Andrew Mason

Making a difference with data.

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

When building a team from scratch the quality of your first hire can make or break you.

That might sound dramatic but as I build my team from the ground up that first hire is so important to me, the infamous story of Air BnB taking an age to hire their f…https://t.co/sjujP9jEsu

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

I stupidly went to the Atlassian community for advice and was told off by the Scrum Police.

Textbook purist or not I didn't think it was too out there to suggest subtasks could be delivered over multiple sprints.

Before people start yelling "It means yo…https://t.co/Q6vB9l5r2l

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

What tool are you using for self serve analytics across your workforce (for all levels of data literacy)?
Is the technical barrier to entry for PowerBI too high for regular Jo's and Joanna's?
#bi #powerbi #data #analytics #dontsayexcel

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

Today is the last of the 12-week whirlwind that has been the Carruthers and Jackson Summer School for Data Leaders or CDO Summer School.
Now I had already read CDO Playbook and Data Driven Business Transformation, so I wasn’t reall…https://t.co/kzTYFMq9bT https://t.co/jW2eMzdbrN

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

From now on I am referring to Data Governance as Data Excellence.

I think Nina Monckton put this in my head so thanks!

#datagovernance #data #dataqualitymanagement #dataleadership #dataleaders

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

We are still on the hunt for a data warehouse developer/data engineer here at Grainger PLC. If you want a new challenge and the absolute privilege of working with me then get in touch and together we can get a 100 year old company to conquer the DIKW Tri…https://t.co/C8s2ItExYq

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

Since Disney+ launched in the UK my son has essentially watched the Cars trilogy on repeat yet every time I launch Disney+ I have to spend time searching for the film's. Their data must say this account only watches 3 films and their experience must say t…https://t.co/NAI9sNtwEM

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

Get in touch with Mike Case if you are interested in joining me and the team.
#datajobs #dataengineerjobs #recruitment https://t.co/7oLb0Q7siG

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

I am on the look out for a Data Engineer, primarily data warehouse and SQL focussed so if you or anyone you know is up for a challenge and fancies being at the forefront of using data to transform a 100 year old organisation who is one of the UK's largest…https://t.co/n5u97ZiMXX

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

*** WARNING ***
If you are returning to the office soon after an extended stint working from home then start getting your feet used to wearing your work shoes again.
Two weeks in and my feet have been mummified by Compeed.
#workingfromhome #returntothe…https://t.co/VVqoOyr5kd

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

Listening to an (oldish) book who keeps using Lance Armstrong as an example for someone who used the compound effect to become 'great'.
I wonder how many other leadership/motivation books have referenced similar folk who have since turned out to be dirtba…https://t.co/lV2c6cJYfS

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

Is PowerBI the new Excel and DAX the new VBA?
In 5 years time will we have organisations stuck with reports because Bob the builder left and no-one dares touch his PowerBI/DAX masterpiece or am I a dinosaur longing for an enterprise metadata modelling to…https://t.co/y7jr3oUl0u

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

Great first week at Grainger PLC.
Meeting the team and some of many stakeholders, getting to grips with the data ecosystem and learning a brand new sector.

A week of listening, listening, coffee and more listening. Good job I've got big ears.

#data #j…https://t.co/ibHk9Z6HCI

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

Do your data scientists do their "thing" based on csv/JSON/parquat files from a data lake or do they rely on the tabular forms when it is processed through the DWH either the persistent staging or the transformed data?

We seem to bemoan the 80/20 split…https://t.co/CxkbGY0Zr0

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

After watching Coded Bias and The Social Dilemma this Ted talk was a refreshing change.
#data #polarization #ai #ethicalai #artificialintelligence https://t.co/h0EXoXuf5b

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

After the best part of 5 years my watch at the NHS Business Services Authority has come to an end.

Incredibly proud to have worked as part of a team that has used data to:-
- Improve patient safety/outcomes
- Enable NHS services to make better decisions…https://t.co/MAgxtaToVs

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

a job that will lead on delivering BI and Data Viz to thousands that has an impact on millions.

Essential Criteria: Hates Pie Charts https://t.co/6AAAtCdu1H

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

A fox knows many things, but a hedgehog knows one big thing.

Recently read 'Good to Great' by Jim Collins and I really enjoyed the Hedgehog Concept which is illustrated better than I could ever explain in the book and on his website.

Whether it is an…https://t.co/dUggInpI0E

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

@iainoneil Never Split The Difference

[Andrew Mason @ThatBIDataGuy]

I read 'The One Thing' back in Feb/March. after finishing it I wrote my 'one thing' at the front of my notebook and I got rid of commitments that wouldn't help me and the business achieve that one thing. I was selfish with my time and resource in pursuit…https://t.co/p0Pd0MYVHQ