Tag: Citizen Data Scientist

Citizen Data Scientists Can Collaborate with Others!

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July 4, 2022

How Should My Citizen Data Scientists Work with Data Scientists and Analysts?

Gartner has predicted that, ‘30% of organizations will harness the collective intelligence of their analytics communities, outperforming competitors that rely solely on centralized analytics or self-service.’ What does this mean for business Citizen Data Scientist initiatives? It does NOT mean that the organization should turn away from this type of initiative. What it DOES mean is that a business should recognize the value and purpose of each aspect of its analytical community.

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Embedded BI Can Encourage Data Literacy!

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June 22, 2022

Technology research and consulting firm, Gartner, predicts that, ‘By 2023, data literacy will become an explicit and necessary driver of business value, demonstrated by its formal inclusion in over 80% of data and analytics strategies and change management programs.’

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4 Important Benefits of Digital Transformation!

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June 21, 2022

If your business is considering a Digital Transformation initiative, it may be mired in questions about the value vs. the cost and time to make this change. While it is true that a Digital Transformation initiative takes some effort, there are numerous long-term benefits to this effort. In this article, we explore four of the benefits of Digital Transformation, in hopes of helping your organization articulate and affirm the advantages to make a decision that is right for your enterprise.

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Please Consider Your Business Users When Selecting an Analytics and Data Search Tool!

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June 15, 2022

This article should serve as a plea on behalf of the average business user!

Business users are business professionals who have expertise in an industry or market arena or perform a function to support the ongoing operation of the business – professionals who may be front line workers on a production line, finance professionals, sales representatives, non-profit office workers, medical researchers, middle managers, regional managers for retail chains, transportation dispatchers or…well, you get the idea. These team members know their job and they do it well. But, they probably don’t have the technical skills to write a SQL query, or to filter out the columns and fields for an analytical search in order to get the results they need to make a decision.

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Citizen Data Scientists Can Help You Achieve Your Goals!

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June 8, 2022

Think of What Citizen Data Scientists Can Do to Help Your Business!

Whether you have recently been nominated to become a Citizen Data Scientist or you are considering the value of this type of transition for your business, managers and team members alike often ask exactly what a Citizen Data Scientist can do. According to technology research firm, Gartner, the number of Citizen Data Scientists will grow at five times the rate of traditional data scientists. If that’s the case, there must be something to this trend, right?

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3 Things Citizen Data Scientists Need in Predictive Analytics!

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May 31, 2022

The technology research firm, Gartner has predicted that, ‘predictive and prescriptive analytics will attract 40% of net new enterprise investment in the overall business intelligence and analytics market.’ When combined with Citizen Data Scientist initiatives, the adoption and use of predictive modeling and forecasting techniques can be a boon to any enterprise. Team members who have access to augmented analytics and assisted predictive modeling can plan better, predict more accurately and dependably meet goals and objectives.

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Enjoy the Benefits of Citizen Data Scientist Initiatives!

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April 21, 2022

Business Users & Data Scientists Benefit from Citizen Data Scientist Initiatives!

A business that does not optimize its resources is doomed to fail. In this rapidly changing business environment and market, every organization must make the best of precious human resources. No one has enough funding to hire additional resources to get the job done and, when there are extra funds, those funds are quickly earmarked for new products, marketing and other crucial activities.

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SME Businesses Must Engage in Culture Change to Successfully Integrate Self-Serve Advanced Analytics!

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April 13, 2022

Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are often challenged to satisfy all the roles and responsibilities in the organization and most team members wear more than one hat. That feeling of being overstretched is typical of growing businesses and, in an increasingly competitive market with businesses fighting for skilled resources, it is difficult to meet budget and scheduling goals and get it all done.

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Why Should I WANT to be a Citizen Data Scientist?

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March 14, 2022

3 Benefits of Making the Transition from Business User to Citizen Data Scientist!

If you are a business owner, executive or manager, you have already heard about (and are probably implementing) strategies for Citizen Data Scientists. If you are a business user, you may be hearing rumblings of this in your everyday work and wondering exactly what this type of initiative means for you and why you should consider it beneficial.

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Natural Language Processing (NLP): The Value of Context-Driven Searches!

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March 9, 2022

Natural Language Processing (NLP) may not be a term that everyone is familiar with but all consumers and business users are certainly aware of its power. You use natural language processing every day when you perform a search in Google using questions written in the same way one would speak or write to another person. Whether you know it or not, you are using NLP to process, interpret and return results that meet your criteria.

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