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.

Building a Data Science Team

Building a Data Science Team
This course is part of Executive Data Science Specialization



Instructors: Jeff Leek, PhD
Access provided by University of Nebraska Lincoln
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What you'll learn
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'll gain
- Team Motivation
- Employee Onboarding
- Team Performance Management
- Recruitment Strategies
- Technical Management
- Data Science
- Team Leadership
- Organizational Leadership
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Team Management
- Empowerment
- People Management
- Team Building
- Interviewing Skills
- Recruitment
- Staff Management
- New Hire Orientations
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Talent Recruitment
- Management Training And Development
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Reviewed on Dec 14, 2017
This course was an exceptional experience where it introduces me to building a data science team, its challenges, nuances and also what kind of approach to take while building and sustaining the team.
Reviewed on Apr 3, 2018
1 start less because of the ever-confusing quiz questions. Hit and trials make you go mad, and insance when you figure out the correct answer that you couldn't have imagined.
Reviewed on Apr 15, 2018
Excellent content - delivery could be improved somewhat but happy overall. Lots of practical advice relevant to the job and team dynamics. Read the supplementary material/links
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