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  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    mrussel1 said:
    benjs said:
    Mrussel, which BI tools do you guys use? I’m our Looker developer at our company and love the tool to death.
    We have our own home grown product today, but I've used Crystal and Microstrategy when I was at Cap One.  But I'm consumer, not a developer by trade so I don't have much insight into the level of effort that it took to get there.  Earlier in my career (late 20's, early 30's) I got heavily into Six Sigma and went all black belt.  For that, we used Minitab as the suite of analytical tools needed (pareto charts, FMEA, t-charts, regression bullshit, etc.).  It was all built in and easy to use compared to writing all the queries in Excel. 
    Very cool! I'm in a small business so Six Sigma/Lean/all that jazz is a ways away, but I could see how that would force you into some major analytics. The regression bullshit in particular excites me, as a stats nerd, but that's another story.

    I love Excel, but when you understand how to program and watch people try to tell you that they're better off handling their 300,000 rows of data in Excel than aggregating in a proper tool, it's a cringeworthy thing to see. That said, in a pinch, it does the trick.
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    EV
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    benjs said:
    mrussel1 said:
    benjs said:
    Mrussel, which BI tools do you guys use? I’m our Looker developer at our company and love the tool to death.
    We have our own home grown product today, but I've used Crystal and Microstrategy when I was at Cap One.  But I'm consumer, not a developer by trade so I don't have much insight into the level of effort that it took to get there.  Earlier in my career (late 20's, early 30's) I got heavily into Six Sigma and went all black belt.  For that, we used Minitab as the suite of analytical tools needed (pareto charts, FMEA, t-charts, regression bullshit, etc.).  It was all built in and easy to use compared to writing all the queries in Excel. 
    Very cool! I'm in a small business so Six Sigma/Lean/all that jazz is a ways away, but I could see how that would force you into some major analytics. The regression bullshit in particular excites me, as a stats nerd, but that's another story.

    I love Excel, but when you understand how to program and watch people try to tell you that they're better off handling their 300,000 rows of data in Excel than aggregating in a proper tool, it's a cringeworthy thing to see. That said, in a pinch, it does the trick.
    Don't worry,  six sigma is dead outside manufacturing.  Lean is still popular but cooling off.  The white collar world tried too hard to fit the peg into the hole,  so to speak.  
    Small to medium business is great.  You really stay focused on your P&L and make efficient decisions,  rather than bogged down in bureaucracy.  What field are you in?
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    mrussel1 said:
    benjs said:
    mrussel1 said:
    benjs said:
    Mrussel, which BI tools do you guys use? I’m our Looker developer at our company and love the tool to death.
    We have our own home grown product today, but I've used Crystal and Microstrategy when I was at Cap One.  But I'm consumer, not a developer by trade so I don't have much insight into the level of effort that it took to get there.  Earlier in my career (late 20's, early 30's) I got heavily into Six Sigma and went all black belt.  For that, we used Minitab as the suite of analytical tools needed (pareto charts, FMEA, t-charts, regression bullshit, etc.).  It was all built in and easy to use compared to writing all the queries in Excel. 
    Very cool! I'm in a small business so Six Sigma/Lean/all that jazz is a ways away, but I could see how that would force you into some major analytics. The regression bullshit in particular excites me, as a stats nerd, but that's another story.

    I love Excel, but when you understand how to program and watch people try to tell you that they're better off handling their 300,000 rows of data in Excel than aggregating in a proper tool, it's a cringeworthy thing to see. That said, in a pinch, it does the trick.
    Don't worry,  six sigma is dead outside manufacturing.  Lean is still popular but cooling off.  The white collar world tried too hard to fit the peg into the hole,  so to speak.  
    Small to medium business is great.  You really stay focused on your P&L and make efficient decisions,  rather than bogged down in bureaucracy.  What field are you in?

    Agreed on SMB, though one day the SaaS world may call to me. I'm in our family business (photo and video retail across Canada), but my role is directing IT, analytics, and consulting on business process improvements as needed. On the P&L and efficiency side - we've still got plenty of room for improvement in spite of our size :) 
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    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    @mrussel1


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,388
    blah blah blah.. . 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    mickeyrat said:
    blah blah blah.. . 

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,388
    edited August 2019
    shut the fuck up with this bullshit. motherfucker should have ALREADY had plans ready to go from the last time he hijacked a party he doesnt belong to.

    just like trump, all fucking talk
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    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
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    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    mickeyrat said:
    shut the fuck up with this bullshit. motherfucker should have ALREADY had plans ready to go from the last time he hijacked a party he doesnt belong to.

    just like trump, all fucking talk
    No, not just like Trump. Not at all.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    @mrussel1


    I don't think I said that.  I think it was Biden.  What's wrong with you?
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    Crybaby
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    Crybaby
    totally. people bitch and moan about trump and his media whining, and here is bernie doing the same. 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    Crybaby
    totally. people bitch and moan about trump and his media whining, and here is bernie doing the same. 
    false equivalence
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,834
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    Crybaby
    totally. people bitch and moan about trump and his media whining, and here is bernie doing the same. 
    false equivalence
    How so exactly or is this the new American buzzword you have learned?

    Bernie and trump are very similar in this manner. 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    cincybearcat said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    Crybaby
    totally. people bitch and moan about trump and his media whining, and here is bernie doing the same. 
    false equivalence
    How so exactly or is this the new American buzzword you have learned?

    Bernie and trump are very similar in this manner. 
    If you wouldn't have had that awful attitude of yours, I might have answered your question.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    Crybaby
    totally. people bitch and moan about trump and his media whining, and here is bernie doing the same. 
    I wish he would just drop out already
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    Crybaby
    totally. people bitch and moan about trump and his media whining, and here is bernie doing the same. 
    false equivalence
    uh, it might be if I wasn't comparing two exact things. 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    Crybaby
    totally. people bitch and moan about trump and his media whining, and here is bernie doing the same. 
    false equivalence
    uh, it might be if I wasn't comparing two exact things. 
    You are not though.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    Crybaby
    totally. people bitch and moan about trump and his media whining, and here is bernie doing the same. 
    false equivalence
    uh, it might be if I wasn't comparing two exact things. 
    You are not though.
    It appears as if he is. 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    The Juggler said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Bernie confronting the media bias against him:

    https://youtu.be/rm7UCSXGj08
    Crybaby
    totally. people bitch and moan about trump and his media whining, and here is bernie doing the same. 
    false equivalence
    uh, it might be if I wasn't comparing two exact things. 
    You are not though.
    It appears as if he is. 
    N0p3
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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