Ep 11 | Creating the Data Science Ecosystem with Kelvin Lee, Head of Data Science at Lloyds Banking Group

Data Leaders of the North | The Podcast - A podcast by Lawrence Harvey

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In Episode 11 of Data Leaders of the North; The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Kelvin Lee, Head of Data Science at Lloyds Banking Group, where they delve into the best way of; Creating the Data Science Ecosystem.

Kelvin gives some fantastic insight and examples into:

  • How to structure an end to end Data Science capability for success
  • Why you have to set up your Data Science team with more than just Data Scientists
  • The frustrations that form within Data Science capabilities
  • The main challenges and opportunities that comes with forming the Data Science ecosystem
  • How “do some AI on that” doesn’t work
  • Why you shouldn’t do Data Science just to be “on-trend”
  • How to measure success and what to measure (and what not to)
  • Why allowing your Data Science to understand the business context is critical
  • Providing the right tools and technology is imperative to maximise success
  • Advice to any organisation that is at the start of its DS journey