Data Science is all about deriving actionable insights through data analysis.
There is no denying the fact that such insights have a tremendous business value.
But what if -
Some crucial data has been left out of consideration ?
Wrong inferences have been drawn during analysis ?
Results have been graphically misrepresented?
Imagine the adverse impact on your business if you take wrong decisions based on such cases.

In this talk we will discuss the following 5 key pitfalls to lookout for in the data analysis results before you take any decisions based on them
1. Selection Bias
2. Survivor Bias
3. Confounding Effects
4. Spurious Correlations
5. Misleading Visualizations

These are some of the most common points that are overlooked by the beginners in Data Science.

The talk will draw upon many examples from real life situations to illustrate these points.

"Individuals and Interactions over Processes and Tools", thus begins the Agile Manifesto. This shows that the authors of the Agile Manifesto considered "Individual and Interactions" of  foremost importance. Ironically even after a decade and half since Agile Manifesto’s release, Agile initiatives in several organizations value “Processes and Tools” more  than  “Individuals and Interactions”.

One of the biggest challenges which teams (especially the newly formed ones) encounter in Agile development scenario  is related to “Individuals and Interactions”. This means dealing with complex issues like individual behavior, communication between the team members, conflicts within the team that prevent effective collaboration etc. These issues lead to team dysfunctions and adversely impact the team morale and the quality and timeliness of the deliverables.

The need of the hour is high performing teams that delivers value with agility, passion and joy in an environment of openness and trust.

If individuals in a team develop a better awareness and understanding of their respective behavioral patterns and also that of the other members of the team.they can adapt their communication and working style while interacting with others.

DISC is a behavior assessment framework based on the DISC theory of psychologist William Moulton Marston, which centers on four different behavioral traits, which are called: dominance, influence, support, and conscientiousness.

This workshop will introduce DISC framework to the participants . Through various activities like - quizzes, exercises and  role playing,  participants will learn how to communicate , collaborate and take decisions in an effective manner in their workplace using DISC framework. This will be a major step towards  high performing teams.

This workshop  based on the book - Individuals and Interactions: An Agile Guide by Ken Howard and Barry Rogers was facilitated by me several times during one of my coaching engagements. It got good responses and feedback from the participants.

Success of an Agile Transformation depends a great deal on how effectively it gets initiated.
This experience report presentation will discuss a 5-Step approach deployed for successfully initiating an Agile Transformation engagement at a client location.
The practices that ensured effective identification and execution of two pilot projects will be shared.
We will also talk about how using a customized version of  Comparative Agility™ Assessment  Framework, the impact of the Agile way of working on these pilot projects was measured.

The impact of Agile on pilots was presented in terms of quantified measures (metrics) of benefits and areas of improvements to the leadership team. The results were encouraging enough for them to continue with the Agile Transformation exercise by bringing the rest of the projects in the organization into its fold.