It is widely accepted that newly graduated analytics and data science students require substantial investment from their first employer to become productive. While new graduates will always require more handholding than experienced employees, I've always felt that there had to be a way to better prepare students for the workforce than how we do it today. Now that I've … [Read more...] about What Data Science Can Learn From Blacksmiths
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Advancing Construction Analytics 2023
Advancing Construction Analytics returns for the 5th year to unite Data, Analytics, IT and Business Leaders from across the construction industry on a mission to enhance the power of advanced analytics for their firms. Understand how to better gather, integrate, structure, and utilize vast amounts of data to provide more valuable business insights and track better KPIs for … [Read more...] about Advancing Construction Analytics 2023
People Analytics: A Critical Approach to Business Decision Making
At its core, human resources management is the practice of ensuring that your organization's most valuable asset, its people, are managed effectively and efficiently. However, increasingly complex technology and the ever-evolving nature of the global workforce have made the HR field more and more complex - somewhat taking away from the "human" element of propelling an … [Read more...] about People Analytics: A Critical Approach to Business Decision Making
When Pristine Data Isn’t Pristine
The data that you consider pristine and absolutely perfect for its intended use can turn into an absolute mess overnight if the data is used in a different way. While it isn't common, there are cases where the current uses for data aren't impacted by a major underlying quality issue that, if not identified, can totally corrupt a new use of the data. No matter how clean you … [Read more...] about When Pristine Data Isn’t Pristine
Importance of Data Analytics for Product Managers
Data analytics plays a major role in the success of product management. Often, product managers leverage data analytics to collect, analyze, and interpret data to make informed decisions. This also helps frame product development, marketing, and sales strategies by using insights to make data-backed choices that can enhance their product. Questionnaires and in-person consumer … [Read more...] about Importance of Data Analytics for Product Managers