Data Driven Nirvana

It may seem a bit counter-intuitive but it's a good idea to try and make Data-Science boring! In other words, reduce the excitement around data and analytics and convert it into a more "business as usual" activity. Chief Data-Scientist and Mango Solutions co-founder Rich Pugh is joined by Dave Gardner, deputy director of client services at Mango to explain to host, Dave Harries, how to take the hype out of data's exciting new frontier.

In this episode Richard Pugh, Chief Data Scientists at Mango Solutions is joined by special guest Esther McMorris, CEO and founder at Nine Feet Tall, Mango's change partner. They discuss the vital role of change in data-driven transformation and why so many digital transformation projects result in failure - 70% according to McKinsey - and what steps we can take to avoid being part of this statistic.

In this episode Rich Pugh, Chief Data Scientist and co-founder of Mango Solutions and Dave Gardner, Principle Engagement Lead at Mango, discuss the issue of data reliability. Throughout human history people have been misrepresenting numbers to suit a particular interpretation or view-point. So how can you build trust in your data sources, so that decisions based on that data can be made with confidence? Rich and Dave, look at the issues and problems involved and tell us how they ensure reliability in a data-driven business.

In this episode, Rich Pugh, Chief Data Scientist and co-founder of Mango Solutions and David Gardner, who leads the data science team at Mango, talk about why data-science projects sometimes fail. Like the gambler who only tells you when they win, organisations tend to keep quiet when data science projects don't go to plan. Rich and David discuss how you can set up data-science projects for success, as you strive for data driven nirvana.

Dave Harries talks to Rich Pugh, Chief Data Scientist and co-founder of Mango Solutions and Dave Gardner, who leads the data science team at Mango. In this episode they discuss the likely winners and losers in the data driven revolution. As the ability to manage the ever-increasing deluge of data becomes vital to the success or otherwise of modern businesses, we discuss what the right strategic approach might be as you invest in the tools and services to reach for true, data-driven, Nirvana.