This document provides insights for managers on finding a data scientist for their company. It recommends not specifically searching for a data scientist, as a logical person with basic data skills and a creative mindset can help the company more. The person should have basic math, programming, logical thinking, problem-solving abilities and understand key data science principles. Managers should start small with simple problems and focus on people skills rather than exclusively searching for a unicorn data scientist. The overall message is that investing time in the right person can yield better returns than persistently searching for an elusive data scientist.

1. STOP SEARCHING
FOR THAT ELUSIVE
DATA SCIENTIST

2. HELLO!
These Article is written by Michael Schrage.
Research Fellow, MIT Center for Digital Business
Center for Digital Business.
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3. Insight #01
● Do not run for finding a Data Scientist
for your company. Because a Data
Scientist Cannot help your company as
much as a normal Logical Person with
creative ideas.
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4. Insight #02
● Instead we have to find a person with
basic knowledge of data and make that
person work hard on the project you
assign.
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5. Insight #03
● We have to Keep it Simple
● Simple Problem Statement can help to
think in new dimensions and hence
enhance the system efficiency.
● Adopt the research methodology through
analytics to find the relevant solution 5

6. The Person You appoint must have following skills:
▰ Basic Mathematical Skills
▰ Basic Programming Skills
▰ High on Logic
▰ Creative Mindset
▰ Problem Solving Approach
▰ Key Principles of Data Science
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7. Relevant Insights
For A Manager In India
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8. 1. Start Small, Go Big.
▰ The goal is to make all of the organization--
not just the geeks and quants-- more
conversant in how to align probabilty,
statistics, technology and business value
creation,
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9. 2. People Are People
▰ Data Scientists either produce analytics for
machines or humans, but generally not both.
▰ The two types of analysis require different
skills.
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10. 3. GIve Up!
▰ Stop Hunting For that Data Scientist unicorn
and/or Silver Bullet
▰ Chances are slim that your organization
would even be able take full advantage of
teirtalent.
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11. “Data Show that ’Buying Time’
Is the right way can be a terrific
investment.
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12. Presented By
Prince Barai
Data Analyst Intern at IIM, Lucknow
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