You No Longer Have the Luxury of Ignoring Data Members Public

Over the past years, many organisations have jumped on the analytics bandwagon in a quest to become more data driven. Whether they promoted senior leaders to champion data across the company, or visibly embarked on the development of data science functions, this was undoubtedly a fertile domain. Yet tales of

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
Digital Transformation

Dashboards, Visualisations, and the Illusion of Control Members Public

With the US reporting more than 100,000 people infected with COVID-19 as of March 28, it is clear that things are going to get much worse before they get any better. Knowing what we do about the lack of consistent testing and data collection [https://qstar.ai/ten-data-challenges-we-face-with-covid-19-part-2/] – with

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
Data & Analytics

Ten Data Challenges We Face With COVID-19 (Pt. 2) Members Public

The past week has been marked by differing levels of government responses. While some announced decisive policies, others went back and forth [https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51892402] on the most appropriate course of action. Since COVID-19 was first acknowledged in December 2019 more than 10,000 people are confirmed

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
Data & Analytics

Ten Data Challenges We Face With COVID-19 (Pt. 1) Members Public

On March 12 the WHO announced [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51876784] that "More cases are now being reported every day than were reported in China at the height of its epidemic," marking a new phase of the Coronavirus pandemic. Every day there seem to be more numbers

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
Data & Analytics

Why Your Analytics Transformation Needs Help From HR & Communications Members Public

Those of you that I have worked with before know that I have a soft spot for HR and Corporate Comms. Not only are these teams often overworked and under resourced, but they tend to be staffed with some of the most engaged and empathetic colleagues you will meet. To

Ryan den Rooijen
Ryan den Rooijen
People & Culture

AI: A Team Effort Members Public

With the explosion of interest in AI across businesses of all kinds, particularly in traditional industries, the emergence of new platforms and solutions have helped make AI more accessible. The latest versions of frameworks like TensorFlow [https://www.tensorflow.org/] and PyTorch [https://pytorch.org/] have made model building more

Colm O'Grada
Colm O'Grada

Permission To Land: Ensuring Analysis Has Value Members Public

At the heart of it, the purpose of analysis is to drive better actions through informing better decision making. In this article, I will focus on one of the most important parts of this process; making sure the output lands well and drives action. When is the right time to

Colm O'Grada
Colm O'Grada

What To Look For In A Data Leadership Role Members Public

A few months back, we shared a series of articles to help analysts and data scientists choose their next role (parts 1 [https://qstar.ai/analysts-data-scientists-how-to-choose-your-next-role-part-1-of-4/] , 2 [https://qstar.ai/analysts-data-scientists-how-to-choose-your-next-role-part-2-of-4/] , 3 [https://qstar.ai/analysts-data-scientists-how-to-choose-your-next-role-part-3-of-4/] and 4 [https://qstar.ai/analysts-data-scientists-how-to-choose-your-next-role-part-4-of-4/] ). Here, I expand on t

Colm O'Grada
Colm O'Grada