{"id":2137,"date":"2015-04-13T21:23:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T21:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/?p=2137"},"modified":"2020-07-02T10:40:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T10:40:15","slug":"too-much-data-wont-improve-business-strategy-for-most-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/13\/too-much-data-wont-improve-business-strategy-for-most-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Too much data will not improve business strategy for most companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

I need to remind this post<\/a> of Simon Wardley’s blog<\/a> which contains a great explanation of how to define a strategy, how to assess it.<\/p>\n

“Situational awareness: the strategy always starts from WHERE<\/strong>, then you can clearly articulate WHY<\/strong> you are making a specific choice.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Using visual representation (the board, the map) to articulate encounters both present and past, you learn from those visualizations to anticipate others moves and prepare counters.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The best part of the article is the one which explain how the people with low understanding of the situation acts:<\/p>\n

“Those with low levels of situational awareness often talk about the HOW<\/strong>, WHAT<\/strong> and WHEN<\/strong> of action (e.g. the combination of presses). They tend to focus on execution as the key. They poorly articulate the WHY<\/strong> having little or no understanding of potential WHERE<\/strong>s.”<\/em><\/p>\n

To me the use of big-data in strategy without situational awareness is similar to the use of technical analysis in stock-market without a fundamental analysis of a given company: it’s just an theoretical exercise based in the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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