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Ideal Analytics Organization

By Doug Hague

Excerpt:

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

To set the stage, the analytics organizational structure being presented below pertains to an analytics organization between 60 and 120 people; this is the size that seems to be a sweet spot for an effective and efficient team (large enough to have specialized skill sets, but small enough to effectively demonstrate the benefits of the team). Moreover, I’m presenting such an organizational design in consideration of an analytics effort at an established, traditional corporation, not a digital native. Digital natives will break down differently with more need for data science and data management. With 60 to 120 people, I prefer a centralized organization with P&L Analytics/Ad Hoc Analysis dotted-lined to their business partners…

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