Learnings from Erik Bernhardsson's parable

https://erikbern.com/2021/07/07/the-data-team-a-short-story.html

• Watch for a culture of output vs outcomes (eg. PM psyched about delivering 2 days in advance, but not sure about the statistical significance of the uplift)
• Get an accurate view of what is happening here
• Work with the people you have first, assess their current skillset
• Have a plan for solving both urgent and long-term problems
• Culture change starts with education
• Centralise reporting structure, decentralise work management (in other words, a matrix org)

• If AI projects are stalling because "executive support went away", it is usually because you have not been demonstrating enough value