Data Driven Culture for Analytics

Good piece in a new newsletter I get.  Business driven analytics, commentary by three analytics managers.   The federated org structure sounds the most familiar to me, although we experimented with many methods:  " ... To get the most value from your people and culture, you need the right organizational structure. I prefer a federated organization in which a central team supports the activities of embedded data developers and analysts while giving them ample opportunities to collaborate and share knowledge. Here, data developers sit side-by-side with the business people they support. As a result, they become immersed in the business and more effective at what they do. In a federated organization, you align first with the business, and then optimize technical functions.  ... "