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This time it was over the subject of children’s nursery rhymes. Having brought up three urchins, one became well versed in playing them with all manner of nursery rhymes and little ditties. If you have, or are even remotely associated with, children you are probably familiar with things like “Old King Cole”, “The Cat and… Continue reading I have been Disapproved of. Again.

Bays Consulting is calling all Sunderland residents to help complete an online survey about potential cold and damp in their homes, between 8th to 29th April. Bays Consulting are working with Sunderland City Council, Connected Places Catapult and Parity Projects on the Homes for Healthy Ageing programme to develop an innovative solution to help elderly people to… Continue reading Bays Consulting conducting a survey on cold and damp in homes in Sunderland

Starting a new job on flexible working after 22 years of working full time was going to be a big adjustment, especially after my maternity leave. I was offered a job with Bays, an organisation which was championing flexible working as a concept by ensuring that flexible working works for its employees. Flexible working seemed… Continue reading How I managed flexible working as a new mum

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been named a Finalist in the British Data Awards 2022 for Analytics Company of the Year Award. The British Data Awards is an annual campaign that sets out to uncover data success stories. Organisations taking part include FTSE 100 giants, public sector pioneers, technology unicorns, agile not-for-profits, and innovative start-ups among… Continue reading We’re British Data Awards 2022 Finalist

Over the past two years or so, I like so many others have been bombarded with statistics and mathematics: growth rates, logarithms, death rates, geographical breakdowns… Let me just be specific that I know a little on statistics from my days studying A-Level Maths with Statistics, but that I also have an unhealthy interest in several stereotypically ‘nerdy’… Continue reading Why tests don’t tell the whole story? A layman’s guide to tests and what they tell us.

We started today, as we do every working day, with our daily team ‘huddle’.  A virtual meeting.  We logged on; we shared screens; we reviewed plans, and in-turn, we got to tell what we’d done since yesterday, what we were planning to do and if we were facing any barriers to progress and needed help. … Continue reading Computer says ‘no’

(Locking down internet access from Amazon SageMaker notebook instances) When working with sensitive data, it’s often important not to let that data leak onto user devices, which can be lost or compromised. Granting access to Amazon SageMaker notebooks is a quick way to collaborate securely on data analysis, keeping all data stored and processed in… Continue reading SafeMaker

Last year, our allotment flooded. Most of the vegetable patch was under water, while the area of brambles we had been trying to clear for 6 months was almost unaffected. Just our luck. While wading across what used to be the main path, I heard a splash coming from the back of the plot. Very… Continue reading What do you do when a daunting task rears its head?

It appears everyone I talk to at the moment is in business planning mode. Developing and planning a strategy is critical. However, finding the time to do so whilst delivering projects at a fast pace is very challenging. This year for the first time, I am strategically planning for a small, not micro sized company.… Continue reading Strategic Planning Is Like Cold Water Swimming