“In God we trust, all others must bring data” – by W. Edwards Deming
- The above quote has become my favorite these days, I use it as my work tagline. The trust part is very important and so is important the power to convince. Even if there is a data discrepancy, be compassionate and keep ready a strong reason for any questions that come across for the data you fetch. Provide the help and answers to pacify any anxieties about the data. We all need help!
- There is absolutely no harm in learning a bit about the basic implementation details of your data tool, comes in very handy when talking with the developers, tech team or raising a bug. Isn’t it an addition to your skillset, go for it. You end up feeling like an intelligent horse.
- Remember data analytics firms respect their users and visitors, users have enough power to block cookies or choke tracking. Respect your customers, clients and user privacy.
- There are appropriate limitations of each tool or process, try working around them rather pushing the wrong buttons and wasting energy of what cannot be achieved.
Quick Tip:
Don’t worry if you have data problem, forget about the day, use the month. Always a good idea to use graphs, relative percentages and trendlines, they are worth it.
