We want our work to be impactful and used by stakeholders; we keep hearing that developing data products is the answer. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to get there.
Successful data products help our collaborators decide how to improve the company’s health. To do so, before any development starts, we first need to have a shared understanding of the context around: why something needs to happen (e.g., our objective), what specifically needs
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As you progress in your career, your focus shifts from completing discrete tasks assigned to you, to owning larger projects. Being able to execute complex projects with limited support expands
…The LO Admin team is very excited to announce our very first cohort of Locally Optimistic Fellows. Fellow contribute to a one-year commitment of helping support the growing community and
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From 2019-2022, I was the data product manager of the business intelligence team at Unite, a sizeable European B2B procurement platform, where I guided our transformation from a “service
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This is part 2 of a series on the skills that enable data practitioners to develop consistently high impact and success. I hope that it helps individual contributors understand how
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A successful data practitioner has a visible impact on their organization. They may shape meaningful tactical and strategic decisions, build products that drive growth, or design experiments that shed light
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Data analysts wear a lot of hats, and the first ones to join a team may wear some extra ones. In doing so, they’ll have soaked up a
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Over the years I have had the opportunity to work for various companies, and no two onboarding experiences have been the same. In the data world, onboarding can become challenging
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