We are now living in a world that heavily relies on data. From calculating our daily grocery needs to planning the import of oil for the next 6 months, we gather and process data. It would however be wrong to assume that both require the same level of know-how, but the idea here is, knowingly or unknowingly, we are ...
What are the different demand forecasting techniques? Introduction Demand forecasting is the process of predicting future sales by using historical data to make informed business decisions about everything from inventory planning, and warehousing needs to running promotions and meeting customer expectations. Demand...
What I learnt in first two years of Agile Implementation Numerous agile frameworks are available in the market today, each one claiming to help implementation of common agile principles in different forms and manner. We, at BluePi, started our official agile journey almost 2 years back. Before that, agility was demo...
Customer Role in Agile Projects Three Pillars of Agile Agile projects especially projects following Scrum Methodology depends on co-ordination and communication of three important roles in the project, namely, Product Owner, Scrum Team and Scrum Master. Product Owner Product Owner looks after the scope of the proje...
Role of third party data in a customer data platform If there is one sector that has remained buoyant despite the global pandemic, it is online commerce. Brick and mortar players are also a significant shift in revenue streams, and omnichannel presence is a necessity. The changes in the retail sector are undergoi...
What is demand forecasting in Retail Defining Demand Forecasting Demand forecasting as the term suggests is predicting the need for a product in the near future. Take a simple example - “World petrol demand likely to peak by 2030 as electric car sales rise” as said by The Guardian about two years ago. This simpl...