Teaching analytics with modern Excel
As a new grad, I interviewed for one of those "management development programs." I really wanted the job because it sounded cool to travel different departments and even across the world. It sounded …
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Should data analysts learn to code? This is a question "we" at the blog discuss quite often. In our estimation, the marginal benefit for the typical data analyst exceeds the marginal cost -- if …
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Russell Ackoff (1919-2009)One of my (many) writing assignments this semester is to write a biosketch of a prominent information systems theorist. I am finding a lot to respect in Russ Ackoff, my …
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Excellent piece yesterday by Rob Collie at PowerPivotPro about seeing yourself as a Michelangelo of data.This is a topic that I discussed many times that I am totally on board with. I have argued to …
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A feature of my blog has been turning Excel skills into career opportunities. My first course was a deep dive into getting "hired with Excel." What, as I said, does "every analyst need to know?" This …
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I am putting some of my essays into a book, to be published very soon. From the book's introduction:Introduction My jump from a cozy liberal arts college to the gray felt walls of corporate finance …
