Improving your quantitative data with expert elicitation
06/25/2013
Don’t have enough hard data to make a decision? Then have people vote on it. But not just any people – get the experts to vote on the matter and do it in
Sean Salleh
Sean Salleh is a data scientist experienced in guiding marketing strategy, forecasting models, scenario planning models, and algorithms. He has a master’s degree in Operations Research from University of California Irvine and Mathematics from Northeastern University.
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Strategic risk management
06/24/2013
What lies behind those three words – Strategic Risk Management? It’s a question worth asking because a) SRM is a relatively new field, and b) there is still confusion between …
The rise of decision analytics
06/21/2013
Where did decision analytics come from? And where is it headed in the future? The term decision analysis was coined by Ronald A. Howard, Professor of Management Science and …
The art & science of business intelligence
06/20/2013
It’s the title of a book. But is it also a deeper observation about what it takes to put good business intelligence in place? Behind this apparently innocuous catch-all pairing …
The basics of risk analysis in the enterprise
06/19/2013
Risky business – bad news? Not necessarily. While the word risk has a negative connotation for some, it’s a source of business opportunity for others. Good risk analysis …
The role of sensitivity analysis in energy & environmental modeling
06/18/2013
Energy and environmental models are often complex. Sensitivity analysis is a natural choice to improve understanding of such models and to see which input parameters have …
Data modeling 101
06/18/2013
Think data modeling is just for the geeks? Think again! Even if deep down in the IT layers data models can make Egyptian hieroglyphs look like a Dr. Seuss book by comparison …
Making management enthusiastic about decision support software
06/14/2013
If extensions to your business modeling activities depend on convincing upper management of the utility of business decision support software, then a few ‘selling’ tips may help.
