Tag: software

We recently received an open letter about the possibilities and limitations of software from Eberhard Heins, the editor in chief of a German journal for Business Intelligence. Here is a rough translation [...]

We got mail – from “is report”, a German monthly journal about Business Intelligence. In each issue, the magazine’s editor in chief Eberhard Heins publishes an open letter to someone in the industry [...]

A person’s facial expression sends very strong signals. Can we leverage this knowledge with the help of software to fill the notorious motivational deficits among employees? Can an animated version [...]

Wow! The German news magazine “Der Spiegel” mocks business economists because they believe in human rationality. The international controller organization ICV says that controllers defend the rationality [...]

Does BI need the iPad? Form and content shape the substance of things. If the question of form, however, is degraded to a question of which platform, content will suffer as a consequence. Is that something [...]

Obese visualizations are bad, but anorexic content is even worse. Lean-looking reports that are packed with information are ideal. All you need is a sharp scalpel and…the death of the business chart [...]

Even though they still have a shred of hope in the UEFA Cup, it is no secret that Nuremberg does not have the best soccer players in the German Bundesliga. The best soccer charts, however, do come from [...]

Management accounting is a real balancing act. One shouldn’t make decisions for the senior management but is expected to be a consultant, an IT expert, and much more. How can management accountants [...]

Awards are very flattering. Innovation awards are even more so, because not every innovation is appreciated. Sometimes, it is important to differentiate between innovation and success. After all, being [...]

Sachsen LB could have at least tried to. Their board of directors trusted a few traffic lights. They were usually green, but now all German taxpayers see is red. The unexpected sale of Sachsen LB must [...]

Although managers have a tremendous need for suitable reporting, they rarely get what they want. The fact is: busy executives don’t want to spend more time studying a computer screen than they would [...]

The following charts show revenues for margarine in three stores of a supermarket chain on consecutive days. While Supermarket 1, our control, did not do any special marketing promotions, Supermarket [...]

Data analysis is a true art form. To present your results effectively, you need craftsmanship, creativity and drive. Appropriately, I find that exhibitions and books about art are a source of inspiration [...]

Dr. Nicolas Bissantz has been designing analytical applications for more than twelve years; he is the founder and CEO of Bissantz & Company. His partner, Dipl.-Inf. Michael Westphal has been developing [...]

Before we go out and buy something, we often listen to the advice of our friends. If they recommend something based on their own experience, there is a very good chance that we will buy the exact same [...]

Measuring the return on your software investment is not always easy. This phenomenon equally applies for financial software – much to the ethical dismay of many controllers. Purchasing, however, is [...]

Here is a good example of information density to the extreme! Professor Dr. Peter Mertens, who was the first professor for information systems in Germany in 1968, created 5 printed pages of knowledge [...]

Appearance is not everything – in information design, at least. Forget multiple colors, 3D views, speedometers and hyperactive interfaces. It’s the content that makes reports really exiting, especially [...]