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Kourtney Thompson commented on the post, Weekly Question #4: Complete by September 28, on the site 6 years, 10 months ago
When looking at the article, I believe that the most important of the 8 principles would be the simplify step. Being that people in the field have to work with such large amounts of data, simplifying helps everyone by pulling out key information and getting to the point. The entire point of MIS is to draw conclusions from the data that you are…[Read more]
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Kourtney Thompson commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by October 26, on the site 6 years, 10 months ago
A KPI that I use on a regular basis is my step counter on my fitbit. This is a KPI because it specifically measures my daily steps, lets me know when I attain the recommended amount, is relevant to my everyday life because I do not have a car so I walk most places, and is based in time since its daily.
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Kourtney Thompson posted a new activity comment 7 years, 1 month ago
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-13/facebook-and-google-show-us-your-ad-data
For this weeks article, I chose to read on titled “Facebook and Google, Show Us Your Data”. The purpose of the article was to express to the world how companies such as google, amazon, and facebook, use the data that the collect for advertising efforts…[Read more] -
Kourtney Thompson posted a new activity comment 7 years, 1 month ago
Conventional Wisdom: “The Early Bird Gets the Worm”
Something that I often hear, especially in the world of business, is the phrase “the early bird gets that worm”. To put it in simpler terms, I believe that the saying suggests that people who wake up earlier in the morning are more likely to seize an opportunity than those who wake up later.…[Read more]