Matt delves into the mysteries of data analysis in this latest instalment of our office blog relay, a whistle-stop tour of Greenpeace staff here in the UK. Click here to catch up on the other entries.
"Oi monkey!" started a recent note left on my desk. This was, I hasten to add, a reference to my job here at Greenpeace. I work as a business analyst in the supporter development department. How, you ask, does monkey relate to this? The answer is data – data monkey (or, on a good day, data wizard)!
My role is a combination of the following; business process analysis, business intelligence, fundraising supporter selections, supporter information analysis and integration and any other data related work. That's great, fascinating, you say - but what are you actually talking about?