Responding to the argument against Business Partners in Analytics or Data Science teams. Here I put the argument for such roles & the benefits they bring.
Debating the need for Business Partners in Analytics teams: (2) For
Debating the need for Business Partners in Analytics teams: (1) Against
Do you need a Business Partner role in Analytics or Data Science teams? This 2 part series debates case for and against. 1) Martin Squires’ reasons against.
Our audio interviews with Customer Insight Leaders: (7) Sameer Rahman
7th in a series of audio interviews with senior Customer Insight Leaders in business today. In this episode we interview Sameer Rahman, director at EDIT.
Audio Interviews with Customer Insight Leaders: (5) Elsbeth Kottelenberg (UBM)
Time for another of our audio interviews with Customer Insight Leaders, this time it’s Elsbeth Kottelenberg. This is another good conversation with a leader, in a different sector again. UBM is a global events company, with Elsbeth supporting Pharma events around the world. She also differs from previous interviewees through her background in qualitative research. During this interview we discussed her career to date, some segmentation projects within UBM, the challenges of.. Read More
Audio interviews with Customer Insight Leaders: (4) Gwilym Morrison
Time for another of our audio interviews, with senior Customer Insight Leaders, this time it’s Gwilym Morrison. A great conversation with Gwilym, who leads Data Science at Royal London Group. So, a good opportunity to complement the data, BI & analytics focus of leaders interviewed already. This time we get to hear the perspective of a Data Science leader. Gwilym has both practitioner & leadership experience and shares honestly from.. Read More
Tips from experience: Protecting your less appreciated technical stars
Having given plenty of airtime to the benefit of books & podcasts, I’d like to turn to tips from experience. These are lessons learnt by leaders from practical on-the-job experience. Often involving getting it wrong. In this post, I’ll share my advice on protecting your less appreciated technical stars. Let me explain what I mean by a couple of those terms. By ‘less appreciated‘, I mean team members who may.. Read More
How I’m getting on with, and up for, my first Standing Desk
Sharing my experience of selecting and working with a standing desk. How it has helped my energy & focus, plus why you should consider them for analysts.