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Re:I was wrong about spreadsheets (2017) by behringer on Friday July 12, 2019 @02:47PM (#20423283)
And meanwhile the manager that broke the rules, connected their personal copy of excel straight into the database and made the company 8 figures in profit over the course of the last year just outdid you and your team of report programmers.
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Re:I was wrong about spreadsheets (2017) by zelphirkalt on Friday July 12, 2019 @05:00PM (#20424443)
And meanwhile an actual data scientist looked at the data and outdid the manager by a factor of 10, by creating a more meaningful report, that is based on an actual statistically sound basis, preventing a disaster.

See, we can all conjure up imaginary people. :)

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Re:I was wrong about spreadsheets (2017) by michaelmrose on Friday July 12, 2019 @03:05PM (#20423443)
Logically most of the profit making activities may be enabled by tech it usually isn't created by tech. The managers rule breaking activities are probably unrelated to his success.
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Re:I was wrong about spreadsheets (2017) by behringer on Friday July 12, 2019 @03:53PM (#20423876)
In my experience, business success is often hinged on the reports and the insights they provide. Without accurate numbers, you've got nothing to go on.
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