Consulting skills for Data Scientists

Peadar Coyle

Technical isn't the only skill you need...

Big Picture

• Data science that doesn't cause change is useless
• Design - UX/UI
• Humanities
• Rhetoric

I'll just analyse more data... 

Strategy

Buzzword - technical people sometimes hate it

But strategy matters

Your company needs a data strategy - a roadmap

Technical professionals should inform such documents :) 

We're in the communication business

Some frameworks 

Scoping: CoNVO

Context - what is the business context and model?

Need - what is the business need?

Vision -  What would a solution look like

Outcome - Training, SVP approval, etc

 

General: SPEACS

Search for "Design thinking Stanford"

Good books for your consulting/ strategy/ soft skills

Links

• Applied AI blog post on delivering value throughout the analytical process
• http://blog.applied.ai/delivering-value-throughout-the-analytical-process/
• My blog post on Consulting Skills for Data Scientists
• http://bit.ly/consulting_data_sci
• Thinking with Data book
• http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029182.do