The Distributed Truth

The Rapidly Changing Role of the Data Team with Joe Reis

Episode Summary

Evan Dunn welcomes Joe Reis today, as they talk about the role of a data scientist and data teams. Joe is the CEO of Ternary Data and Best Selling Co-author of Fundamentals of Data Engineering. He will be sharing his personal experience working with data teams and will be discussing really in-depth details such as what a data scientist is, its value in marketing, the problems and challenges with data teams, and many more, in this latest episode of The Distributed Truth podcast. TRUTHS OF THE DAY JOE: DASHBOARD USEFULNESS AND DASHBOARD FATIGUE “The dashboard is there more to show the status quo, and then you would, in order to get value from a dashboard, it's like you would have to be prone to making a different decision in order for the dashboard to be useful to you. That's the only thing that would trigger a new type of analysis is when you have a different question, which makes sense on the surface.” JOE: BEST OUTCOMES OF DATA “The best outcomes for data are always those are attached to things that are just driving outcomes, and hopefully, in a way that we're the feedback loop is really short so you can iterate. Again, data is all about hypothesis, testing, reevaluating your assumptions, and so forth.” Connect with Joe and learn more about his work: Joe Reis | Ternary Data Connect with Evan to learn more about Syncari and The Distributed Truth podcast: Evan Dunn | Syncari | Syncari.com Make sure to leave a comment, and subscribe!

Episode Notes

Evan Dunn welcomes Joe Reis today, as they talk about the role of a data scientist and data teams. Joe is the CEO of Ternary Data and Best Selling Co-author of Fundamentals of Data Engineering. He will be sharing his personal experience working with data teams and will be discussing really in-depth details such as what a data scientist is, its value in marketing, the problems and challenges with data teams, and many more, in this latest episode of The Distributed Truth podcast.

 

TRUTHS OF THE DAY

JOE: DASHBOARD USEFULNESS AND DASHBOARD FATIGUE

“The dashboard is there more to show the status quo, and then you would, in order to get value from a dashboard, it's like you would have to be prone to making a different decision in order for the dashboard to be useful to you. That's the only thing that would trigger a new type of analysis is when you have a different question, which makes sense on the surface.”

JOE: BEST OUTCOMES OF DATA

“The best outcomes for data are always those are attached to things that are just driving outcomes, and hopefully, in a way that we're the feedback loop is really short so you can iterate. Again, data is all about hypothesis, testing, reevaluating your assumptions, and so forth.”

 

Connect with Joe and learn more about his work:

 

Connect with Evan to learn more about Syncari and The Distributed Truth podcast:

 

Make sure to leave a comment, and subscribe!