[updated May 17, 2018] The software, analytics, and digital oilfield landscape has changed in the past few years and I’ve been blessed to be a part of it. Background In 2010-2011, we were undertaking the […]
The operations system designer should perform content analysis. Content analysis is both qualitative and quantitative. […]
Real-Time data is a challenge to any process-oriented operation. But the functionality of the data is difficult to describe in such a way that team members not well versed in data management. … (3-part series) […]
The Data-Information Hierarchy is frequently represented as
Data –> Information –> Knowledge –> Understanding –> Wisdom.
Or it is sometimes shortened to 4 steps, omitting Understanding. But, in fact, there are two predecessor steps: chaos and symbol. … (3-part series) […]
Moving knowledge within the organization is perhaps the most challenging aspect of corporate knowledge. Knowledge handoff must occur laterally and temporally. […]
Data, as has been established is the organic, elemental source quantities. Data, by itself, does not produce cognitive information and decision-making ability. But without it, the chain Data –> Information –> Knowledge –> Understanding –> Wisdom is broken before it starts. … (3-part series) […]
originally posted on blogspot January 29, 2010)
I see much internet attention given to the data –> information –> knowledge –> understanding –> wisdom tree. Most will omit the step of understanding. Many will overlook data or wisdom. But all five stages are required … (3-part series) […]
Information is the core, the root, of any business. But exactly what is information? Many will immediately begin explaining computer databases. But only a small portion of information theory is actually computer databases. […]
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