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United Kingdom · Internal consulting · Principal/Manager (12-16 years)

Manager, Analytics Solutions

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  • Experience bandPrincipal/Manager (12-16 years)
  • Direct reports6-10 reports
  • Reports toDirector, Analytics Solutions
  • UK framework levelUsually a manager, or the deepest specialist in a team

Also advertised as Principal Analytics Consultant · Head of Analytics Consulting · Lead Solutions Architect (Analytics) · Analytics Delivery Manager

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The qualifications matched to this job

Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing for England Pearson Education Ltd · Level 5 · covers 4 of 10 standards
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Digital Technologies Pearson Education Ltd · Level 5 · covers 2 of 10 standards
NOCN Level 4 certificate for Data Analysts NOCN · Level 4 · covers 7 of 10 standards
OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Data Science OTHM Qualifications · Level 7 · covers 6 of 10 standards
Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Computing for England Pearson Education Ltd · Level 4 · covers 3 of 10 standards
BCS Level 4 Diploma - Digital Modular Programme for Data Analysts BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT · Level 4 · covers 2 of 10 standards

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The units you would start with

Data Analytics Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing for England
Data Analytics Primer NOCN Level 4 certificate for Data Analysts
Data Analysis and Visualisation OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Data Science
Data Analysis BCS Level 4 Diploma - Digital Modular Programme for Data Analysts

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AI Fluency working with AI as a thinking partner
Data Fluency turning numbers into a decision
AI Governance Fluency using AI responsibly
Systems Fluency seeing the whole picture
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  2. Data Analytics Primer NOCN · covers 7 of 10 standards Level 4
  3. Data Analysis and Visualisation OTHM Qualifications · covers 6 of 10 standards Level 7
  4. Data Analysis BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT · covers 2 of 10 standards Level 4
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2AI and this work

Will AI change your work as a Manager, Analytics Solutions?

Nobody can say exactly how. Here is what this job is being asked for next, and where to start.

The new skills this role is being asked for

  • AI-Driven Consulting & Prompt Engineering
  • Data Product Management Principles
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The future skills this job leans on

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3What this role really is

This job means leading a team that solves business problems with data. You take vague questions from executives and turn them into clear analytical programmes, then guide a team to deliver measurable results. You still work on complex solutions yourself, but the main focus is building your team's capability and making sure it hits its targets.

4What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

SQL (PostgreSQL, T-SQL) Strategic

You won't be writing complex queries daily, but you'll understand database architecture to guide data modelling decisions, review complex queries from your team, and inform overall solution design. You'll know when to push back on a data request due to technical limitations.

Alteryx Designer / Python (pandas) Architect

You'll set standards for data preparation logic, deciding whether a low-code tool like Alteryx or a code-based solution like Python (pandas) is appropriate for different project needs, considering maintainability, scalability, and team skill sets. You'll review complex workflows and scripts.

Tableau Desktop / Power BI Strategic

You'll govern the BI environment (e.g., Tableau Server/Power BI Premium), developing enterprise-wide visualisation standards and templates for your team. You'll review dashboards for strategic alignment, user experience, and performance, ensuring they tell the right story.

Excel (Power Query, VBA) / Python (scikit-learn, statsmodels) Strategic

You'll scope analytical projects, determine the most appropriate modelling techniques (from simple Excel models to advanced Python-based ML), and translate complex model outputs into actionable business strategy for senior leaders. You'll guide your team on model selection and interpretation.

Jira / Confluence / Miro Strategic

You'll manage a portfolio of projects using Jira, ensuring your team's workload is balanced and priorities are clear. You'll set documentation standards in Confluence for your team's projects and use Miro for strategic roadmap planning, team brainstorming, and high-level solution design sessions.

Snowflake / SAP S/4HANA / Salesforce Architect

You'll advise on data integration strategies between these enterprise platforms, understanding their API limitations, data governance models, and how they impact your team's ability to deliver solutions. You'll be the bridge between technical data sources and business needs.

5What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing in Where you are nowThe step above
Project Prioritisation Follows task list from supervisor. Prioritises own tasks within a project, escalates conflicts. Prioritises workstreams within a project, consults Lead on cross-project conflicts.
Solution Design & Architecture Executes pre-defined steps within a solution. Chooses appropriate tools/methods for routine analysis within a defined architecture. Designs end-to-end analytical solutions for specific business problems, consulting Lead on complex architectural choices.
Team Management & Development Focuses on personal learning and task completion. Provides informal guidance to new joiners. Mentors 1-2 junior analysts, provides technical guidance.
Budget Allocation No budget authority. No budget authority. Recommends software or training spend up to £5K for own projects.

6How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, and what is not on it. The hard targets, how often each is actually looked at, and the quiet signals that never reach a dashboard.

Project Portfolio ROI
The aggregated return on investment (cost savings or revenue uplift) from all projects delivered by your team.
Target · Deliver >£5M in documented annual business value across your portfolio.

Your team's Q2 projects delivered £1.2M in operational efficiency savings and £0.8M in improved customer retention, totalling £2M for the quarter.

Solution Adoption Rate
The percentage of target users actively engaging with the analytical solutions (dashboards, models, reports) your team has deployed, measured by usage logs.
Target · Achieve >80% active user adoption within 3 months post-launch for all major solutions.

The new Sales Performance Dashboard, built by your team, shows 85% of the target 200 sales managers are logging in at least once a week, exceeding the 80% target.

Team Utilisation & Billable Hours
The percentage of your team's time spent on value-generating project work versus administrative tasks or idle time.
Target · Maintain average team utilisation above 75% on client-facing projects.

Across your 8-person team, 78% of their recorded hours last month were allocated to active project work for business units, hitting our target.

Team Attrition Rate
The percentage of your direct reports who leave the team within a 12-month period.
Target · Keep voluntary attrition below 10% annually.

You had 1 voluntary leaver out of 9 team members last year, resulting in an 11% attrition rate—just slightly over target, prompting a review of development plans.

Strategic Partnership & Influence
How effectively you and your team are perceived as strategic partners, not just order-takers, by senior business leaders.
  • You'll be invited to early-stage strategic planning meetings, not just project kick-offs. Senior leaders will proactively seek your input on complex problems before defining the 'ask'. Your team's recommendations will consistently be acted upon, and you'll see a clear shift from 'reporting' to 'consulting' in stakeholder interactions. Feedback from business unit VPs will explicitly mention your team's proactive problem-solving and strategic guidance.
Team Development & Mentorship
The growth and capability uplift of your direct reports, both technically and in their consulting skills.
  • Your team members will consistently achieve their development goals. You'll see individuals taking on more complex work, leading client discussions, and mentoring others. Performance reviews will highlight specific examples of growth. You'll have a strong internal pipeline, with junior team members ready for promotion, and your team will be a sought-after destination for internal transfers.
Solution Quality & Maintainability
The robustness, scalability, and long-term viability of the analytical solutions your team delivers.
  • Solutions will require minimal post-launch bug fixes or rework. They'll be well-documented, easy for others to understand and update (even if your team moves on). Data pipelines will be resilient, and dashboards will perform well under load. The Data Engineering team will praise your team's clean code and adherence to standards, meaning less technical debt for everyone.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
How well your team works with other departments (e.g., Data Engineering, IT, Product) to deliver integrated solutions.
  • You'll have established, positive working relationships with peer managers in Data Engineering and IT. Projects will run smoothly across departmental boundaries, with clear hand-offs and shared understanding. There'll be fewer 'us vs. them' discussions, and more 'how do we solve this together' conversations. Feedback from these peer teams will confirm effective collaboration and mutual respect.

7Would you like it

Both sides. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Solving Complex Business Puzzles

You'll spend your days dissecting thorny business challenges, figuring out how data can unlock insights, and guiding your team to build solutions that genuinely make a difference. It's less about routine reporting and more about strategic problem-solving.

A new CEO asks 'Why are our customer acquisition costs rising so fast?' You'll lead your team to break down that question, identify the key data points, and build a model that explains the drivers and recommends specific actions.

Building and Growing a High-Performing Team

A big part of your role is coaching, mentoring, and developing your direct reports. You'll get satisfaction from seeing them tackle harder problems, grow their skills, and take on more responsibility. You're building the next generation of analytics leaders.

You'll spend an hour coaching a junior consultant on how to handle a difficult stakeholder conversation, then help an architect refine their solution design for scalability, seeing them both improve their craft.

Driving Tangible Business Impact

You're not just delivering analyses; you're delivering solutions that lead to measurable changes in the business. Seeing your team's work result in millions of pounds saved or generated, or a fundamental shift in how a department operates, is what gets you up in the morning.

Your team's recommendations lead to a 15% reduction in logistics costs for the Operations team, directly impacting the company's bottom line—a clear win you can point to.

What frustrates people
  • The 'Data Janitor' Reality: Your team (and by extension, you) will still spend a significant amount of time wrangling messy, inconsistent data, even at this level. It's not all glamorous modelling.
  • Managing 'Scope Creep': Business units will constantly try to expand project requirements. You'll need to be firm, pragmatic, and good at saying 'no' (or 'not yet') without damaging relationships.
  • Political Crossfire: Your team's objective analysis might inadvertently highlight underperformance in one department, leading to political fallout you'll have to navigate and manage.
  • Dashboard Ghost Towns: Despite your best efforts, some brilliant solutions might not get the adoption they deserve, requiring you to rethink your change management strategy.
  • Resource Constraints: You'll often have more high-value projects than team capacity, meaning tough prioritisation decisions and managing stakeholder expectations.
  • Legacy Systems: You'll still encounter clunky, outdated systems that make data extraction and integration a nightmare, requiring creative workarounds.
What this role does not give you
  • A purely technical individual contributor path: While you'll stay technical, your focus shifts to leadership and strategy, not just hands-on coding.
  • Predictable, routine work: Every project brings new challenges, new data, and new stakeholders. If you crave a highly structured, repeatable day, this isn't it.
  • Working in a silo: This role is all about collaboration, influence, and managing relationships across the organisation.
  • Instant gratification: Building impactful solutions and developing a team takes time, patience, and resilience. You won't see results overnight.

8Who you work with

This role is absolutely critical for translating our strategic business priorities into actionable analytical programmes. You'll directly influence how business decisions are made across key functions, ensuring we're using data effectively to solve complex problems and improve efficiency. Your team's work will underpin significant operational changes, revenue optimisation initiatives, and strategic planning processes, shaping the organisation's overall data maturity and competitive edge.

Inside the business
  • Business Unit VPs (e.g., Commercial, Operations, Finance)
  • Head of Data Engineering and Data Science
  • Product Management Leadership
  • IT Infrastructure and Security Teams
  • Senior Project Sponsors
Outside the business
  • Selected external vendors (e.g., BI tool providers, specialist consultancies)
  • Industry peer groups for best practice sharing

9What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • Proven track record of leading complex analytical projects from inception to measurable business impact, ideally within an internal or external consulting environment.
  • Demonstrable experience managing and mentoring a team of analytics professionals, including performance reviews and career development.
  • Expert-level proficiency in at least one major BI tool (Tableau or Power BI) and advanced SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
  • Strong understanding of statistical modelling techniques and their practical application to business problems (e.g., regression, classification, forecasting).
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a portfolio of executive-level presentations that led to tangible business decisions.
  • Experience managing project budgets and resources effectively, demonstrating commercial awareness.

10What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Cloud Data Architecture (Advanced)

Most organisations are moving to cloud-native data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). As a Manager, you need to understand the capabilities, costs, and security implications of these platforms to guide your team's solution designs and collaborate effectively with Data Engineering.

Serverless Data Processing · Data Lakehouse Architectures · Cloud Cost Optimisation for Analytics · Data Mesh Principles

  • This month: Complete an introductory course on AWS/Azure/GCP data services (e.g., DataCamp, Coursera).
  • Next quarter: Work closely with the Data Engineering Lead to understand our current cloud data roadmap and architectural principles.
  • Month 4-6: Identify one project where your team can design a solution leveraging cloud-native services, partnering with Data Engineering.
  • Month 7-9: Present a proposal to leadership on how your team can optimise cloud costs for analytical workloads.

Quick win: Attend internal presentations or workshops on our company's cloud strategy. Ask your Data Engineering peers about their biggest cloud challenges.

Advanced Data Visualisation & Storytelling

With the rise of self-service BI, the bar for compelling data visualisation is higher than ever. Your team's ability to not just present data, but to tell a clear, actionable story with it, is paramount for influencing senior leaders and driving adoption.

Perceptual Psychology in Visualisation · Narrative Structures for Data Stories · Interactive Dashboard Design Principles · Data Ethics in Visualisation

  • This month: Read 'Storytelling with Data' by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic. It's a classic for a reason.
  • Next quarter: Review your team's recent dashboards. Identify 3-5 areas for improvement in visual clarity and storytelling, and coach your team on these.
  • Month 4-6: Lead a 'data storytelling' workshop for your team, inviting a senior business leader to provide feedback on their presentations.
  • Month 7-9: Implement a peer review process specifically for the 'story' and 'impact' of your team's visualisations, not just technical accuracy.

Quick win: Before your next executive presentation, simplify your key charts. Remove clutter, highlight the main message, and practice explaining the 'so what' in one sentence.

11Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regularly attend industry conferences (e.g., Data & Analytics Summit, Gartner Data & Analytics Conference) to stay abreast of emerging trends and network with peers.
  • Participate in leadership development programmes, focusing on coaching, change management, and executive influence.
  • Engage in continuous learning through online courses (e.g., Coursera, edX) on advanced analytics, AI/ML leadership, or data product management.
  • Actively mentor junior professionals, both within and outside your team, to hone your coaching and leadership skills.
  • Contribute to internal knowledge sharing sessions, presenting on best practices or lessons learned from your team's projects.

12The rising capability

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI-Driven Consulting & Prompt Engineering

Competitors (and other internal teams) are already using large language models (LLMs) to draft reports, summarise research, and even generate initial code in minutes, not hours. Consultants who master this will outproduce peers 3:1. As a Manager, you need to guide your team to adopt these tools responsibly and effectively.

  • Advanced Prompt Engineering
  • RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) Architectures
  • AI Output Validation & Hallucination Detection
  • Ethical AI Use in Consulting

Data Product Management Principles

As analytical solutions become more embedded and complex, they behave more like software products. Applying product management principles ensures your team builds solutions that are truly user-centric, scalable, and continuously deliver value, rather than one-off reports.

  • User Journey Mapping for Data Products
  • Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for Analytics
  • Backlog Prioritisation & Roadmapping
  • A/B Testing & Experimentation for Data Products

13What you’ll use

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Hypothesis-Driven Problem Solving
  • Stakeholder Requirements Elicitation
  • Solution Architecture & Design
  • Benefits Realisation & ROI Modeling
  • Change Management & Adoption Strategy
  • Business Process Analysis (BPA)

14The pathway

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Senior Analytics Solutions Consultant (L3)

    5-7 years to reach this Manager role

    Skills to master

    • Mastering end-to-end project leadership, advanced solution design, and informal mentorship. You'd be proving your ability to deliver consistently and influence at a project level.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully led 5+ complex analytical projects independently, with measurable business impact.
    • Consistently received strong positive feedback from senior stakeholders.
    • Actively mentored 2-3 junior analysts, helping them grow their skills.
    • Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, risks, and timelines effectively.
  2. 2

    Lead Analytics Solutions Architect (L4)

    4-6 years to reach this Manager role

    Skills to master

    • Deep expertise in solution architecture, technical leadership, and guiding complex data integration projects. The focus here is on technical excellence and setting standards.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Architected 3+ enterprise-level analytical solutions that are scalable and maintainable.
    • Led a small technical team or a complex workstream within a larger programme.
    • Actively contributed to the development of technical best practices and standards.
    • Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into business terms for senior leaders.
  3. 3

    External Management Consultant (with Analytics Focus)

    3-5 years to reach this Manager role

    Skills to master

    • Strong client management, problem-solving frameworks, and experience leading consulting engagements. You'd be adapting your external consulting skills to an internal context.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Managed client relationships and project delivery for multiple analytical engagements.
    • Proven ability to deconstruct complex business problems and drive data-driven recommendations.
    • Experience leading small teams within a consulting project structure.
    • Successfully navigated complex client organisations and managed expectations.

15Where this role leads

The long view: This work can lead to broader leadership roles such as VP of Business Transformation and Analytics, or Chief Data Officer. These roles shift the focus from running one team to setting data and analytics strategy across an organisation.

The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Manager, Analytics Solutions is actually changing.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

How you would learn this

One to one, on the work you already do

A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.

A lesson from Data Analytics, worked against Manager, Analytics Solutions.

Data Analytics Level 5

Applied to your work in Manager, Analytics Solutions

The objective of this unit is to enable learners to understand and apply data analytics techniques for decision-making. Learners will be able to apply descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytic methods, utilising statistical methods, to convert raw data into actionable insights and determine the best course of action.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
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It is £70 a month, billed monthly. Your free first module is Future Fluency, and you can cancel any time.

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Manager, Analytics Solutions
  • Hypothesis-Driven Problem Solving
  • Stakeholder Requirements Elicitation
  • Solution Architecture & Design
  • Benefits Realisation & ROI Modeling
  • Change Management & Adoption Strategy
  • Business Process Analysis (BPA)
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16The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Manager, Analytics Solutions is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Director, Analytics Solutions (L6)

    3-5 years from this Manager role

    This is a significant step up, moving from managing a team and portfolio to shaping the strategy for a major business domain (e.g., Commercial, Operations) and managing other managers. Your P&L accountability will increase significantly.

    • Enterprise Architecture Governance Influencing and governing the overall data and analytics architecture across the organisation.
    • Advanced Financial Modelling Building complex financial models for business cases and strategic investments at a larger scale.
    • Vendor & Partner Ecosystem Management Developing and managing relationships with key technology vendors and external consulting partners.
    • M&A Due Diligence (Analytics) Assessing the analytical capabilities and data assets of potential acquisition targets.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Imagine reclaiming a significant chunk of your week, not just for yourself, but for your entire team. That's the reality with AI. As a Manager, Analytics Solutions, you're constantly balancing strategic oversight with getting into the weeds. AI isn't here to replace your team; it's here to amplify their output and free up your collective brainpower for the truly complex, high-value problems.

In Internal Consulting, time is precious. Every hour spent on repetitive data tasks or drafting routine communications is an hour not spent on strategic problem-solving, stakeholder influence, or team development. AI tools, when used smartly, can automate the mundane, accelerate insight generation, and streamline communication, giving you and your team a serious competitive edge. It means more time for impact, less time for busywork. We'll show you how to embed these tools seamlessly into your team's workflow.

Automated Data Profiling & Cleaning

Say goodbye to endless hours of manual data wrangling. Use AI tools to automatically scan new datasets for quality issues—think missing values, outliers, inconsistencies. These tools can even generate Python scripts for cleaning, turning what used to be days of manual inspection into minutes of review. Your team gets to the 'actual analysis' much faster, and you can trust the data more.

Accelerated Insight Generation

No more waiting for a consultant to build a specific chart or write complex SQL for every hypothesis. Leverage Natural Language Query (NLQ) features in modern BI tools (or standalone platforms) to ask complex questions of your data in plain English. Rapidly test hypotheses, explore different angles, and get preliminary answers without writing a single line of code. This speeds up the exploratory phase dramatically, letting your team focus on the 'so what?'.

Rapid Project Onboarding & Knowledge Transfer

Getting a new team member up to speed on a complex project can take days, sometimes weeks. Use an LLM to summarise lengthy project documentation, past analyses, and stakeholder interview transcripts from Confluence. A new consultant can grasp the core business problem, historical context, and key findings in under an hour, instead of wading through hundreds of pages. This is a game-changer for team efficiency and cross-training.

Draft-First Communication & Reporting

Your team spends a lot of time crafting project charters, weekly stakeholder update emails, and final presentation slide decks. AI can generate first drafts of these documents, handling the boilerplate structure, tone, and even suggesting key points. This allows your consultants to focus their energy on refining the core insights, tailoring the narrative, and ensuring accuracy, rather than staring at a blank page. It's about getting to a polished output much quicker.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Manager, Analytics Solutions?

Common routes in include Senior Analytics Solutions Consultant (5-7 years to reach this Manager role), Lead Analytics Solutions Architect (4-6 years to reach this Manager role) and External Management Consultant (with Analytics Focus) (3-5 years to reach this Manager role). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Manager, Analytics Solutions progress to?

This role can lead on to Director, Analytics Solutions (3-5 years from this Manager role), depending on the skills you build.

What new skills matter most for a Manager, Analytics Solutions?

Increasingly, AI-Driven Consulting & Prompt Engineering and Data Product Management Principles. These are the skills our record of this role lists as growing.

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17Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 5

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If you leave this industry

Skills built in this role, such as structured problem-solving, data-driven decision-making, team leadership and managing change, apply well beyond analytics. They can lead to roles in strategy or digital transformation, external consulting, venture capital in analytics-focused firms, or product leadership in data-intensive companies. Translating data into business action is useful in most parts of a business.

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