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Agile data science. Is that a thing yet? Hercules Konstantopoulos http://drhercules.me Senior Data Scientist, Atlassian @StarfishDataSci YOW! Data, 7 May 2019 I studied here! I worked here! I grew up here! I worked

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Agile data science.


Is that a thing yet?

Hercules Konstantopoulos
 Senior Data Scientist, Atlassian YOW! Data, 7 May 2019 http://drhercules.me
 @StarfishDataSci

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I grew up here! 👽 I studied here! 🎔 I worked here! 🥷 I worked here! 🔮 We are here! 

World History

according to me

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I worked here! 🎭

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tl;dr

There is no standard operational model for data science. A lot of practitioners seem to be struggling to get things done and to advance their careers. My preferred system? In tech terms, Scrumban with gateways, rather than releases, at the end of each period.

YOW! Data ⚡ Hercules Konstantopoulos ⚡ Agile data science

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My main premise

Motivation Investment Constructive
 assessment

For a project to work we need:

Appropriate
 deadlines

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–Leonard Bernstein (possibly)

“To achieve great things, two things are needed; 
 a plan, and not quite enough time.”

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Commercial research

YOW! Data ⚡ Hercules Konstantopoulos ⚡ Agile data science

System of government: Feudalism

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Commercial research

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System of government: Feudalism

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THE GOOD

  • Autonomy!
  • 12 month funding horizon!
  • Excitement at exec level.

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THE BAD

  • Sense of encroachment.
  • Sprint-adjusted deadlines.
  • No long term plan.
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Commercial data science

YOW! Data ⚡ Hercules Konstantopoulos ⚡ Agile data science

System of government: Oligarchy

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Commercial data science

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System of government: Oligarchy

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THE GOOD

  • Autonomy!
  • Variety!
  • Quarterly deadlines.

YOW! Data ⚡ Hercules Konstantopoulos ⚡ Agile data science

THE BAD

  • No time to make things well.
  • Sparsity of analyst resource.
  • Too many stakeholders.
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Commercial data science

YOW! Data ⚡ Hercules Konstantopoulos ⚡ Agile data science

System of government: Totalitarianism

For illustrative purposes only.
 Nobody’s boss is actually like Stalin.

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Commercial data science

YOW! Data ⚡ Hercules Konstantopoulos ⚡ Agile data science

System of government: Totalitarianism

For illustrative purposes only.
 Nobody’s boss is actually like Stalin.

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THE GOOD

  • Impact!
  • Investment!
  • Green fields.

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THE BAD

  • Constant priority changes.
  • Sparsity of analyst resources.
  • Cliques and mistrust.
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Postdoctoral research

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System of government: Democracy

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Postdoctoral research

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System of government: Democracy

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THE GOOD

  • Motivation!
  • Talented staff!
  • Societal impact!

YOW! Data ⚡ Hercules Konstantopoulos ⚡ Agile data science

THE BAD

  • Complex org structure.
  • Consensus leadership.
  • No shared deadlines.
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Commercial data analytics

YOW! Data ⚡ Hercules Konstantopoulos ⚡ Agile data science

System of government: Mythology

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Commercial data analytics

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System of government: Mythology

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But… how?!

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Team structure

  • One group PM.
  • One analyst-consultant.
  • Court of PMs and engineers.

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Project structure

  • Two-week sprint.
  • Sprints as gateways.
  • Quarterly objectives.
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THE GOOD

  • Participation ↝ motivation.
  • Decision making power.
  • Time for craft.

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THE BAD

  • Single point failure.
  • Nothing else, really…
  • …perhaps to be discovered
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Thanks! 


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Hercules Konstantopoulos
 Senior Data Scientist, Atlassian http://drhercules.me
 @StarfishDataSci