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Mike Lammers

Can Technology Improve Employee Engagement?

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I’m sure you’ve heard the sales pitch. “This widget will help ensure everyone in your organization is on the same page!” But is that really what you need? So many tools and processes are geared toward facilitating employee communication or task management or even creating social networks for employees to collaborate… But rarely do these tools deliver on their promise of actual business impact. This is because businesses make the mistake of believing that off the shelf ‘solutions’ or a one-size-fits-all approach is right for them.

Don’t Let Big Data Turn Into Bad Data: Creating and Implementing a Master Data Management Program

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Big Data is a hot topic. It has been for a while now. Yet again, Gartner has named BI/Analytics as the #1 technology priority for CIOs and Forrester has declared the path to success is a partnership of data-savvy CIOs and CMOs. But there’s a reason it’s consistently a top priority. Turning Big Data into something … Read more

5 Signs You’re Ready for an ERP System

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Your business is full of moving parts. One part drives another. And when those parts are working together and things are running smoothly, the only sounds they make are the gentle hum of a fine-tuned machine. But sometimes there are other sounds. Sometimes it’s a minor squeak here and there. Sometimes it’s a persistent knock. … Read more

The Top-Secret Side of Data Science: What Data Scientists Aren’t Talking About, But Should Be

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A few weeks ago, Tricension attended a “State of Data Science in KC” meetup event. The event drew a large crowd of executives, data scientists, and aspiring data scientists from the community, and did an excellent job of covering the Kansas City job market and detailing the work being done around town. Early in the evening, … Read more

Three Things You SHOULDN’T Do With Your IT Strategy In 2016

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Every year, right about this time, we start getting “shoulded” to death – each January, we’re inundated with goals we should set, choices we should make and things we should be doing to be better, healthier people in the New Year. Instead, I’ve put together a list of things you SHOULDN’T be doing with your IT strategy … Read more

Why Your Maintenance Costs Are Killing Innovation

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The expectations for innovation are a constant challenge and opportunity for today’s CIO. But according to Forrester Research, the average business spends 72 percent of its IT spending on the care and feeding of existing technology systems. Nearly three quarters of the average IT budget is dedicated to merely keeping the lights on! Don’t believe it? … Read more