AgileData Newsletter #6
The dangers of a Big Guess Up Front (BGUF)
In the traditional data and analytics approach, people spend a lot of time creating what we call the "Big Guess Up Front" (BGUF).
In the modern data world we see people doing no planning at all and just jumping into the build and letting chaos rain down upon them.
We aren not fans of either of these approaches.
In this article we discuss the problems with the traditional BGUF.
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3-types-of-product-features
There is a never ending list of features that could be added to the AgileData Product.
One of the things we do to sift through the backlog and decide what we should work on next is to categorise the features as a User, Buyer, or Investor feature.
Read more @ AgileData.io
Catalog - Topics
Organisations have lots of data, lots and lots and lots of data.
Even with an awesome data catalog capability, they need ways to see the trees within the forest.
So we add the ability to tag any Catalog Tile with one or many topic tags.
These topic tags can be used to filter the Catalog Tiles so you can focus on the data you need.
Watch the Gone in 60 Seconds video with✨Shane Gibson to see how it works.
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Product Leaders
Shane Gibson and Murray talk to David Pereira about Product Leaders.
Successful Product Leaders don’t write requirements; they define the problem, set a goal and empower the team to get the job done.
Be curious about customers’ problems but don’t take their word on the solution.
Constantly test your assumptions with prototypes.
Get your ideas in front of a customer early.
Start with low fidelity and only enhance it when it shows value.
Focus on outcomes, not deliverables.
Measure value with leading indicators not lagging ones.
Empower your team to solve your customers problems better than anyone else
Listen to the No Nonsense Podcast or read the transcript @agiledata.io
AgileData Patterns
If you listen to Shane and Nigel when the are virtually chatting you will hear the term "Pattern" a lot.
AgileData Patterns are a widely used concepts to describe good solutions to recurring technical problems using a common language.
Have a listen (or read the transcript) for the AgileData Podcast when Shane and Nigel discuss what patterns are and why they are used.