E51 - David Schmidtchen - Analytics, a Catalyst for Change Beyond Math, Dashboard, and Report

In this episode of The Analytic Show, we have a guest host for
us! It’s none other than @Eric Nguyen, Senior Manager of Robotic
Process Automation (RPA) at Synergy Group! And, as the podcast
guest, we have @Dr. David Schmidtchen. David is a Partner at
Synergy Group Australia.


Synergy delivers end-to-end professional services and solutions
from strategic planning to change management, creative, digital
technologies, financial management, resourcing, and more.


David Schmidtchen has had a varied career as an army officer,
management consultant, lecturer, and public servant. He is a
registered psychologist with 30 years of experience specialising
in culture and behavioural change. He has a PhD in Organisational
Psychology/Strategic Human Resource Management.


Currently, David co-leads Synergy’s creativeXpeople (cXp)
practice with Sally Dorsett. The business of cXp is People and
Organisational Development and Creative and Design. They work
with government clients, focusing on behavioural change through
effective messaging and organizational design.


In this exclusive episode, Eric and David discuss a COVID-19
story, behavioural change, and workforce management. Here are the
major points from the discussion:


How analytics and psychology collide in real-life practices.

Using analytics to find what drives human behaviour in the
workplace.

Understanding human psychology for data professionals to tell
the story effectively through data.

From finding the right data to decision-making and everything
in between - why I am looking at where I am looking with which
type of tools.

Assumptions, uncertainty, data quality, and risk in data
analytics.

Use of data analytics in business and government decision
making during Covid-19 pandemic word-wide.

Understanding ability, motivation, triggers/reason for
behavioural change.

Challenges of workforce data or people data analytics.

Place and utility of storytelling in data analytics and
visualisation.

Analytics for driving behavioural change in organisations.



We have a great show for you, especially the three things about
analytics that David has shared. You don't want to miss it. Sit
back, relax, and enjoy the show!


PeopleAnalytics, BehavioralAnalytics, BusinessAnalytics,
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