Thoughts on Commercial Analytics, Decision Systems & Applied AI

Practical insight from the intersection of forecasting, pricing, margin, CRM governance, Power BI, and applied AI. No hype, just real-world decision systems.

Educational content should create buying clarity, not just page views.

Use these ungated buyer aids when the conversation is moving toward vendor selection, workflow deployment, or ROI claims.

AI Vendor Due Diligence Checklist

Pressure-test architecture, data flow, permissions, failure modes, and real production cost before you approve the pilot.

Why this matters commercially

It stops the buying process from outrunning the workflow reality.

The full article is also available in the archive below.

Build-vs-Buy AI Decision Matrix

Compare vendor software, API workflows, retrieval systems, and higher-control internal builds using one commercial decision lens.

Why this matters commercially

The wrong control model creates switching cost and governance pain long before the shortlist is settled.

Read the companion article for the full reasoning and use cases.

Read the teaching pages in the right order

If you are working out whether the issue is buying discipline, workflow design, or economics, start with the page that matches the misunderstanding first instead of browsing the archive.

AI Strategy May 9, 2026

AI Vendor Due Diligence Checklist

A practical checklist for architecture, data flow, permissions, failure modes, and production cost before you buy AI software.

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AI Strategy May 12, 2026

Build-vs-Buy AI Decision Matrix

A practical decision aid for comparing vendor software, API workflows, retrieval systems, and higher-control internal builds.

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Tools & Reviews May 9, 2026

Customer Service AI: 10 Questions Before You Launch a Chatbot

A practical operations checklist for avoiding customer-service automation that scales frustration instead of reducing it.

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AI Strategy May 9, 2026

The AI Cost Reduction Reality Check

Why AI productivity gains do not automatically become financial savings, and what leadership has to redesign first.

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AI Strategy Jan 15, 2026

How to Evaluate AI Project ROI

A practical framework for calculating AI ROI, accounting for full cost of ownership, and setting business-first success metrics that CFOs trust.

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Tutorial Dec 20, 2025

5 Ways LLM Workflows Transform Business Analytics

Discover five production-ready workflows for LLM copilots, from SQL generation to executive-ready narratives.

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Case Study Dec 20, 2025

Reducing Report Volume by 95%

See how InsightBridge consolidated 1,300 reports, freed 200+ hours, and restored trust in a single version of truth.

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Commercial Analytics Apr 24, 2026

Why Your P&L Attribution Is Probably Wrong

A real-world guide to fixing broken Price/Volume/FX bridges, hidden interaction errors, and silent distortion in multi-country reporting.

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Engineering Apr 24, 2026

How I Use Deterministic LLM Programming to Build AI That Actually Ships

The production patterns behind reliable LLM software: typed outputs, validation layers, rollback-safe writes, and run observability.

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AI Strategy Apr 24, 2026

The Commercial Analyst's Guide to AI Adoption

A practical enterprise playbook for building AI champions inside commercial teams and measuring adoption that actually sticks.

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