Data Teams: A Unified Management Model for Successful Data-Focused Teams

© Jesse Anderson 2020

J. AndersonData Teamshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6228-3_10

10. Starting a Team

Jesse Anderson¹  

(1)

Reno, NV, USA

 

We’ll find a place where there’s room to grow

And yes, we’ve just begun

—“We’ve Only Just Begun” by Carpenters

In earlier chapters, we’ve talked about the teams and how to manage them. This chapter covers the steps and considerations for starting and hiring the first members of the team. For organizations that have already started hiring, this will be a reminder of what should have been done or confirmation that the right decisions were made.

• Making sure the team starts out properly

• Deciding where to locate the teams in the organization

• The considerations of what to do with the previous teams

• Getting the team right ...