Step-by-Step Guide: The Art of Winning Stakeholders as a Data Scientist to Drive Impact
The First-Years Chronicles of a Data Scientist in Tech
A Data Scientist's Guide to Turning Your Insights into Impactful Actions
The killer skill combo to turn your work into meaningful results
Imagine pouring your heart and soul into a project for months, only to see some or all of its content shelved. It's a scenario many Data Scientists face.
That happened to me more than once. It left me feeling profoundly bitter wondering why that even happened in the first place.
This usually occurs when business goals change.
The project gets deprioritized, and so does your contribution. This is what happened to me in this case. There wasn't much I could do about company bets shifting.
Other times, it's because stakeholders do not follow up on your work.
Even when your message is relevant this can happen when stakeholders fail to grasp your insights or _aren't convinced by them. C_hances are it's because you probably messed up somewhere. The good news is, there are things you can do to prevent this from occurring.
This also happened to me, and I'm here to tell you exactly how I messed up and what skills I picked up along the line to turn my insights into actions.
The formula to become a Data Scientist never changes. It's pretty straightforward—it all boils down to:
Maths + Code + Business Acumen + Soft Skills = Data Scientist Formula
Boom. Nothing crazy.
The only slightly crazy part is the soft skills. They come into play at all stages of the project scope, and even more so when you have to deliver your insights and make sure they are turned into actions. The formula is not straightforward though.
(Also, if you're a junior data scientist, be sure to check out my article below on the top 5 essential lessons I learned at Spotify as a junior myself)
5 Essential Lessons for Junior Data Scientists I learned at Spotify (Part 1)
The not-so-soft Skills
I don't get why we call them soft. They're even harder to build than those technical skills. No textbook formula tells you exactly how.
If they weren't bestowed on you by your fairy godmother
