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Data, practically

Concrete fixes for reporting, spreadsheets and data quality — the unglamorous things that quietly cost a day a week and never appear on anyone's budget.

Data, practically

The cheapest data quality fix: collect less

The fastest way to improve data quality is not to clean more carefully but to collect less. Unused fields get filled in carelessly, and that carelessness spreads to the fields you rely on.

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Data, practically

Spreadsheet or system? A one-page decision guide

A spreadsheet is the right tool far longer than software vendors suggest, and the wrong one long after most businesses notice. Six questions settle which side of that line you are on.

3 min read

Data, practically

Five signs your reporting is costing you a day a week

Bad reporting rarely announces itself as a cost — it shows up as hours nobody counts and decisions made on numbers nobody trusts. These five symptoms mean it is already happening.

3 min read

Data, practically

Dashboards nobody opens: why, and three fixes

Most unused dashboards fail for one of three reasons: they answer nobody's actual question, they cannot be trusted, or they arrive at the wrong moment. None of those are solved by better charts.

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