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>As an analyst, one needs to keep in mind that the Journey is more important than reaching the Destination. I'm really not sure what to make of the last line.
by bognition 10y ago
>As an analyst, one needs to keep in mind that the Journey is more important than reaching the Destination.
I'm really not sure what to make of the last line. The goal of analysis should be to produce results that are actionable. In the end it should matter very little how they are obtained as long as they are accurate.
- apathy 10y agoAccurate results are not necessarily actionable.
- RA_Fisher 10y agoA lot of times an action is the product of many analyses that individually aren't actionable. To me it's similar to managing fixed vs. variable costs. You've got to make investments of various size, but the payoff needs to correspond to the investment.
- ACow_Adonis 10y agoWell, as an analyst looking forward to finding future jobs, its often more important :P
- hinkley 10y agoThis is the road to metric dysfunction. Or at least, if you continue to use the metric that diagnosed the problem while trying to address it, you're going to get what you measure. With most groups I've been with, they were relieved to get the metrics good enough to detect anything at all, and don't have the stamina to come up with a more accurate way to determine the same thing.
- doctorpangloss 10y ago> In the end it should matter very little how they are obtained as long as they are accurate. That's about as actionable of a statement as a CEO telling you he wants you to do whatever "will be the most successful." Well duh :)