From Chaos to Clarity: Sustaining the Culture of Data Freedom
Rules are static. Culture is alive. In this final instalment of the series, we focus on the cultural layer that ensures long-term success of self-service BI.
Governing the Commons: Feedback, Incentives, and Light Touch Control
is about designing the environment so that the easiest way to work is also the most responsible.
Structuring Freedom: Best Practices for Report Builders
Part three explores specific design and build practices that allow report creators to work freely without overloading the shared semantic model or dragging the capacity to its knees.
The BI Commons: Lessons from Systems Thinking
We aim to preserve the creativity and speed of self-service BI, while avoiding the chaos that comes from having no rules at all.
Freedom, Chaos, and the Need for Governance
Absolute freedom (in society or BI) sounds noble but rarely works without governance. Data democratisation is no exception.
Field Notes from Building a BI Platform on AWS and Power BI
This is not a how-to guide. It’s lessons I learnt the hard way, sometimes messy, occasionally political but hopefully useful.