STORIES & SOLUTIONS FOR THE MODERN BUSINESS USER

Whether or not you realize it, we rely on geospatial data analysis every single day in our modern world. Geospatial data analysis involves collecting, combining, and visualizing various data sets that represent people, places, and things on Earth. On any given day, you might use GPS to meet your friend at a new restaurant in town or search for a healthcare provider near your home. Geospatial analysis enables our day-to-day lives to run seamlessly. Accordingly, it’s become more important than ever for organizations to leverage geospatial analysis for data analytics and business intelligence needs.

Implementing a large-scale change within a city government is a complex task that requires careful planning, collaboration, and adaptability. The challenge of change in city governments includes navigating complex bureaucratic structures, diverse stakeholder interests, and the natural resistance to change.

We’ve walked a mile in your shoes, is what many consultants say, when they make the transition from working for a higher education institution to Workday consultant. After 11 years in higher education, I made the leap to become certified as a Workday Student consultant. While many of the same character traits and skills are needed in both roles to be effective, the role of internal project leader and the role of the consultant are not the same in a project.

The Tableau best practices checklist is designed to provide developers with key questions to ask when designing a dashboard. The checklist serves as a resource for designers before, during, and after the dashboard is built. The components of the checklist ensure that the dashboard is following Tableau best practice standards and best-serves the desired audience. This checklist is intended to make you aware of the things to consider.

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Have you thought about your organization’s change management strategy? Do you know how to move your organization from needing more information to realizing benefits?

In today's changing work environment, it is crucial for human resources departments to have a holistic view of the employee experience. Different HR functions are often working independently and have communication barriers despite an overlap of activities and data between functions.

You’ve probably heard the phrase teamwork makes the dream work, but have you ever put much thought into what that really means and how to put it into practice?

Police departments across the country are modernizing technology to make processes more efficient, reduce manual errors, and increase transparency. While crime is down nationally, it can be different at the state or county level. Between burglaries, robberies, grand larcenies, assault, and property crime, there is a lot of data to sift through. Using data and analytics, law enforcement leaders can get a better grasp of what is happening inside their communities and make data-informed decisions, better allocate resources, and reduce manual processes and errors. Here are four ways data and analytics are enabling police departments to add more precision to policing.

Business leaders are constantly looking for ways to improve their organizations and streamline processes to meet current and future business needs. Most companies are transforming or need to transform to remain competitive, be more efficient, and position themselves for growth. With change comes disruption, but even when it is positive, change can be difficult to manage. With proper organizational change management, disruptions can be minimized, and successful transformation can be achieved.