This is a draft chapter of a guide I’m writing to help people hired as the first “data person” in an organization. To make sure you don’t miss any new drafts or the release of the full guide, sign up to my mailing list.
Here’s the work in progress for the Content of the guide I’m working on for first data hires.
- Your mindset
- Data framework (~15 elements) (could be a little book on its own?)
- Making Roadmaps and scenarios
- Fallback systems (good for them, good for you)
- What to expect (blank slates, lots of excel, no databases etc)
- Your non technical manager & you
- Never say no
- Answers to tough questions
- Managing your time – block out time in your diary, plan ahead
- Managing expectations – keep record of weekly work, colour coded
- Managing requests – Kanban board
- Asking questions (business q, data q etc)
- Talking to execs, writing reports and emails, describing progress
- Securing budget
- Hiring others – resumes, salary, widening the talent pool
- Developing your skills
- Project management mindset, build vs buy
- Outsourcing work – brief, budget, long term, short term
- Creating a data culture
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