Where should you put your data scientists?

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Where should you put your data scientists? Daniel Tunkelang

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Where should you putyour data scientists?

Daniel Tunkelang

Review: why you hire data scientists

To improve products

To improve decisions

Organizational structure matters

stand-aloneembeddedintegrated

The stand-alone model

Pro: gives team autonomy

Pro: positions data as first-class

Con: risks marginalizing team

Con: other teams like self-sufficiency

The embedded model

Pro: ensures utilization

Pro: flexible allocation

Con: team resents lack of autonomy

Con: management challenges

The integrated model

Pro: organizational alignment

Pro: long-term investment

Con: dilution of data science

Con: lack of reuse

stand-alone: autonomy, data as first classembedded: utilization, flexible allocation

integrated: alignment, long-term investment

stand-alone: marginalization, isolationembedded: resentment, dual management

integrated: dilution, lack of reuse

You can mix and match

Adapt as company evolves

Remember the mission

Thank you.

Daniel Tunkelang [email protected]

: @dtunkelang