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self-service analytics

/ˌsɛlf.ˈsɜːr.vɪs ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪks/ - n.

1 [colloq.] Unsupported.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A model that lets business users build their own queries and reports without filing a request to a central team.

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See also

ad hoc analysisA one-off query that becomes a weekly dependency the moment someone forwards the screenshot.
data literacyThe training program assigned to readers to explain why the numbers never matched.
report sprawlForty dashboards answering one question, each slightly, confidently wrong.