consulting skills for data scientists
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Consulting skills forConsulting skills forData ScientistsData Scientists
Peadar Coyle - Channel 4
Big PictureBig Picture
Data science that doesn't cause change is uselessDesign - UX/UIHumanitiesRhetoric
I'll just analyse more data...
StrategyStrategyBuzzword - technicalBuzzword - technical
people sometimes hate itpeople sometimes hate it
But strategy mattersBut strategy mattersYour company needs a dataYour company needs a data
strategy - a roadmapstrategy - a roadmapTechnical professionals should inform such documents :)
We're in theWe're in thecommunicationcommunication
businessbusiness
Some frameworks Some frameworks
Scoping: CoNVOScoping: CoNVO
Context - what is the businessContext - what is the businesscontext and model?context and model?
Need - what is the businessNeed - what is the businessneed?need?
Vision - What would aVision - What would asolution look likesolution look like
Outcome - Training, SVPOutcome - Training, SVPapproval, etcapproval, etc
General: SPEACSGeneral: SPEACS
Search for "Design thinking Stanford"
Good books for your consulting/ strategy/ soft skills
LinksLinks
Applied AI blog post on delivering value throughoutthe analytical process
My blog post on Consulting Skills for Data Scientists
Thinking with Data book
http://blog.applied.ai/delivering-value-throughout-the-analytical-process/
http://bit.ly/consulting_data_sci
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029182.do
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