#159 Part 2- How do we get data scientists going in 8 hours with Nitish Mathew Global Head of Data Engineering at Afterpay

Summary: <p>In part 2 of this episode, Nitish shares his thoughts on how to ensure that the data scientists expertise are well utilized. He says their key metric last year for the entire team was to hit exactly one number - 100 active users for their data platform with only 50 data scientists! He also says organizations should focus on enabling self service across the business.</p> <p>Nitish talks about the data support channel at Afterpay which allows for anyone to ask questions about the data and the data platform. He says find the people naturally drawn to the data and support them with assistance, training and coaching.</p> <p>Enjoy the episode!</p> <p>Read the full episode summary here: <a href="//www.datafuturology.com/podcast/159-part-2-how-do-we-get-data-scientists-going-in-8-hours-with-nitish-mathew-global-head-of-data-engineering-at-afterpay-e12ppm6-ja3yb">Ep 159</a></p> <p>Thanks to our sponsor <a href="http://talentinsights.com.au/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Talent Insights Group</a>!</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datafuturology/message