All companies out there are eager to get to how their customers are doing business with them. And for most of them, they have lots and lots of information on how this behavior paints a picture. With this post I want to get a simple, but powerful idea out there. Aggregated behavioral patterns. That might […]
In a lot of cases when working with demo applications, the development of those, need data that relates to the real world as much as possible. With geo capabilities getting more and more important for use cases out there, geo data is one of the things getting more attention. This ‘bite sized’ post will give […]
As our intro picture already cryptically explained. In a lot of cases weather should be considered an important factor when looking for correlation (<> causation). In this picture both variables are dependant on the weather. A no brainer, I know. More and more companies are looking into this subject to understand where these correlations exist. […]
Most of us know what Qlik Grey is. An example of this being: Here you can see we selected a price range of ‘200-300’. After that, a lot of values turn white and/or grey. White values still associate with the selection you made, meaning there are values holding the same property for price range. Grey […]
In most of my presentations I often showcase the logical relationships in a KPI framework. The way data can be analysed using these models is often a good thing to consider in your overall design of an analytics solution. This post is just about that. Visualizing the hierarchy that can exist in a dataset or KPI […]
I think that ROI (Return on Investment) is one of the most important factors for the existence of any data-driven solution. If your solution isn’t being actively used in decision making, it is worthless! This is one of the most important rules out there. Usage. But not for the sake of it. For real […]
When Google’s Mobile development platform was introduced, the presenter said: Right now there are thirty-one satellites zipping around the world with nothing better to do than help you find your way to the grocery store. This proves that finding your way “first time right” has turned into a commodity. As companies transport goods and cargo, […]
How does performance look compared to last month? This could be a typical question in which analysis plays an important role. Looking into variance over time is something we do in lots of business reviews. Giving insight into these kind of questions can be hard, because there are lots of categories and dimensions in which […]
The associative model (Green, White and Grey) within QlikView is really an important component. Combined with objects and charts from a ‘point-and-qlik-analysis’ perspective, apps can add substantial business benefits! Giving users this power is key for every application that is going to be developed. Keep that in mind. Simplicity comes with a few principles which […]