Have you ever received results from your analyst and known, immediately, that the information they handed you was wrong? I’m sure one of the first questions you asked was, “Did you check this result?” You knew they didn’t check the results because they were completely implausible. You are not alone,…

One of the biggest challenges that every data-driven organization faces is managing the various analyses the teams develop. If your analysts are scrambling to complete all the work leadership is requesting, or you are having trouble getting consistent and accurate results from the team, there may be problems with your…

As we continue to push headlong into more data-driven business models, teams are increasingly expected to become analytic decision-makers. If your team has not historically had a data analytic culture, it can be challenging for them to make the transition to embrace an analytic mindset more fully. In this post,…

Interviewing analysts can be a challenging activity, especially if you are not an analyst yourself. You have probably seen at least a few resumes from young analysts that seem almost too good to be true. Fortunately, my friend, there are several tell-tale signs that the analyst candidate you are interviewing…

If you followed my previous suggestion about the discussion you want to have with your analysts at the start of a new project, there is a good chance you are all on the same page. If instead, your analysts have been working on projects you’re not completely aware of, then…

It’s a familiar story, and probably one that you know. A manager meets with the analyst team and gives them parameters for a project. “We need to know if our marketing improved sales with our target market.” The analytic team probably had a bunch of questions following a project statement…