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Never too late to learn to code! Years ago when I became a full-time Data & Analytics geek, during the prehistoric "big data" wave of buzzwords, I had a decision to make: Learn to code, OR Focus on my strengths (asking the right questions, bridging business problems to data & analytic solutions to decisions to results). I chose to focus on my strengths, and suffered mostly self-inflicted ridicule and large doses of humility whenever the team went into code-speak mode. Well, now I'm on the learning path to code! I earned my first Python certificate, and am progressing to the next level. Huge thanks to Charles Severance for teaching the course through University of Michigan and Coursera!! Contact me directly, or visit CDAO Partners LLC, to transform your data into revenue and customer growth. Please share, repost, or comment if you enjoyed this post. #AnalyticsForImpact, #python

Will AI Save Apple? If you read the press and pundits about today's Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), you might conclude that the future of Apple rests on how well they communicate an AI roadmap, capabilities and integration. So let's have some fun with it. Respond to the poll with your perspective on reactions to Apple's announcements today.

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Decision Tradeoffs Leaders face tradeoffs between speed and quality. Analytics is no different. As the leader of a data & analytics organization informing $multimillion decisions, I faced tradeoff decisions all the time. What are the risks and rewards of providing data-driven recommendations quickly, but with 80% confidence, versus more slowly, with 95% confidence? When do we need 99% confidence, and how long would that analytic effort take? How much should these tradeoff decisions depend on the potential impact? Share your preference in the poll, and perspective in the comments below. And reach out directly to me, or visit CDAO Partners LLC, to transform your data into revenue and customer growth. #AnalyticsForImpact, #decisionmaking , #tradeoffs

Technology-First Approach Have you ever been in this situation?  You have implemented the latest technology, a solution guaranteed to be faster, cheaper and better.  And then no one uses it. CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CDAOs and GMs reach out to me often with this challenge.  Their teams bought or licensed a new technology or SAAS solution, or spent time and resources building a master data environment, but they have not extracted any value from that investment. They fell into a common trap - taking a technology-first approach to solving a business problem.  Instead, I work with them to define their most valuable use cases. What business problems are you trying to solve?  How will your business stakeholders use this data or solution to inform a decision or take an action? In other words, we take a business-first approach.  In most cases, we’re able to execute relatively quick and inexpensive changes to the technology to begin extracting immediate value.  Technology is a means to the end, not the end in itself. Interested in learning more about how to transform your data into actions that grow revenue and customers?  Check out CDAO Partners LLC (www.cdaopartners.com). #AnalyticsForImpact, #techdebt, #business

Umbrex is pleased to welcome Phil Bellaria. Phil is an innovative, transformative senior executive with a proven Fortune 30 track record driving growth in cash flow, customers, and human capital. He held leadership positions at Comcast-NBCUniversal from 2010 through 2023. As SVP of Enterprise Data & Analytics, he partnered with business leaders throughout the company to inform critical operational, customer and workforce decisions with master data assets and rigorous, advanced analytics, while building the team to a global, 350-person organization. Prior to that role, he served as SVP of Applied Analytics at NBCUniversal, and as a VP at Comcast where he led Strategic and Customer Analytics, Customer Marketing, and Retention & Loyalty Marketing. He began his career an an Intelligence Officer in the US Air Force, and as an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company. Phil now leads CDAO Partners LLC, where he works with middle-market, subscription-based companies that are struggling to extract value from their data. He partners with boards and executive teams to build their companies’ data, analytics, and AI expertise, and translate that expertise into decisions and actions that drive revenue and customer growth. He lives outside of Philadelphia, PA, with his wife and 3 kids. He's a passionate fan of Duke basketball, exercise for mental sanity, and the theater and arts.