Four Structural Factors that Influence How Policing in Baltimore is Perceived Introduction Policing, as a form of social control, has existed in the US for nearly 400 years, and has existed in Europe …

Government Regulations and Law in Public Organizations: Philosophical, Socio-historical and Theological Implications Bryan Beverly 10/2023 QUESTION: Based on the American “constitution,” which internal and external stakeholders, in the policy making…

Ten Ways the COVID-19 Pandemic May Impact the Church The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a new normal on the church. Below are ten ways that the church may be impacted. This is not an exhaustive list, but a framework for anticipating how “doing church”…

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a new normal on the church. Below are ten ways that the church may be impacted. This is not an exhaustive list, but a framework for anticipating how “doing church” may need to become “being the church”. Preaching…

I tend to think of Excel as currency. It is a common mode of exchange, stores value and is accessible. In some federal agencies, especially where budgets are frozen and you have to do more with less, it is a budget-friendly solution. To your point, …

The Federal Communications Commission recently voted to undo the net neutrality regulations. If you are not familiar with the concept of net neutrality, it is the policy that Internet Service Providers must treat all data on the Internet the same.…

Data Mining Exegesis or Eisegesis: Do We Listen to the Data or Does the Data Listen to Us? In looking at this series of panels from January 2000 on data mining, we see Dogbert working as a data mining consultant. Twice he suggests that data mining …

The Machine in the Garden: Should Information Technology Foster or Dominate? In Leo Marx’s 1964 book named “The Machine in the Garden — Technology and the Pastoral Idea in America”, he examines how the emergence of industrial technology changed …

Internal versus External Performance Measurement: Which is Better? Please consider these six scenarios: 1. The CEO of ACME Industries is concerned about the variances between the management reports and the financial reports for 2017. The financial …

Data-Driven or Process-Driven Analytics: Which Is Better? Question 1 — What are data-driven and process-driven analytics? Answer 1 — Data-driven and process-driven analytics are better known as White Box and Black Box processing respectively. White …

SWOT Analysis: The Tool You Need for Designing an Analytics Shop So you want to establish an analytics shop. How do you get started? I recommend starting with SWOT analysis. SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Strengths. …

Visual Analytics: Mirrors or Mirages of Reality? When you see an example of visual analytics (i.e., pie chart, bar graph, trend line, etc.), how much faith do you have in what you see? Do you believe that the metric represents reality or is it just a …

Does Technology Make Us Wiser or Weaker? As analytics professionals, we place a lot of stock in our training, but most of all in our tools. We believe that our mastery of our tools increases our value in our organizations and in the market place. But …

As of January 2018, my analytics career will have been 34 years long. During this span, I have worked in academia, the private sector, and the public sector (municipal, state, and federal). Locations have stayed within the DMV (DC, Maryland, and …

During the last three decades, I have encountered three tools that have left indelible marks in my memory. They have useful, usable, and used in every area of my work life. I share them with the A2 community because I believe that you will enjoy them …

Get up to speed with emerging analytics technologies including Natural Language Processing, Edge Analytics, Machine Learning, Real-time Analytics, and Augmented Analytics. These expert-led sessions are for analytics leaders, professionals and …

OK, it's time to submit your annual budget for the next fiscal year. You work in an environment where if you did not spend all of your budget for the current fiscal year, then your budget for the next fiscal year will be reduced. If this scenario …

Ever heard of phenomenology? Phenomenology is the study of the structures of experience and consciousness; it is an attempt to give direct descriptions of human experiences. It challenges the assumptions of positivism or naturalistic empiricism, that …

You are in the analytics business. The goods or services you produce have an impact on individuals, businesses, governments, the nation, or the world. Perhaps your analytics will affect public policy on funding for new schools, clean drinking water …

Question -- When you hear the phrase "work/life balance," what comes to mind? Does it mean having the SAS University Edition on your laptop so that you can squeeze in some work while at the beach? Does it mean having one spouse work outside of the …