Acceleration Economy was on location at QlikWorld last month. In this video, Wayne Sadin speaks with Steph Robinson, Qlik Manager, Business Intelligence IT at food producer JBS about how Vizlib made it easier for users to move from QlikView to Qlik Sense, along with general points about the company’s Qlik usage. Qlik is on the Acceleration Economy Top 10 Shortlist of Data Modernization Enablers.
0:16 — Steph thinks her company’s journey to QlikSense went well. A challenge was that Qlik Sense did not have the same visualization capabilities as QlikView. Data analytics visualization provider Vizlib was brought on to help JBS successfully transition from QlikView to Qlik Sense.
01:06 — They even had a funeral for QlikView, with a skeleton wearing Qlik shoes. “That sounds like something we should all see,” comments Wayne. Steph and Wayne go on to discuss the number of users that use Qlik at JBS, which Steph estimates as 3,000.
2:07 — Wayne asks if the users are on the business side or the IT side or both. Steph says it’s business. It’s a self-service business tool. She points out that there’s governance around it. Anyone in business can get a professional license, build up data sources and an app, and answer business questions.
02:55 — Steph talks about how she and her team do different levels of training, then set people loose on a project. The people keep developing, and Steph’s team offers collaboration hours and support to help them.
