Data science is a team sport. As a data science executive it is your job to recruit, organize, and manage the team to success. In this one-week course, we will cover how you can find the right people to fill out your data science team, how to organize them to give them the best chance to feel empowered and successful, and how to manage your team as it grows.
This course is part of the Executive Data Science Specialization
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Describe the various roles that make up a Data Science team
Manage a Data Science team onboarding
Know relevant questions for interviewing data scientists
Understand how to encourage and empower Data Science teams
Skills you will gain
- Team Building
- Data Science
- Management
- Team Management
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Building a Data Science Team
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- 5 stars62.35%
- 4 stars28.34%
- 3 stars6.83%
- 2 stars1.60%
- 1 star0.86%
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TOP REVIEWS FROM BUILDING A DATA SCIENCE TEAM
This course had a lot of practical, helpful guidelines for managing technology professionals in general, in addition to specific pointers for managing a data science team.
Most of what has been said can be applied for building Software Engineering Team. Nothing special if you have experience in managing Software Engineers.
Well Taught Course , loved the lecturer present the information,for you who want to improved your management skill in data science this course can provide the introduction ,REST ? read a book
Good but should come after the Managing Data Analysis for understanding better what the people you hire are actually going to do. Preventing the "Dilbertification" of the data science manager.
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