OK, maybe the average comics/funny pages reader didn’t associate a recent “Cornered” by Mike Baldwin with business intelligence, but those who know and love business intelligence will.
The premise of the Oct 5 strip is that the company “laid off too many people,” and then realized the profits they generated from “the employee parking lot.” After laughing, I recalled an industry case study that featured a company using business intelligence to identify overcharges by the local parking garage.
Similarities aside, think about the point in this strip – companies should take a wide look at the impact of business changes. Especially when making drastic changes such as layoffs. A smarter approach to changes is to use business intelligence tools to foresee the impact of change.
Kelley Kassa
Spotfire Blogging Team
Image credit: Cornered is a daily colour single panel cartoon. It’s offered to newspapers and online through Universal Press Syndicate across the US and Canada and around the world.
Reprint rights are available through Universal Press Syndicate as well as CartoonStock and Artizans and Mike Baldwin.
