Effective Machine Learning Teams

About the Authors

David Tan is a senior ML engineer. He has worked on multiple data and machine learning projects and applied time-tested software engineering practices to help teams iterate more quickly and reliably in the machine learning development life­cy⁠cle.

Ada Leung is a senior business analyst and product owner at Thoughtworks. She has delivery and advisory experience across technology, business, and government services. Her experience includes breaking down complex problems in varying domains, including customer-facing applications, scaling of ML solutions, and more recently, data strategy and delivery of data platforms. She has been part of exemplar cross-functional delivery teams, both in-person and remotely, and is an advocate of cultivation as a way to build high-performing teams.

David “Dave” Colls is a technology leader with broad experience helping software and data teams deliver great results. David’s technical background is in engineering design, simulation, optimization, and large-scale data-processing software. At Thoughtworks, he has led numerous agile and Lean transformation projects, and most recently he established the Data and AI practice in Australia. In his practice leadership role, he develops new ML services, consults on ML strategy, and provides leadership to the delivery of ML initiatives.