Tag: data

Is your focus on prediction weakening your Data Science work?

Is today’s focus on prediction, rather than explanatory models, weakening the commercial impact of data teams? A challenge from Harry Powell.

April 30, 2021

Part 3 of 3 part series on the subpersonalities of an analyst. How the personas of a Politician, Craftsperson & Athlete help with delivering.

March 26, 2021

Chief Data Scientist, Richard Pugh, explains how data thinking & design thinking can improve on the popular software-first project approach.

March 22, 2021

Part 2 of a series exploring the subpersonalities that analysts need to bring to their work. These ones empower the 3 steps of technical work

March 17, 2021

Tony Boobier shares lessons from “Thinking Fast & Slow” for the challenge of what mindset is needed by analysts & those interpreting data.

March 10, 2021

Book review of the engaging & important “How to make the world add up” by Tim Harford. The host of BBC’s More or Less shows how in 10 rules.

March 2, 2021

Harry Powell, Director of Data & Analytics at JLR explains how he calculates the incremental profit his team generates down to an income line

February 24, 2021

Book review of the brilliant “The Art of Statistics Learning from Data” by Prof David Spiegelhalter – why data & analytics leaders need this.

February 16, 2021

A call to data & analytics leaders to remember your audience don’t understand Statistics. Resources to help you overcome this comms challenge.

February 3, 2021

Why & how data leaders need to tackle motivation for themselves and their teams if they are to succeed at delivering data-driven change too.

January 23, 2021

Practical advice so you don’t drown your unicorn (data science or analytics) as demand grows within your business, from Harry Powell (JLR).

January 18, 2021

Should your data & analytics capability have a market valuation of over $1bn? Harry Powell shares why you may have a unicorn in your attic.

January 13, 2021