Elements of an Effective Data & Analytics Function What does it take for an organisation to be able to perform analytics in a scalable (read: beyond Excel) manner? When I worked at Google, my instinctive answer would have
Why We Also Need To Talk About Analytics Ethics Over the last few years there has been an increased focus on data ethics. People are waking up to the fact that in many cases it is their data and
CDO? Sadly, Often the CCO is the Real Data Authority I am not a seasoned writer. If I was I would save the punchline for the last paragraph, forcing you to wade through another six hundred odd words. Instead, I
Analysts & Data Scientists, How to Choose Your Next Role (Part 4 of 4) Welcome to the final part of our four-part series on choosing your next data science or analytics role. We have covered a lot of ground so far: from choosing the
Analysts & Data Scientists, How to Choose Your Next Role (Part 3 of 4) Welcome to the penultimate installment of our four-part series on choosing your next analytics or data science role. So far we examined Location & Timing in Part One, and Industry
Analysts & Data Scientists, How to Choose Your Next Role (Part 2 of 4) Welcome to Part Two in our four-part series on choosing your next data science or analytics role. In Part One, we looked at the question of role Location & Timing.
Analysts & Data Scientists, How to Choose Your Next Role (Part 1 of 4) While jobs in analytics and AI can be both exciting and lucrative, employee attrition in these roles tends to be high. It is not uncommon to see data scientists move
The Universal Language of Analytics Arriving in a new country, you are faced with a lot of differences in customs, traditions, and culture. These changes are heightened when you move to a new region entirely.
Why I Am Starting My Job by Stopping This week I started a new job. As this is a role at a different company and in a different country, this means a lot of change. Many people have
The Importance of Knowing When You Are Ready to Make a Decision I am certain that I have on more than one occasion mentioned how important it is to consciously make decisions. Because analytics is the art of making better decisions using
How to Convince Your Management to Take Analytics & AI Seriously As demonstrated by the global demand for talent, most organisations have now woken up to the importance and potential impact of data, analytics, and AI. Yet discussions with employees across
Back to School: Three Things I Learned From a Machine Learning Nanodegree At work I spend a lot of time thinking about machine learning (ML), both in terms of how to apply it and the practicalities of enabling an organisation to do
Evidence Shows That When Making Decisions, People Hate Experiments We like to think that this blog, while born out of a trivial New Year’s resolution, has managed to become a reasonably serious outlet. That said, we fully appreciate
Ask and You Shall Receive - Dealing With Hard Facts In a quote frequently misattributed to W. Edwards Deming, one of the fathers of process improvement, ‘In God we trust. All others must bring data.’. But what if someone brings
If You Are Serious About AI, You Had Better Get Serious About Data Quality Ah, data quality. Almost as unpopular a cocktail party topic as data governance. Yet like that walking punchline Chandler Bing, data quality is about to enter its defining decade. It
Steering The Culture Ship I was in Tokyo a few years ago on business and grabbed a beer with a former colleague of mine. He had moved to Japan from the UK a few
Do Your Metrics Matter to People? From Budget to Behavioural Metrics Another quarter, another review. Your organisation is worried advertising costs are rising. Spend is up significantly on video ads and worse, so is their cost per view (CPV). What is
The Trap of Complex & Easy Instead of Simple & Difficult Have you ever tried to build a strategy around a difficult topic and found yourself overwhelmed by the decisions in front of you? Perhaps it seemed like there was no
Putting the AI in LemonAIde: Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence Though you might not have realised it if you live in England, summer is here. Once upon a time, this meant kids would take to the sidewalks to hawk their
Is Your Work Resulting in Better Decisions? How You Can Make Sure Earlier this year we reflected on how important it is in analytics to start with the right question and to choose the right metrics for your organisation. Say you have
Personal Development Plans: This Time... It's Personal As anyone working in data and analytics will be aware, most roles face a shortage of qualified candidates. Ensuring your organisation has a strong talent development framework is therefore critical
In Data Visualisation, Be Careful Not to Confuse Style with Substance Business intelligence tools and visualisation libraries are better today than ever. Not only is it easier to create data visualisations, but it is easier to create better looking ones too.
When Being Proven Wrong Feels Far Worse Than Finding You Are Right Last week, as I was checking in at the airport, I ran into a problem. The man behind the counter politely informed me that my ESTA visa waiver had expired,
For Flock’s Sake - Data Personalities To Avoid To transform your business with data, you need build your capabilities and resources carefully. The hardest part is making sure you have the right people onboard. If you’ve worked
Goodbye Medium, Hello Ghost When I started writing my weekly blog posts in January, I picked Medium as my publishing platform because it looked friendly, was easy to set up, and had so many
