Are you able to get your business users into a room and hash out your KPIs to create one version of the truth that really provides business value?

That is what John Clapper and the team at WillScot Mobile Mini did during the largest merger in company history AND at the dawn of the pandemic. 

Listen to John's story of struggle and triumph as he leveraged best practices to focus on the customer needs to merge KPIs, elevate data literacy, and focus on the vital few in order to deliver business value.  John shares the processes, tools, and tech used in this journey telling us how the data analytics team used a merger to align KPIs and grow business value.  This conversation is not one to miss for anyone struggling to meet customer needs or grow a data culture within their organization.

John Clapper is the Senior Data Solutions Engineer at  WillScot Mobile Mini, a leading provider of modular space and portable storage solutions with 270+ locations in the US, UK, Canada, and Mexico.  John has been juggling data for over 11 years with past roles at LifeLock, Matrix Medical Network and InfoSol.  The diversity of his roles and his ability to bring together business needs with technical requirements gives him a unique advantage enabling successful project execution. John enjoys translating complex questions into usable information.  He says "The Problem-Solving piece is my favorite!"

John doesn't stop there.  He has also spoken at a number of local and national events sharing his lessons learned including BI + Analytics, IBIS, ASUG, and other user groups

When not behind multiple monitors or in front of a whiteboard, you can find giving back to the community like his project helping get a cigar shop/Website/Youtube channel on their feet. John loves a good bourbon and pipe at the end of the day, a round of golf, or playing guitar.  He is also actively involved with his church where attends with his wife and three boys.


From This Episode:

JOHN'S LINKED IN:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-clapper-401b0a74/

JOHN'S RECOMMENDATIONS: 

• BI Storytelling Workshop:  https://bibrainz.com/academy/bi-data-storytelling-mastery/
• Aginity Data Tool:  https://www.aginity.com/
• Alteryx: https://www.alteryx.com/
• Snowflake: https://www.snowflake.com/
  
  
• Book:  Agile Data Warehouse Design: Collaborative Dimensional Modeling, from Whiteboard to Star Schema 
  by Lawrence Corr
• Book:  Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work by Timothy Keller
• Book:  Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 

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