Defining analytics translation
In 2018, the consulting firm McKinsey introduced the analytics translator role as a new must-have for companies (https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/analytics-translator). According to this article, analytics translators are essential to generate impact from data initiatives.
Analytics translators possess skills ranging from project management and business domain knowledge to technical literacy. They bring use cases forward from ideation to deployment and adoption, which makes gathering business requirements one of their main responsibilities. Ultimately, analytics translation is a set of practices that help companies develop valuable data products.
In Figure 12.1 (sourced from Xebia, https://pages.xebia.com/whitepaper-data-democratization), the responsibilities of analytics translators and analytics engineers are plotted in relation to the data supply chain; this time expanding the similar diagram displayed in Chapter...