How to Lead in Data Science, Chong Jike, Chang Yue Cathy

In How To Lead in Data Science you will learn:

Best practices for leading projects while balancing complex trade-offs
Specifying, prioritizing, and planning projects from vague requirements
Navigating structural challenges in your organization
Working through project failures with positivity and tenacity
Growing your team with coaching, mentoring, and advising
Crafting technology roadmaps and championing successful projects
Driving diversity, inclusion, and belonging within teams
Architecting a long-term business strategy and data roadmap as an executive
Delivering a data-driven culture and structuring productive data science organizations

How to Lead in Data Science is full of techniques for leading data science at every seniority level--from heading up a single project to overseeing a whole companys data strategy. Authors Jike Chong and Yue Cathy Chang share hard-won advice that theyve developed building data teams for LinkedIn, Acorns, Yiren Digital, large asset-management firms, Fortune 50 companies, and more. Youll find advice on plotting your long-term career advancement, as well as quick wins you can put into practice right away. Carefully crafted assessments and interview scenarios encourage introspection, reveal personal blind spots, and highlight development areas.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology
Lead your data science teams and projects to success! To make a consistent, meaningful impact as a data science leader, you must articulate technology roadmaps, plan effective project strategies, support diversity, and create a positive environment for professional growth. This book delivers the wisdom and practical skills you need to thrive as a data science leader at all levels, from team member to the C-suite.

About the book
How to Lead in Data Science shares unique leadership techniques from high-performance data teams. Its filled with best practices for balancing project trade-offs and producing exceptional results, even when beginning with vague requirements or unclear expectations. Youll find a clearly presented modern leadership framework based on current case studies, with insights reaching all the way to Aristotle and Confucius. As you read, youll build practical skills to grow and improve your team, your companys data culture, and yourself.

Whats inside

How to coach and mentor team members
Navigate an organizations structural challenges
Secure commitments from other teams and partners
Stay current with the technology landscape
Advance your career

About the reader
For data science practitioners at all levels.

About the author
Dr. Jike Chong and Yue Cathy Chang build, lead, and grow high-performing data teams across industries in public and private companies, such as Acorns, LinkedIn, large asset-management firms, and Fortune 50 companies.