Learn to build an analytics community in your organization from scratch
How to Build a Data Community shows readers how to create analytics and data communities within their organizations. Celebrated author Eva Murray relies on intuitive and practical advice structured as step-by-step guidance to demonstrate the creation of new data communities.
How to Build a Data Community uses concrete insights gleaned from real-world case studies to describe, in full detail, all the critical components of a data community. Readers will discover:
What analytics communities are and what they look like Why data-driven organizations need analytics communities How selected businesses and nonprofits have applied these concepts successfully and what their journey to a data-driven culture looked like. How they can establish their own communities and what they can do to ensure their community grows and flourishes
Perfect for analytics professionals who are responsible for making policy-level decisions about data in their firms, the book is also a must-have for data practitioners and consultants who wish to make positive changes in the organizations with which they work.
By:
Eva Murray
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 252mm,
Width: 201mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781119705659
ISBN 10: 1119705657
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 23 October 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Part I 1 Chapter 1 If You Want a Data Culture, Build a Community 3 Why Do Organizations Aim to Become Data-Driven? 4 What Does Data Give Us that Experience Cannot? 5 What Does a Data-Driven Culture Look Like? 6 Chapter 2 What is an Analytics Community? 9 #MakeoverMonday, the Social Data Project that Changes Visualizations and Lives 10 Chapter 3 Building a Data Visualization Community at the USAA 23 Part II 27 Chapter 4 Benefits of Setting Up Communities 29 Benefits for an Organization 29 Benefits for the Analytics Industry 43 Benefits for the Individual 45 Chapter 5 Why Are Communities Important? 49 What Communities Give to the Individual 50 What Each of Us Brings to a Community 52 How to Foster Constructive Connections in Your Analytics Community 53 Chapter 6 Addressing Potential Risks for Your Community 59 Distraction 60 Groupthink/Echo Chamber 62 Lack of Buy-in 63 Disruptors 64 Chapter 7 Practical Guides for Getting Started 67 Purpose and Mission 67 Structure 68 Processes 70 People 71 Activities 71 Templates 77 Getting Started 93 Chapter 8 What Are the Success Factors for Your Community? 95 Specific Targets and Outputs 96 Communicating Your Goals and Intentions 99 Getting External Input 101 Driving Engagement in Your Community 103 Chapter 9 How to Set Up an Analytics Community 105 Phase 1: Planning 105 Phase 2: Pilot 109 Phase 3: Growth 111 Phase 4: Development 116 Summary 125 Chapter 10 Lessons Learned 127 How Not to Do It 127 Who Are the Right People to Lead Your Community? 133 How to Assign Roles and Responsibilities 142 Part III 147 Chapter 11 Where to Go from Here 149 Your Roadmap 149 What Does Your Future Community Look Like? 150 What Are Your Goals? 152 Documentation and Building a Knowledge Portal 157 Automate 159 Delegate 160 Ask for Help 161 Conclusion 163 Index 165
EVA MURRAY is a Technology Evangelist and passionate about helping people collaborate around data. She has built a global community of passionate data enthusiasts and is helping organizations worldwide do the same.
