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Brian Whittaker

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Independent Consultant, Whittaker Associates, LLC

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Over 20 years of IT and business experience. Expertise in package implementation, project management, and business intelligence. Has led projects in insurance, biotech, federal government, manufacturing, non-profit and telecommunications. In-depth recent experience with Cognos, SAP BusinessObjects, and Siebel CRM.

Aug. 24, 2011

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Is arguing on the internet a bad idea?

Rarely is an on-line argument going to get anywhere. Unless there is some exception that entering the argument will move you closer to your goals, I can't see how it is a good use of time. more

April 16, 2011

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What are the top 3 things potential buyers should know about business intelligence?

I'll throw in my two cents:
1. Ability to manage the organization by the facts. It is surprising to me how many organizations don't have the data they need when they need it, so a majority of decisions are made by intuition instead of knowing the ... more

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Business Intelligence

Oct. 20, 2010

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Should BI Teams Reside on the IT or the Business Side?

Unless your IT department is not helpful, I would definitely have both ends involved. The business users must define requirements and the end results. IT is responsible for gathering the data from source systems (and possibly external entities), and making sure that the data definitions ... more

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Business Intelligence

Sept. 29, 2010

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We are considering outsourcing our IT dept. Any vendors, consdierations we should be looking for.

One concern that I would have is the expectation that outsourcing will alleviate all of your issues. Usually, outsourcing works best when you are already functioning properly, but you want to save on costs or there is some expertise that you want that does not ... more

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