In Like a Lion, March Madness is Upon Us

This is one of my favorite times of year – I love basketball.  Of course, Michigan State has Tom Izzo who was an excellent successor to Jud Heathcoat, head coach when I attended during the Magic Johnson era.  I love the fact that Earvin still goes to games when we are in the sweet 16 – which

Building KPIs in PerformancePoint

Last week, I was discussing KPIs and trying to measure “soft” goals, and gave some of the considerations for measuring Innovation. This week, let’s continue further down that path. I examined the values and programs in our organization that recognize and reward innovation, and how we capture the data needed to assess those goals. So, let’s

Football Business Intelligence

A single, golden leaf floats gracefully to the ground.  I noticed the growing  accumulation under the trees on the back fence line. Soon the front yard will be overrun with autumnal cast-offs.  Mostly scarlet, with an orange and gold thrown in for punctuation.  I love the eye candy of autumn, it inspires me to try and see