Analytics expert John K. Thompson Building Analytics Teams Learn to create an operationally effective advanced analytics team in a corporate environment Select & undertake projects that have a high probability of success and deliver improved top and bottom-line results Avoid organizational and technological pitfalls of moving from a defined project to a production environment What are the key takeaways from your book? Building Analytics Teams is focused on the practical challenges faced by people who are building and managing high performance analytics teams and the staff members who make up those teams. Readers will gain a detailed understanding of how they can build, manage and grow a high-performance analytics team, and can refer to the book over time to understand what path to take in situations that may seem complex and confusing. The key points are: The relationship of the analytics leader with their peers and executives of the company is critically important to the success of the analytics team Providing challenging and valuable work in the form of a personal project portfolio of work for a data scientist can and needs to be done to ensure productivity, job satisfaction, and value delivery Analytics teams are different than any other team in the organization What are the fundamental concepts of building and managing a high-performing analytics team? It is critically important to remember that data scientists are creative and intelligent people. They cannot be managed well in a command and control environment. Data scientists need a tailored portfolio of projects that they own and manage to have a sense of autonomy. If they have a portfolio of projects and can manage their time and effort, the productivity of the team will be much higher than what is typically seen in teams managed in a traditional manner. It is very important to realize that most analytics project fail at the point of where analytical models are to be implemented in production systems. My book examines the process of building and managing a team from a holistic view. The book considers the organization framework, the required processes, the people, the projects, the problems, and pitfalls. The content of the book guides the reader through how to navigate these challenges and provides illustrations and examples of how to be successful. Table of Contents Overview of Successful & High Performing Analytics Teams Building, Managing & Growing an Analytics team Leadership for an Analytics Team Selecting Winning Projects Ensuring Engagement with Business Professionals Operationalizing Analytics: How to move from projects to production Managing the New Analytical Ecosystem Future of Analytics Teams: what will we see in the next 50 years? Artisanal and Factory Team Structure Comparison
✔ Author(s): John K. Thompson,Douglas B. Laney
✔ Title: Building Analytics Teams: Harnessing analytics and artificial intelligence for business improvement
✔ Rating : 4.5 out of 5 base on (124 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1800203160
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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