushered in a transformative era, reshaping industries and redefining the operational landscape for organizations. Over the past half-decade, there has been a twofold increase in the average number of AI capabilities within organizations, showcasing the rapid growth and widespread recognition of AI and machine learning (ML) as catalysts for innovation and efficiency.