1. Data Science in Practice
Wojtek Kostelecki
Data Science Practice Lead
@w_kostelecki

2. Data is an
Opportunity
About Mango

3. Empower organizations to make informed decisions using data science
and advanced analytics

4. … flowed caramel on cookie … cascaded caramel on cookie
… bathed in chocolate
… cloaked in chocolate

5. Future success will depend largely on ability to use data to make optimal business decisions

7. ? A Data Scientist is a statistician who lives in San Francisco
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A Data Scientist is a statistician who lives in San Francisco
A Data Scientist is a device for turning coffee and data into better decisions
Data Science is Statistics on a Mac.

8. Professor
Jeff Wu

9. Advanced
Analytics

10. What is Analytics?
Analytics is the discovery and communication of meaningful patterns in data Especially valuable in areas rich with recorded information, analytics relies on the simultaneous application of statistics, computer programming and operations research to quantify performance
- Wikipedia

11. Prescriptive Analytics Descriptive Analytics
Levels of Analytics
Prescriptive Analytics
“Best” course of action?
Predictive Analytics
What will happen?
Diagnostic Analytics
Why did that happen?
Descriptive Analytics
What happened?

12. Prescriptive Analytics Descriptive Analytics
Levels of Analytics
Prescriptive Analytics
“Best” course of action?
Predictive Analytics
What will happen?
Diagnostic Analytics
Why did that happen?
Descriptive Analytics
What happened?

13. Prescriptive Analytics Descriptive Analytics
Levels of Analytics
Prescriptive Analytics
“Best” course of action?
Predictive Analytics
What will happen?
Advanced
Analytics
Diagnostic Analytics
Why did that happen?
Descriptive Analytics
What happened?
Business
Intelligence

15. Gartner Hype Cycle
Hadoop obsolete in 2017

16. Hype/Trends in Data

18. Proactive use of Data and Advanced Analytics to Drive
Data Science is ... the
Proactive use of Data and Advanced Analytics to Drive
Better Decision Making
Engage with Business
Work with Data
Analytic Breadth
Industrialise > Code

19. Culture > Question > Analysis > Software

20. Data Science Radar

21. Typical Tech/Skills at Mango
Python + R
ML + Stats

22. Typical Industries for Mango
Data Science
Government
Pharma
Financial Services
Retail
Insurance

23. Typical Projects for Mango
Delivering data science through ML, predictive analytics, stats
Insights, POC, production
Transforming businesses
Developing the right culture, skills, common language
Advice, training, platforms

24. My Projects at Mango Strategy:
Advised on data science platforms for a major EU agency
Defined data science roles for a major bank
Development:
Budget forecasting for a major pharmaceutical manufacturer
Product recommendations for a large insurer
Marketing budget optimization web application for a consultancy
Planned maintenance optimization
Training:
Major government institutions, insurers, major airports

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