Data Science Hangout | Matt Dancho, Business Science | Why some companies fail at data science

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We were recently joined by Matt Dancho, Founder at Business Science.

Halfway into our discussion (29:27) we spoke a bit about why some companies fail at data science. Matt shares:

I think that there's going to be a new role here in the next couple of years - that companies are going to start adopting the role of the business scientist. You already have a business analyst.

The more I think about the problem and the challenge with data science and why companies often fail with data science - it is not because they don’t have good people or problem solvers.

It’s because they lose sight of the business-first mentality, where you need to be able to start with a problem in an organization, be able to work with many different levels of the organization (from executives to line managers to the people who are doing the work), and you have to work cross-functionally throughout the company.

To me, this requires a heavy business acumen. This is more than knowing data and a few algorithms that I can throw at the data. No, that's not how it goes.

The most successful people that I've seen are the ones that are able to communicate effectively, that know what the target of the organization is, the objectives, and they can take that down and translate it across the organization.

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Here is #25 student over here. I almost did all of his courses from Matt, maybe all in New Zealand students, that heard of him heard it from me:)) Love this community and the way that we are enriched by his teachings. Way to go.

stoianandreimircea
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What Matt said about a data scientist being a consultant in a company is absolutely correct. Whether you are an employee or an external data scientist, it seems like you have to approach almost every problem with a consultant’s mindset. If you spend an appropriate amount of time on the front end of any scenario getting to know, and eventually fully understanding the problem, you’ll be successful.

trevorschrotz
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This puts a lot in perspective. Currently having trials and tribulations at my first data analyst job.

bigboy
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Matt is a great teacher and he indeed has an inspirational journey

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