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 dtunkelang@gmail.com
: @dtunkelang