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Building an Analytics CulturePatric HellgrenAdvisory Business Program Manager, [email protected]





Building an Analytics Culturethe central point of culture change

Culture change is less about work activities, strategies and initiatives, and more about the behaviors that people display

in their day-to-day work in the many and various interactions that play

Steve Simpson, Creator of UGR (the concept of Unwritten Ground Rules)



Building an Analytics Culturethe second of the conditions necessary for a stand-out culture

For any organization to achieve a stand-out culture, the senior leadership team must assign culture as a genuine

top three priority




Building an Analytics Culturethird and final condition for creating a stand-out culture

Staff need to take genuine ownership of the culture




Building an Analytics CultureChallenge

Influencing workwaysPython, Java SQL NoSQLStrategic Team workerPIG/HiveSAS BaseRProject managementIndustry competenceBusiness benefits with ROISystem knowledgeSimulationsBack- / Frontend prgTemporal statistics

Presentations technicBusiness AnalyticsSupervised Learning Unsupervised LearningPredictive analyticsMathematic College AlgebraFunctions and GraphingMultivariable CalculusLinear AlgebraStatisticsData MiningForecastingHTMLBig and Distributed dataProcess modeling Spatial Statistics

Descriptive statisticMachine Learning AlgorithmicVisual toolsStorytellingProblem solving skillsInnovativeC/C++Change ManagementHadoopOpen sourceSystem science Database knowledgeAgile way of workingBayesian/Monte Carlo statisticsData Manipulation…..and more…



Building an Analytics CultureOrganizational Implications

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Business

Data Science

IT


2017: The number of citizen data

scientists will grow 5x the rate

of specialized data scientists

Gartner

Predicts


Building an Analytics Culturefour recommended strategies

1. Look inside to tap internal talent

2. Focus on talent integration, not infusion

3. Set up a buddy system

4. Build a common core

“Talent is clearly a key driver in innovating and gaining a competitive advantage with analytics. Integration of analytics talent into the organization is key to analytics success”

Data & Analytics Report

MIT Sloan Management Review


= Flexible and meet unique individualskills set and company business needs



Building an Analytics Cultureprograms to close the analytics skills gap

1. Analytics Coaching Foundation (5 modules)

2. Analytics Coaching Advanced (5 modules)

3. Analytics Coaching for Mgmt (5 modules)

4. Analytics Value Training for Data Science (12 month)

5. SAS Academy for Data Science (Blended or 30+30 days)

Target group for analytics skills

needs in a company



Analytics Value Training for Data Sciencethree targetgroups - approaching common ground

• for Data Scientist (statisticians), 11 days + optionally 12 days SAS tools• for Business Analysts (users), 11 days + optionally 7 days SAS tools• for IT Professionals (architects), 11 days + optionally 14 days SAS tools



Program Overview

• Customer and individual customized program • Focus on soft skills• Mindset for analytics • Business value and understanding • Communication with story telling

• Combining online training, workshops, self-studies, classroom, innovation lab

• Theory and practice in real-case learning• Access to local Analytics experts • 11 days over 12 month • Quality assurance of analytics skills/culture

Analytics Value Training for Data Science



Analytics Value Training for Data ScienceFramework overview



Analytics Value Training for Data Sciencevalue add services with aligned ecosystem



summary

Analytics Value Training for Data Science

• Invest in your future• Define your unique profilematrix• Assure your secondary priority skills• Network & skills sharing with compeers• Modern way of learning (flexible)

• Transform your workforce• Design skills sets between teams• Talent Mgmt for analytical talents• Company analytics value focus• Modern way of learning (cost efficency)

Company Individuals



SAS Data Discovery Scientist Program

http://www.sas.com/sas/offers/nordic/17/data-discovery-scientist-program.html

http://www.sas.com/sas/offers/nordic/17/data-discovery-scientist-program.html

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