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The Perils of Analysts Demanding Perfection and Precision

GaryCokins
Last updated: 2012/03/13 at 11:25 AM
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I refer to myself as a “ready-fire-aim” kind of guy. Although this is an exaggeration, it makes the point that I stop analyzing when the information is good enough to gain insights or make decisions.

I am an advocate of the Pareto principle that is also known as the 80–20 rule – the law of the vital few versus the trivial many. It states that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

I refer to myself as a “ready-fire-aim” kind of guy. Although this is an exaggeration, it makes the point that I stop analyzing when the information is good enough to gain insights or make decisions.

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I am an advocate of the Pareto principle that is also known as the 80–20 rule – the law of the vital few versus the trivial many. It states that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

My concern is that analysts using statistics and analytics require excessive detail, accuracy, and precision. These types of analysts are perfectionists. Too often organizations over-plan and under-execute. During the investigation phase of a problem or opportunity, they can have brain freeze.

 

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Time to results versus fact-based information

Today speed and agility in analysis and decision making trumps slow and deliberate study. You were able to read the paragraph above. The message here is that it is OK to make mistakes early and often when in pursuit of learning something. It is OK to start small while thinking big.

In a recent webcast broadcast by the International Institute of Analytics titled “What Makes a Great Analytic Professional” presented by Bill Franks, Chief Analytics Officer with Teradata, Bill described the characteristics of a data scientist. An important one is for analysts to not get hung up in the details. They need to quickly get to usable results.

Bill was not suggesting that the analysis be flawed, misleading, or defensible. The point is to move quickly. Act fast. When you are in the slow lane, others will pass you by.

GaryCokins March 13, 2012
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