Analytics self determination
In most business situations, people are directed to the projects that they will be undertaking. Of course, there are decisions to be made and leeway in how the project(s) will be accomplished and how progress will be made, but for the most part the projects that are to be undertaken are dictated; this is true for large and small projects. People are told to build a factory, or they are charged with upgrading the hardware and software of an application system, like an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) environment, or perhaps they are tasked with improving the user interface or data visualization for an application.
The point that I want to make is that not everyone has the option of selecting the projects that they or their team will undertake. Having a choice of the work that we and our teams will engage in is a fulfilling and energizing element of running an advanced analytics and artificial intelligence team. We should not take it for granted that...
