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Like an airplane’s instrument panel, the management dashboard is a valuable steering tool. It allows you to visualize your data and presents the key performance indicators (KPI) you need to make strategic business decisions. Combined with a BI tool, the dashboard also allows you to anticipate certain results or test different scenarios.

The grouping and linking of data using various statistical methods. Data is put into context and linked together to provide you with the information you need. Today, BI tools allow you to process a large volume of data, to support you in your strategic decision-making.

A detailed description of the decision rights and accountability framework surrounding the management and use of your data. Gartner states that it is intended to ensure appropriate behaviours in the assessment, creation, use and control of your data and analytics.

A data management system that collects, organizes and stores data generated by your company or by an external source (social networks, weather, etc.). Once centralized, this data can be presented in the form of reports or dashboards, but also analyzed by BI tools to facilitate your strategic decision-making. The data warehouse is the basis of artificial intelligence and machine learning projects.

A type of system that facilitates your strategic decision-making. Equipped with artificial intelligence and data analysis tools, it connects databases and knowledge in order to evaluate the impact of different scenarios.

Used in problem solving, this approach aims to innovate by focusing on people. The process is divided into five phases: understand your customers, define the problem, find a solution, create a prototype, then test it with the end user. This approach, which can be iterative, ensures the performance of the solution before implementing it on a large scale.

A person who designs your new systems or makes changes to your existing applications. In concrete terms, the developer writes the source code necessary for the proper functioning of your technology solution. To do this, he/she must master computer languages such as C#, C++, Python or .NET. He/she works with the business analyst, the functional analyst and your team to ensure that you achieve your business goals.

An approach to unify software development (Dev) and operations (Ops). DevOps principles favour short development cycles, regular testing, more frequent deployments and continuous delivery. Modules are implemented progressively in accordance with your company’s priorities, while promoting end-user satisfaction. In the last few years, the term DevSecOps has cropped up: security (Sec) is inserted in between software development and operations.

The modernization of a business to deploy technological innovations such as cloud computing, BI, automation and artificial intelligence, but that’s not all. Digital transformation also involves changes in workflows, roles, responsibilities and, often, company culture.

Find out why digital transformation is a must for business sustainability.

A digital replica of an object, system or process. Through the Internet of Things (IoT), this digital simulation is updated in real time from the information provided by its physical twin. It also keeps a history of the data linked to it. The digital twin combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics to optimize the operation of physical assets, systems and processes.