I just realised that I haven¹t announced that I achieved my IPPT Gold last Saturday. Third one in three years. Full points for all three too. I almost make it seem easy. But the fact is, it was anything but. For the past couple of months I've been training really hard for this and the... Continue Reading →
The importance of domain knowledge for a business analyst
I was part of team working on an analytics project that sought strong reasons to back up a major business decision, but found myself contributing much less than I’d have wanted to. It wasn’t technical ability that I was lacking in. Rather, it was a distinct lack of industry/business knowledge that bottlenecked my value. I’m... Continue Reading →
Have meat if you’re usually vegetarian
For the third or fourth time in a couple of days, through chance alone, I came across four websites espousing the benefits of "mixing things up" through changes in habits. All four recommended "having the vegetarian dish if you normally have meat". Why not the other way round? Why not have meat if you're normally... Continue Reading →
Running with Music for my Long Run
Just last week, for the first time in a long time, I completed a long run (one lasting more than an hour). In fact, it the first time in years that I completed one without the Galloway-recommended walk breaks. Don’t get me wrong. I love the Galloway method of taking walk breaks every few minutes... Continue Reading →
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