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Why Managing Data Scientists Is Different

2 points| gk1 | 8 years ago |sloanreview.mit.edu | reply

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[+] bioapparatus|8 years ago|reply
>it is clear that a significant component of a data scientist’s organizational role is to educate the organization about what is possible and, at the same time, to help other decision makers understand the consequences of reduced quality, shorter timelines, and smaller budgets that may result from different options.

Replace "data scientist" with a different title and this covers almost any employee with domain expertise.

You do not need a massive training set and a bunch of layers to verify this.

[+] sharemywin|8 years ago|reply
I was thinking the same thing. That's just writing software in general.

How long is this going to take?

I don't know I've never done it before.

Don't get me wrong it's not nearly as bad as 20 years ago.

[+] moonbug22|8 years ago|reply
What kind of scientist doesn't deal with data?