Master the skills necessary to hire and manage a team of highly
skilled individuals to design, build, and implement applications
and systems based on advanced analytics and AI Key Features Learn
to create an operationally effective advanced analytics team in a
corporate environment Select and undertake projects that have a
high probability of success and deliver the improved top and
bottom-line results Understand how to create relationships with
executives, senior managers, peers, and subject matter experts that
lead to team collaboration, increased funding, and long-term
success for you and your team Book DescriptionIn Building Analytics
Teams, John K. Thompson, with his 30+ years of experience and
expertise, illustrates the fundamental concepts of building and
managing a high-performance analytics team, including what to do,
who to hire, projects to undertake, and what to avoid in the
journey of building an analytically sound team. The core processes
in creating an effective analytics team and the importance of the
business decision-making life cycle are explored to help achieve
initial and sustainable success. The book demonstrates the various
traits of a successful and high-performing analytics team and then
delineates the path to achieve this with insights on the mindset,
advanced analytics models, and predictions based on data analytics.
It also emphasizes the significance of the macro and micro
processes required to evolve in response to rapidly changing
business needs. The book dives into the methods and practices of
managing, developing, and leading an analytics team. Once you've
brought the team up to speed, the book explains how to govern
executive expectations and select winning projects. By the end of
this book, you will have acquired the knowledge to create an
effective business analytics team and develop a production
environment that delivers ongoing operational improvements for your
organization. What you will learn Avoid organizational and
technological pitfalls of moving from a defined project to a
production environment Enable team members to focus on higher-value
work and tasks Build Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
(AA&AI) functions in an organization Outsource certain projects
to competent and capable third parties Support the operational
areas that intend to invest in business intelligence, descriptive
statistics, and small-scale predictive analytics Analyze the
operational area, the processes, the data, and the organizational
resistance Who this book is forThis book is for senior executives,
senior and junior managers, and those who are working as part of a
team that is accountable for designing, building, delivering and
ensuring business success through advanced analytics and artificial
intelligence systems and applications. At least 5 to 10 years of
experience in driving your organization to a higher level of
efficiency will be helpful.
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