How to Automate Analytics Professionals Out of Their Jobs

June 16, 2021 4 min read

I would be a big fat liar if I say I have never wasted time. I’ve been unproductive and procrastinated plenty of times. I have spent hours watching funny dog videos on Facebook (but they are DOGS!!). Wasting time is one in the vast sea of analytics hot-button topics. Of course, anything that wastes time also wastes money. The idea is gaining a bit of notoriety, as analytics practitioners seemingly spend more time in so-called time-wasters. So, people say things like: Analytics practitioners waste time spending 80% of the time data wrangling, instead of doing high-value tasks like feature engineering…...

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Michiko Wolcott Michiko is currently the managing partner and principal consultant of Msight Analytics, a management consulting firm specializing in data and analytics. Backed by 20 years of experience in analytical project execution and delivery, she has helped organizations of all sizes in the development of enterprise capability and effectiveness in data and analytics. She has led multi-national analytical consulting practices, with clients and colleagues from across the globe in financial services, media and communications, retail, healthcare, life sciences, public sector, as well as humanitarian response and disaster management, and has spoken at many industry conferences and forums. Her prior responsibilities include serving as the Lead Data Scientist at North Highland and leading the international analytics practice at Equifax as the Vice President of International Analytics. Michiko holds a Master of Science degree in Statistics from Florida State University among other degrees from Florida State University and the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University.