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Oh, absolutely. I'm not trying to make a blanket endorsement of, for example, "data-driven decision making" as a groupthink thing that everyone must do. That ca
by gipp 10y ago
Oh, absolutely. I'm not trying to make a blanket endorsement of, for example, "data-driven decision making" as a groupthink thing that everyone must do. That can, and does, lead a lot of unwary businesses down a lot of blind alleys.
But the flip side is also true -- blanket dismissal of information work as "self-preserving bullshit" is equally, or more, naive.
- fsloth 10y agoSure - to be brief, the data must be actionable and understandable to be of value. A great example of value adding data gathering and analysis process is the work of Eniram - they take a ship, analyze it, and optimize it's usage to save millions in large shipping operations fuel costs globally. This after the shipping companys internal engineers have optimized the shit out of their operations. This is what value added data enrichment scheme looks like. I'm sure the analogous thing can be done to all sorts of organizations and processes. It's not about gathering obscure metrics, running them through excel and creating powerpoints with no actionable items.