And all this science I don’t understand
It’s just my job five days a week
—“Rocket Man” by Elton John
Of the three teams that make up a modern data team, we start with the data scientists, because they produce the output that their organizations use to make decisions. The other two teams exist to primarily work with the data scientists and secondarily with other parts of the organization.
The goal of the data science team is to create advanced analytics. On the high end of the spectrum, these could be generated by artificial intelligence (AI), where machine learning (ML) is currently the most common technique. ...