Gabriel Fuchs is a senior consultant and business intelligence expert. His column Reality IT takes an ironic look at what real-world IT solutions often look like - for better or for worse. The ideas and thoughts expressed in this column are based on Fuchs' own personal experience and imagination and do not reflect the situation at any particular company. His book, Dealing with Nasty Colleagues: The Art of Winning in Office Politics While Still Getting the Job Done, can be ordered at www.amazon.co.uk. He can be reached at sgfuchs@bluewin.ch.

ERP - It Should be the Perfect System
May 4, 2006

Getting Return on Experience Through Analytics
March 17, 2006 The value of many implemented business intelligence (BI) applications is often poorly understood, as there is little knowledge...

Another Big Myth about BI Needs
March 2, 2006

Cost of Investment - The Real McCOI
January 5, 2006

Excel of a Mess!
November 3, 2005

Who Needs a Data Warehouse?
September 1, 2005

Data Visualization – Cool is Not a Key Driver!
June 30, 2005

Data Quality - It Is All About Not Being Worse Than Anyone Else
May 5, 2005

BI and Political Resistance
April 5, 2005 Few IT projects tend to run into as much political resistance as BI projects. Acknowledge this reality and understand the...

OLAP Schmolap
March 3, 2005

A Big Myth about BI Needs
January 6, 2005

Change Management – An Underestimated Key to Success?
December 1, 2004 Many IT projects fail not because the solution is not functioning, but simply because the business community does not use it...

Software Demos are Like a Box of Chocolates
November 4, 2004

CPM – Resembles BI 10 Years Ago
September 2, 2004

The Vital BI Maintenance Process
July 1, 2004 One key element for achieving a positive return on investment for BI solutions is the maintenance – making sure the...

Data Mining – If Only It Really Were about Beer and Diapers
July 1, 2004

BI Islands or a Whole BI Archipelago?
June 3, 2004

Real-Time BI – The Step Before No-Time BI
May 6, 2004

The Future of BI – About the Same as Yesterday
March 9, 2004 The future of business intelligence user needs may actually be rather uncomplicated to forecast because actual business...

Facilitate Financial Controlling with Data Visualization
February 20, 2004 The ability to sift through large amounts of information in order to find problems can be greatly facilitated by data...

2-D or 3-D Data Visualization - That is Really Not the Question
August 15, 2003 Advanced 3-D data visualization presentations may not necessarily be better than classical 2-D charts when presenting...

What's So Special About Insurance Anyway?
August 1, 2003 What makes business intelligence needs different for the insurance business when compared to "classical" analyses and needs of...

Aspects of ROI
June 20, 2003 Things to consider when conducting an ROI analysis.

Analyzing Business Process Quality
March 1, 2003 Business process quality reviews need to be performed regularly. These reviews will show how adapted the systems are for...

Practical Tips to Analyze Your Data Quality
November 19, 2002 It is important to have a clear view of the current status of existing data quality within your organization that is...

Data Visualization to Analyze Sales Activities
October 8, 2002 Tips, tricks and advantages on how the average business user can use data visualization to analyze sales activities.