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recent posts
- Leading Through the Shift: How a Technical Manager Can Manage AI Team Members
- The Agentic AI Strategy: From Vision to Value
- Transforming Retail Operations: A GenAI Management Framework for Business Unit Leaders
- When Every Business Unit Builds Its Tech: Why Lack of Strategy Turns AI Into a Mess
- Guardrails for Generative AI: Why a CTO Must Go Beyond PDPA to Protect Both Consumers and the Company
Category: Analytics
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I have listened to many people complain about not being happy. The refrain is common, “I’m just not happy” or “I wish I could be happier.” These sentiments are echoed in countless conversations, social media posts, and self-help discussions. So, I wrote this article to remind myself not to focus on happiness or unhappiness but…
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When my students or team members answered ‘yes’ to my question in under 5 seconds, it’s possible they hadn’t engaged in sufficient critical thinking. This behavior could hinder the company’s innovation progress. In the realm of technical management, effective leadership and team dynamics are critical for innovation, problem-solving, and achieving organizational goals. One of the…
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This skill is one of the most important skills that I wish I learned much earlier. I have, unfortunately, clashed unnecessarily with too many bosses and CEOs. If I had learned better communication skills to say NO, I could have helped many more small and medium companies grow their technical capabilities. In the high-stakes world…
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As a fractional CTO, I have discovered that many technical leads do not have good critical thinking skills. Since then, I have helped many technical teams improve their critical thinking skill. In this article, I shared some of the key points of critical thinking skills needed to be a good technical lead. I explores why…
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This role has been one of the most rewarding experiences of the past decade. It involves developing technical solutions and strategies for various industries, and it is gratifying to see SMEs thrive and advance. A significant advantage is the absence of long-term commitment concerns for both myself and the companies I collaborate with. This allows…
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Many companies asked me to help build data products. Most of these companies came in with a false financial expectation. Just building data products will not get you your ROI. Just like all products, you will need to plan sensibly. In today’s digital economy, data projects are vital for organizations seeking competitive advantage, operational efficiency,…
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I see a lot of potential in using LLMs to build data products. Note that you also have to understand the limitations of GenAI in building viable data products. Not only is LLMs, such as ChatGpt , getting better and better, but they are also getting more data from partners such as FT. Using these GenAI…
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I have been in both situations, transitioning from centralized to decentralized architecture and vice versa. In most cases, the difficulties stem from insufficient consideration before making the move. Personally, I found the shift from decentralized back to centralized data architecture much more daunting. Note that implementing decentralized data architecture such as data mesh is a…
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This article is written based on my experiences in the UK. Most of my students who came to the UK for their master’s degree concurred with my experience that the hiring process in the UK is skewed. Interestingly, most of my students are able to find employment in the EU without much of a hassle.…
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This is one of the biggest problems I encountered when helping companies build their data-driven analytics transformation. I have been helping companies solve this particular problem for more than ten years already, and I thought that by now, we should have gotten over this problem already. Unfortunately, the turf war problem is even worse in…
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