michael galvin, sr. data scientist, metis at mlconf atl 2016
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Successful Machine Learning in Business
• Relationships and Education• Reputation and Buy In• Data Science• Preparing• Modeling and Implementation• Monitoring
• Necessary Skills
Relationships and Education
Bridging the Gap
Communication
Science Experiment
Unicorn
Education
Business NeedsUserValue
Current Capabilities
Current CapabilitiesWhere are we?
Current CapabilitiesWhere are we?
Where do we want to be?
Reputation and Buy In
Quick Wins
Quick WinsShow you can produce something
Quick WinsShow what you did was valuable
Data SciencePreparing
Modeling and ImplementationMonitoring
Specific ProblemData
Specific ProblemData
Specific ProblemData
What problem are we trying to solve?
Success
SuccessWhat does it look like?
Expectations
ExpectationsFeasibility
ExpectationsFeasibilityTimeline
ExpectationsFeasibilityTimelineIssues
Data SciencePreparing
Modeling and ImplementationMonitoring
Don’t Over Complicate
It’s Not Just Algorithms
Algorithms Data Assessment Result
Learn About the Data
Algorithms Data Assessment Result
Learn About the DataImportant?
Algorithms Data Assessment Result
Learn About the DataImportant?Features
Algorithms Data Assessment Result
Validation Strategy
Algorithms Data Assessment Result
Validation StrategyModel Assessment
Algorithms Data Assessment Result
Validation StrategyModel Assessment
More Data isn’t Always Better
Algorithms Data Assessment Result
Get Something Working
Algorithms Data Assessment Result
Get Something Working Deploying
Algorithms Data Assessment Result
Get Something Working Deploying
Improve, Iterate
Algorithms Data Assessment Result
Are People Using Your Solution?ValuableAccessible
ML Metric Business Metric
Pipelines
Pipelines• Scalable• Reproducible• Etc.
Data SciencePreparing
Modeling and ImplementationMonitoring
Monitoring
Is is working?Feedback, IterateModel Comparison
Work Together, Human in the Loop
Necessary Skills
Grit Problem SolvingLearn to LearnCommunicateCollaboratePassion
It’s takes more than technical skills
You’re In A Good Position!
You’re In A Good Position!Influential
You’re In A Good Position!InfluentialImpactful
You’re In A Good Position!InfluentialImpactful
Drive Change
