Rocket-Powered Data Science

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

First, don’t do something just because everyone else is doing it – there needs to be a valid business reason for your organization to be doing it, at the very least because you will need to explain it objectively to your stakeholders (employees, investors, clients). Test early and often. Expect continuous improvement.

Strategy 290

Strategy Experimentation Uncertainty Machine Learning 290

O'Reilly on Data

JULY 28, 2020

Without clarity in metrics, it’s impossible to do meaningful experimentation. Experiments allow AI PMs not only to test assumptions about the relevance and functionality of AI Products, but also to understand the effect (if any) of AI products on the business. Don’t expect agreement to come simply. Any metric can and will be abused.

Marketing 361

Marketing Experimentation Metrics Testing 361

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Failure to align technology capabilities with business goals can result in a wasted investment in technology that doesn’t support business objectives. Foster a culture of innovation: Digital transformation requires innovation and experimentation, and thus a culture for embracing new technologies and ideas.

Digital Transformation 134

Digital Transformation Cost-Benefit Experimentation Measurement 134

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 7, 2023

Improving employee productivity and collaboration is a top business objective, according to the 2023 Foundry Digital Business Study. A security-by-design culture incorporates security measures deeply into the design and development of systems, rather than treating them as an afterthought. Caution is king, however.

Measurement 103

Measurement Risk Experimentation Enterprise 103

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 17, 2024

Cloud adoption maturity model This maturity model helps measure an organization’s cloud maturity in aggregate. Everything runs seamlessly and efficiently and all stakeholders are aware of the cloud’s potential to drive business objectives. Service ownership is established and distributed to self-sufficient teams.

Modeling 91

Modeling Cost-Benefit Optimization Digital Transformation 91

Occam's Razor

MAY 22, 2006

This post is a primer on the delightful world of testing and experimentation (A/B, Multivariate, and a new term from me: Experience Testing). Experimentation and testing help us figure out we are wrong, quickly and repeatedly and if you think about it that is a great thing for our customers, and for our employers. Counter claims?

Experimentation 103

Experimentation Testing Optimization Measurement 103

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 4, 2022

The early days of the pandemic taught organizations like Avery Dennison the power of agility and experimentation. We are just starting to come back into the office, but in six months we’ll have a much better measure” of efficiencies gained. “I Employee crowdsourcing can yield breakthrough ideas.

Experimentation 128

Experimentation Interactive Business Objectives Manufacturing 128