According to the business needs of the scene, I put the data analysts are divided into three:
1, Scout
Master the ability to access, processing of data, can obtain business intelligence as needed.
Remember not a statistician, but I've seen a lot of the company's data analysts, statisticians do is live, wore analysts title.
Statistical work is necessary in some scenes, such as ERP and warehouse no bar code systems, the statisticians work is very valuable, at least you know that according to statistical tables, what, how much, answer these two questions, buyers to know what to buy, how much to buy.
Statisticians problem to be solved is that what we have and how many?
What analysts have to do is it? It is to analyze what we need to warehouse merchandise at what time, and the best of each commodity inventory is based on how much the company's business strategy.
Then based on these data to obtain intelligence may be that
Safety stock set unreasonable XX products.
XX product inventory turns also room for improvement.
The company's product selection strategy is missing a dimension of decision-making.
Ability of the company to supply chain management strategies do not meet the established requirements.
In other words, a qualified scouts to be able appearance, specific data analysis translate into business useful for the commander at the battle influential intelligence information.
2, Chief of Staff
We can give solutions based on intelligence, decision-making advice. From the perspective of business operations proposed strategy, set goals, split path.
This requirement is for data analysts can thoroughly understand the nature of business, there is the perspective from the stadium to see the top racers and overall concept.
Points, lines and angles from the body of the dismantling of competitive logic behind the business opportunity.
3, commanders
You can guide the overall situation, set strategy, investment source, split path, grasping execution, look at the feedback, stare results.
On the basis of the chief of staff, can the troops in war, help of trend momentum, there is potential to find a direction for the team and put into reality based on anticipation information generated.