<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Anthony Skolozdrzyk-Ardouin — Blog</title><description>Notes on Revenue Operations, payments, forecasting and data analytics from Anthony Skolozdrzyk-Ardouin — Director of Revenue Operations &amp; Data Analytics, Nexi Group.</description><link>https://anthonysko.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Power BI design: model first, then calculation groups</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/power-bi-design-model-first-then-calculation-groups/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/power-bi-design-model-first-then-calculation-groups/</guid><description>A practical guide to Power BI design: star schema, calculation groups, field parameters and dashboard layout habits that keep reports fast and easy to maintain.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Power BI Copilot: what it can and can&apos;t do today</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/power-bi-copilot-what-it-can-and-cant-do_1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/power-bi-copilot-what-it-can-and-cant-do_1/</guid><description>What Copilot in Power BI does well, where it breaks, and how to test it on your own semantic model before business users start trusting its answers.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales forecast accuracy: measure it, stop sandbagging</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/sales-forecast-accuracy-wape-bias-sandbagging/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/sales-forecast-accuracy-wape-bias-sandbagging/</guid><description>Learn how to measure sales forecast accuracy with WAPE and bias, why a perfect team total can hide rep-level errors, and how to spot sandbagging in your data.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DuckDB for analysts: local analytics without a warehouse</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/duckdb-for-analysts-local-analytics-without-a-warehouse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/duckdb-for-analysts-local-analytics-without-a-warehouse/</guid><description>Query CSV, Parquet and Excel files with plain SQL on your own machine using DuckDB. Practical examples, plus honest limits on concurrency and shared use.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Git and an LLM for Power BI: a new way to build DAX and M</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/git-github-llm-power-bi-dax-m-workflow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/git-github-llm-power-bi-dax-m-workflow/</guid><description>Save Power BI as text, version it in GitHub and connect an LLM to write DAX and M. Why this workflow changes how analysts build, review and trust their models.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why AI analysts fail on bad metric definitions</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/why-ai-analysts-fail-on-bad-metric-definitions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/why-ai-analysts-fail-on-bad-metric-definitions/</guid><description>AI can write valid SQL in seconds, but it can&apos;t know which definition of revenue your CFO approved. Why a governed metrics layer matters, with benchmark data.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SQL window functions: 10 patterns for real analysis</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/sql-window-functions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/sql-window-functions/</guid><description>Window functions keep your rows while you calculate across them. Learn ten patterns: ranking, deduplication, running totals, LAG, cohorts and streaks.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RevOps Benchmarks 2026: What Gartner Says, What to Trust</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/revops-benchmarks-2026-what-gartner-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/revops-benchmarks-2026-what-gartner-says/</guid><description>RevOps benchmark reports are everywhere, but few show their sources. See what Gartner reports, how to vet a benchmark, and which metrics to track yourself.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cohort-Based Revenue Forecasting for E-commerce, Step by Step</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/cohort-based-revenue-forecasting-for-ecommerce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/cohort-based-revenue-forecasting-for-ecommerce/</guid><description>Learn to forecast e-commerce revenue from customer cohorts. Includes SQL, a worked backtest, and the common mistake that cost 9% forecast accuracy.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The RevOps Data Quality Audit: A 10-Point Checklist</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/revops-data-quality-audit-10-point-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/revops-data-quality-audit-10-point-checklist/</guid><description>Bad CRM data quietly breaks forecasts and reports. Use this 10-point revenue data audit with ready-to-run SQL checks to find and fix the biggest gaps.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Network Tokens and Authorization Rates: What the Data Says</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/network-tokens-authorization-rates-what-the-data-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/network-tokens-authorization-rates-what-the-data-says/</guid><description>Do network tokens raise card approval rates? Compare Visa&apos;s 4.8% and Mastercard-cited 10.3-point figures, and learn why the numbers differ.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why False Declines Cost E-commerce More Than You Think</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/why-false-declines-cost-ecommerce-more-than-you-think/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/why-false-declines-cost-ecommerce-more-than-you-think/</guid><description>False declines turn good customers away. See what the data says about their cost, why they happen, and how to measure and reduce them in e-commerce.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:02:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Attribution vs. Incrementality vs. MMM: Which to Use When</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/attribution-vs-incrementality-vs-mmm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/attribution-vs-incrementality-vs-mmm/</guid><description>Attribution, incrementality tests and marketing mix modeling answer different questions. Learn when to use each, with evidence from field experiments.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Credit Card Decline Codes Explained in Plain English</title><link>https://anthonysko.com/blog/credit-card-decline-codes-explained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anthonysko.com/blog/credit-card-decline-codes-explained/</guid><description>What do Visa, Mastercard and Amex decline codes mean? A plain-English guide to the most common codes and what merchants should do next.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>