Sales Velocity is a metric that measures performance of both Marketing and Sales because it is influenced by both. So can be a bridge for discussion on how and what to optimize. Not a bad job for a lagging indicator.
Data science lessons learned from experiencing COVID-19
Some people would ask, as a data scientist are you upset that the data actually failed you. Not really. Because I know in data science gaining insights from data is a combination of what the data tells you as well as a business person’s intuition and experience. It is a failure to rely too heavily on one or the other. You need to question everything. The data as well as our cognitive biases.
Isn’t “10,000 steps walked today” just a Vanity Metric?
When it comes to wearables, Is “10,000 steps walked today” actually just a vanity metric? Will it really make me change my behavior and lose weight? It is all still too bleeding-edge. Like the early days of business analytics, are we still just presenting data to people rather than giving them meaningful metrics that will change behavior.