What is the status of the GovCon Industry?
From 634 responses across more than 100 questions, the 8th Annual Deltek Clarity Government Contracting Industry Study continues to expand our understanding of long-term trends. This year we found:
Investments in business development paid off with a win rate rise of 2.6 points
Project managers struggled to accurately forecast project costs
Lack of internal KPI's...
Tag: Analytics
June 12, 2017
8th Annual Deltek Government Contracting Industry Study (Clarity) Highlights
by Colin Quinn
February 8, 2016
Beer Brewer Quenches Thirst with IBM's Predictive Analytics
by Colin Quinn
Here's how 172-year-old beer maker Pabst is using IBM's predictive analytics to reinvent itself..
We've all had a "PBR" at some point, the Pabst Brewing Company which has been around since 1844 has brewed several popular beer brands, but none more notable then Pabst Blue Ribbon.
The 172-year-old beer brewer may have started selling beer in the 19th century, but it hasn't remained trapped in the past...
October 21, 2014
What Big Data means for The GovCon World
by Colin Quinn
In todays world with the internet of things, you can easily see big data in play when a tailored ad pops up on your Facebook page or a product "you may like" appears on your Amazon page. But how does this transformative technology operate in the GovCon world?
“The rise of big data analytics technology has allowed government agencies to analyze the outcomes of their programs, tighten the efficiency of their...
March 24, 2014
Get a Bigger Bang out of Your Business Intelligence
by Colin Quinn
Position your organization for the future. Win big and remain competitive with new and enhanced Business Analytics solutions. Our solutions powered by IBM are easier, faster and smarter and provides you with what you need to outperform the competition.
IBM analytics innovations, combined with Kinetek's experience and expertise, are designed to:
Provide capabilities that are more accessible, more easily...
March 5, 2014
Benefits of Mobile Business Intelligence (BI)
by Colin Quinn
Mobile Business Intelligence is a growing trend, expected to continually increase into 2014. The number of personnel with access to Mobile BI has steadily increased and has changed the way we use information, and make decisions. BI and analytics have become less of an IT based report and more of an information decision tool for end users.
So, we know that interest and adoption of Mobile BI is growing...
February 17, 2014
Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth (BI)
by Colin Quinn
If your business is concerned about having the required skills and resources for installing and managing your business analytics infrastructure, consider a cloud solution from IBM. Not only can you have your business analytics deployments up and running in minutes, but you can also reduce the costs and risks of development and deployment. And because you have several hosting options to choose from, you can get what...
January 28, 2014
What's New in IBM Cognos 10.2
by Colin Quinn
Integrated Scorecards
Mobile TM1
Dashboard Capabilities
Integrated Scorecards
In the latest version of TM1 10.2 a new cube type been introduced into the mix… Scorecarding Cubes. This new features allows end users to display business’ strategies and relationship of key performance indicators (KPIs).
The scorecard enables broader range of users in the business to gain better insight of...
January 13, 2014
Predictive Analytics: "The Challenges and Solutions"
by Colin Quinn
Predictive analytics helps organizations use data in their daily decision-making to substantially improve outcomes.
Yet there are challenges facing current decision makers:
Lack of Insight - into the true cost or value of their unstructured data
Insufficient Access - lack of a data driven approach to problem solving
Inability to Predict - to uncover data patterns and trends
How you can overcome these...