Comments on: Accuracy not just confidence – some thoughts after attending SAS Global Forum 2009

By: Allan Russell

Allan Russell — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:44:15 +0000

I agree on the importance of using analytics to make decisions – I actually gave a paper on this at the conference in the IT Exec stream. I’d be happy to share this and to discuss the topic with you. Best Regards Allan Russell – SAS

By: Allan Russell

Allan Russell — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:38:54 +0000

I agree strongly that this is about decisions – a question I wonder about is how well orgainsations actually understand where they make decisions and what kinds of decisions they make. We have seen some examples of very well described orgainsations who make extensive use of process mapping to make those descriptions. The metadata created by the process mapping exercise is a very vaulable resource for BI activities precisely because it can provide context to BI. I have a presentation on this which I gave at the IT Exec stream at the conference and I’d be happy to share it and also discuss how you and others see this.

By: David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:51:46 +0000

Sounds like an insular community, or fear of an expanded view where SAS will itself not be confident.

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:12:39 +0000

Great feedback from the conference. I like your focus on the act of decision making and your points about decisions being built in to systems (as opposed to requiring individuals to make the decisions).