Do you feel like fear of math is holding back your data literacy and career efforts? Or are you interested in taking your data career to the next level with your own business? I had a great …
My appearance on Excel Unplugged
You may have heard that my business name, Stringfest Analytics, is in part musically inspired. So it was great to speak with another data professional with a similarly-named YouTube channel: Gašper …
Modern Analytics Platforms: O’Reilly report sponsored by TIBCO
I'm excited to share that I'm the author of a new O'Reilly Media report sponsored by analytics software provider TIBCO. The report, Modern Analytics Platforms: The Journey to Enterprise Agility, is …
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Learning guide: Financial modeling in Excel, half-day workshop
The first personal spreadsheet computer application was released in 1979. Its name, "VisiCalc," was short for "visual calculator." I like to bring this up when explaining the benefits of using …
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Data literacy and change management: A discussion with experts
Back in 2019, research advisory Gartner predicted that by 2022, 90% of corporate strategy will mention analytics as an essential competency. And that was back before the coronavirus pandemic caused …
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Data literacy and higher education: A discussion with experts
Most executives readily claim their organization has a long way to go in how it uses data to inform the business. Where do traditional universities fit into this transformation? Even before the …
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