In this day and age, you can’t go a day without hearing terms such as “data science,” “big data,” or “analytics.” These terms have been thrown around to apply to so many situations that the original meaning of these words is lost.

So, what does it take for any organization to be successfully data-driven? Although analytics may seem complicated, the solution comes from simplicity.

I believe it comes down to four things, as I’ve illustrated below: business need, clean data…

When you hear the term data scientist, what do you think of? If you’re like most people, you might think of something incredibly complex, with statistical terms and programming languages that are beyond comprehension. You might think that only PhD’s in computer science can do data science.

But if you peel back the layers, you’ll find that this isn’t the case. Data science, coined by DJ Patil who is now the…