Data Science - despite involving many technical skills is not only about these skills. I presented a quick lighting talk, discussing general business skills such as project scoping, communication, negotiation, etc. I think these are neglected skills in our conversation about data.

1. Consulting skills forConsulting skills for
Data ScientistsData Scientists
Peadar Coyle - Channel 4

2. Big PictureBig Picture
Data science that doesn't cause change is useless
Design - UX/UI
Humanities
Rhetoric

3. I'll just analyse more data...

4. StrategyStrategy
Buzzword - technicalBuzzword - technical
people sometimes hate itpeople sometimes hate it

6. But strategy mattersBut strategy matters
Your company needs a dataYour company needs a data
strategy - a roadmapstrategy - a roadmap
Technical professionals should inform such documents :)

8. We're in theWe're in the
communicationcommunication
businessbusiness

10. Some frameworksSome frameworks

11. Scoping: CoNVOScoping: CoNVO

12. Context - what is the businessContext - what is the business
context and model?context and model?
Need - what is the businessNeed - what is the business
need?need?
Vision - What would aVision - What would a
solution look likesolution look like
Outcome - Training, SVPOutcome - Training, SVP
approval, etcapproval, etc

13. General: SPEACSGeneral: SPEACS

15. Search for "Design thinking Stanford"

16. Good books for your consulting/ strategy/ soft skills

17. LinksLinks
Applied AI blog post on delivering value throughout
the analytical process
My blog post on Consulting Skills for Data Scientists
Thinking with Data book
http://blog.applied.ai/delivering-value-throughout-
the-analytical-process/
http://bit.ly/consulting_data_sci
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029182.do
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