The Goldilocks Zone
Reality is too real. Data is too abstract. Visualization is just right. We earthlings have it good. If earth’s orbit…
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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,…
Value of a Data-Driven Product Manager
Summary: Product managers are the visionaries and critical contributors to the success of their products. As industry leaders shift towards…
The Interconnectedness of Visualization and Strategy
Every organization has a unique reason for existing, or else they don’t exist for long — they make an interesting…
Aspirent named as a Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On March 1, 2020, Aspirent earned the Top Workplace award by the AJC! “This is an incredible honor for our…
An Overview of RPA: The First Step Towards Business Automation
There have always been mundane tasks in business, that are repetitive and time consuming. How many times have you had…
Agile Scrum Roles
As a continuation of my earlier article, What Is The Difference Between a Project Manager and a Product Manager?, this…
Less Reporting, More Visualization
Dan Gastineau, practice leader for Visual Analytics at Aspirent, recently published “Less Reporting, More Visualization” in Nightingale, Medium’s online journal…
Best Practices for Planning Cross-Enterprise Initiatives
How many times have you heard or experienced that a program (or project) would have had a better result if…
Career Paths for Project Managers
You entered the Project Management profession as a project manager to help your organization “get it done”. You might have…
What is the difference between a Project Manager and a Product Manager?
I was recently on an interview for a new assignment with my firm with a new customer, and I was…
Aspirent Sponsors Successful Cox Analytics Summit 2019
Aspirent is a proud sponsor of the Cox Analytics Summit 2019: an analytics knowledge-sharing endeavor across all the Cox companies.…
Aspirent Recognition at TAG Data Science & Analytics Innovation Awards 2019
Aspirent’s engagement with Southern Company was nominated last month as a Top 5 finalist for the Technology Association of Georgia’s…
The Five Types of People that Use Visualization
Dan Gastineau, practice leader for Visual Analytics at Aspirent, recently published “The Five Types of People that Use Visualization” in…
How to Use Storytelling Conventions to Create Better Visualizations
Dan Gastineau, practice leader for Visual Analytics at Aspirent, recently published “How to Use Storytelling Conventions to Create Better Visualizations”…
Four Ways the Data Scientist Has Evolved to the 21st Century
Understanding the importance of the human – machine integration and complementary decision-making skills from each appears to have made its…