Tag: Data Literacy

Transform Business Users Into Citizen Data Scientists!

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January 20, 2022

Recognize and Address Recent Market Changes with Citizen Data Scientists!

While many of you may follow the research and market analytics provided by Gartner, you may sometimes find yourselves wondering if their predictions and market analysis are correct. When it comes to the predicted transformation of business users into Citizen Data Scientists, that particular transition has been happening for a while now. If anything, the global pandemic has simply made the prediction more pressing than ever.

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Data Democratization Think of it as Home Renovation!

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January 5, 2022

The focus of this article is on Data Democratization within the business enterprise, but the concepts and approaches involved in implementing this type of initiative are worth considering for any kind of major change within an organization.

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Why Would I Want to be a Citizen Data Scientist?

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January 5, 2022

What Does Becoming a Citizen Data Scientist Get Me?

When your enterprise turns to you to inhabit the Citizen Data Scientist role, it may (or may not) provide information on what that role is, why it is important for business users to transform into the role and exactly how the transformation will work. Online training programs, like the one mentioned in the closing lines of this article, provide information on the role, its purpose, how to collaborate with data scientists and IT, how augmented analytics solutions work and the types of analytical techniques you will be using.

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How to Navigate the 5 Most Common Challenges Your Business Will Face in Digital Transformation!

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December 27, 2021

As a business owner, manager or executive, you have probably read and heard a lot about Digital Transformation in industry publications and at conferences. As Gartner says, Digital Transformation is ‘the changes associated with digital technology application and integration into all aspects of human life and society. It is the move from the physical to digital’. If your business has embraced the concept of Digital Transformation and is ready to dive in and make it happen, you may be wondering about the pitfalls others have faced. A wise business manager wants to learn from the mistakes of others and increase their chances of succeeding without missteps.

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Do I Really Want to be a Citizen Data Scientist?

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December 20, 2021

Someone Said I’m Now a Citizen Data Scientist!  Now What?

What do you have to know to be a Citizen Data Scientist? Who is the ideal candidate to be a Citizen Data Scientist? How does the whole Citizen Data Scientist thing work, anyway?

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What’s Predictive Analytics All About and Why Should I Care?

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November 17, 2021

Why Sasha Doesn’t Need to Fear Predictive Analytics!

My friend Sasha asked me about Predictive Analytics (knowing it was my favorite subject). Like most other business people, Sasha has a lot of professional knowledge but no exposure to analytics and the concept of Predictive Analytics is frightening and foreign to her. If your business team wants to up its game and get into predictive analytics, it really isn’t that hard. You can select an augmented analytics tool that allows your business users to leverage these features without a data science or business analyst background.

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How Can My Business Use Citizen Data Scientists?

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November 10, 2021

Can I (or my team) Handle the Citizen Data Scientist Role?

If you are a business owner or a business team member who has been asked to consider the Citizen Data Scientist role, you may be wondering how it all works and whether you (or your team member) can handle the new role.

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Citizen Data Scientists Have Questions!

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October 20, 2021

Answering Common Questions from Citizen Data Scientist Candidates!

When a business engages its team members and asks them to take on the role of Citizen Data Scientist, there can be many misunderstandings regarding the new role. One of the most common misunderstandings relates to who does what in the role of analytics. Some common questions include:

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Answer Your Business User Concerns About Augmented Analytics!

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October 18, 2021

Users Might Think Augmented Analytics is Too Difficult. That’s Not True!

If you are a business manager who wants to enable a Citizen Data Scientist environment, but you find yourself up against resistance, it is often because your business users believe that advanced analytics is just too hard for them to learn and that the use of these types of techniques and systems will slow them down and confuse their otherwise familiar processes.

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How to Ensure Success with Digital Transformation Experts!

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October 1, 2021

4 Things to Look for in a Digital Transformation Expert!

If you are a business manager or a senior executive, it is likely you have heard about Digital Transformation in industry conferences or read about it in journals and publications. When you decide to explore the benefits of Digital Transformation, you will likely conclude that the payoff is well worth the effort. But, that still doesn’t get you to your goal. If your own team is too busy or does not have the skills to accomplish the task, you are not alone. Most businesses are engaging experts to help them on the Digital Transformation journey.

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