Journal

Field notes on usage analytics

Practical writing from assessments: how we read dormancy, time adoption checks, and prepare renewals without inventing precision the logs cannot support.

2026-03-12
How to tell dormant seats from quiet but necessary roles

Not every low-login account is waste. Here is how we separate seasonal access from true dormancy when reviewing data-platform applications.
2026-02-04
Why a six-week adoption check beats waiting for the annual review

Annual platform reviews arrive too late to rescue a weak rollout. A short check at six weeks surfaces training gaps while people still remember the launch.
2026-01-18
Build an honest application inventory before you analyze usage

Usage analytics without a current inventory produces elegant answers to the wrong questions. Here is a lightweight inventory method we use with Korean mid-market teams.
2025-12-09
Seven stakeholder questions that sharpen a usage assessment

Good usage assessments depend on better questions, not denser extracts. These seven prompts consistently uncover what logs alone miss.
2025-11-21
A practical renewal rhythm for platform applications

Renewals need a calendar, not a scramble. This rhythm grew out of work with teams coordinating vendors across Korea Standard Time.

How to tell dormant seats from quiet but necessary roles

Why a six-week adoption check beats waiting for the annual review

Build an honest application inventory before you analyze usage

Seven stakeholder questions that sharpen a usage assessment

A practical renewal rhythm for platform applications