Going Beyond the Google Analytics Web Interface: Tapping into the Google Analytics API
Google Analytics offers two ways to access its data: 1) the out-of-the-box method (web interface) and 2) the “custom” method…
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Lean Portfolio Management: The Need for Evolution
Why Portfolio Management The adage for a company to achieve its business goals and strategies is something like this… Evaluate…
The Effect of Percentile Grouping Granularity on the Analytical Results of a Dual Matrix
Often in business, it’s helpful to understand how two metrics of interest relate to one another. This allows us to…
Remedies to Overcome Five Common Pitfalls When Scaling Agile – Part 3
Part 3 of 5 Previously I wrote an article titled “Five Common Pitfall When Scaling Agile”. These pitfalls are: Not…
Aspirent named as a 2021 Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On March 1, 2021, Aspirent earned the Top Workplace award by the AJC for the second time in a row!…
Dashboard Design & Development – Six Tips for Success
Many companies use information dashboards to monitor and manage business performance. A dashboard may be narrowly focused on detailed metrics…
Managing Work, Life, AND Your Band Using Personal Kanban with Mark Hodgdon
Mark Hodgdon, Manager in the Execution Practice for Aspirent, recently did an interview with Dave Prior of Leading Agile and…
Remedies to Overcome Five Common Pitfalls When Scaling Agile – Part 2
Part 2 of 5 Previously I wrote an article titled “Five Common Pitfall When Scaling Agile”. These pitfalls are: Not…
Remedies to Overcome Five Common Pitfalls When Scaling Agile – Part 1
Part 1 of 5 Previously I wrote an article titled “Five Common Pitfall When Scaling Agile”. These pitfalls are: Not…
KPIs to Measure Traditional and Agile Project Delivery
As a project manager, it is often easy to get caught in the day to day activities of managing a…
Leveraging a SaaS Data Platform
Abstract In today’s IT ecosystem, many companies are moving to SaaS enterprise applications due to the many benefits and efficiencies…
Google Analytics: What, Why, and Where to Focus
What is Google Analytics? It is a website analytics service offered by Google that provides insights on the customer’s user…
Kick-Starting Your Data Science Journey
Data Scientist. It’s currently one of the most attractive jobs in business. In fact, Forbes named it the best job…
Five Steps to Get Started with an Analytics Project
Light My (Analytics) Fire: Five Steps to Get Started with Your First Analytics Project “Analytics” is among the most prevalent…
The Goldilocks Zone
Reality is too real. Data is too abstract. Visualization is just right. We earthlings have it good. If earth’s orbit…
Five Common Pitfalls When Scaling Agile
Companies have been scaling agile for over a decade with frameworks like Large Scale Scrum (LeSS-2005) and Scaled Agile Framework…
The Effective Consultant – Adaptation and Assimilation
Overview There are countless recommendations intended to arm consultants with tools that will help them serve their customers more effectively.…
Presentations are Like Program and Project Planning
Experienced program managers and project managers know the importance of good planning. Yet, do they all know how to structure…
Business Agility Is Not Optional For Championship Organizations
Professional athletes invest an exorbitant amount of time, money, and energy into developing their speed and agility. Professional sports organizations…
A Business Leader’s Short Guide to Data Scientists
If you’re a new leader in this space and want to know how to best lead a data science team,…