Jordan Levine: j levine@dynideas.com

Digital ly Accessible Analyt ics Training Course

analyticsedgefor leaders

a dynamic ideas company

Learn from real case studiesWe demonstrate the state of the art of analyt icscapabil i t ies to your organizat ion by invest igat ingactual implemented use cases.

Rely on a proven framework for analytics successWe equip you to translate these provenimplementat ions to you own day jobs byreinforcing a common accessible framework.

Present strategies for avoiding common pitfallsWe enable you to ident i fy and mit igate thecommon fai lure modes encountered byorganizat ions in the implementat ion of thesetechniques.

What learners will get out of the program

We equip you with the skil ls to successfully run and manage an analyticsendeavor. No coding required.

OverviewBusiness is changing. All along the value chain, the standard modes ofoperations are going digital.

What does this mean for your company? Data is becoming your mostvaluable asset. Effectively understanding and using that data is youredge. It could be the difference between success and failure.

You can't look an algorithm in the eye,leaders must know how to inspect and audit algor ithms;

otherwise, you are abdicat ing your responsibi l i ty

Module introduct ion and conclusion features cl ient leadershipor Dynamic Ideas experts

Each module is focused on an actual l ive analyt ics tool

A common framework of conceptual problem statementdefinit ion, translat ion to analyt ics, data, models, decis ions,and values bui lds pattern recognit ion and muscle memory

Common fai lure modes observed across industr ies andfunct ions are interwoven to support learners understand howto implement analyt ics tools

All modules conclude with a workbook exercise to guidepart ic ipants to scope and design their own analyt ics product

What the your unit will get out of the program

The enterprise isprovided aportfolio ofinitiatives rankedby value andfeasibility. Eachinitiative issupported by aparticipant’sworkbook.

Anatomy of a module: How you learn

General managers and senior executivesConsultantsData and technology specialistsFunctional leaders and individual contributors of their teamEntrepreneurs/business owners

Anyone who wants to understand the business applications for analyticscan benefit from this program, whether for a functional area of practice orfor general management. This program is designed for non-technicalprofessionals, however those with technical backgrounds will gain acommon framework for communicating with non-technical colleagues.

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Who Should Attend

Our program and platform are designed to empower your enterprise tosimultaneously generate analytics applications for implementation andto train the workforce. To achieve this objective, we have intentionallydeferred a number of design decisions for the internal sponsoring teamto steer. Examples include case module selection, cohort formationand size, and length of the program. An ideal sponsoring team includesan executive sponsor, an analytics enthusiast embedded in thebusiness, and a learning and development leader.

Once we have the green light to build a platform, we can have yourlearners on-boarded and engaging with the platform within twenty-fourhours.

How We Work With You

Jordan Levine is a partner at Dynamic Ideas, an organizationcommitted to spreading powerful ideas in the areas ofanalytics, operations research, and their applications. Hefocuses his energy on creating digitally accessible training andeducation products that make analytics accessible to leaders.

After serving as a communications officer in the United StatesMarine Corps, Jordan spent seven years at McKinsey &Company. The latter half of his time, he served as the globallearning and development lead for analytics. There, hedesigned a strategy and oversaw a learning team thatengaged ~4,000 McKinsey colleagues per year at theexecutive, manager, and technical talent levels. Keymilestones included the creation of a cohort of 1,000+‘Analytics Translators’ and the development of novelapproaches to on-board and integrate analytics technicaltalent as well as assess their technical competence in abusiness environment. Prior to leading analytics learning, hewas an engagement manager in the operations practice with afocus in supply chain management.

Jordan holds a Masters in Engineering from the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology (MIT) and a Bachelors of Mathematicsfrom the United States Naval Academy.

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Dimitris Bertsimas is the Boeing Leaders for Global OperationsProfessor of Management, a Professor of OperationsResearch, and the Associate Dean for the Master of BusinessAnalytics at MIT.

A faculty member since 1988, his research interests includeoptimization, stochastic systems, machine learning, and theirapplication. In recent years, he has worked in robustoptimization,statistics, healthcare, transportation, and finance. Bertsimaswas acofounder of Dynamic Ideas, LLC, which developed portfoliomanagement tools for asset management. In 2002, the assetsof Dynamic Ideas were sold to American Express. He is alsothe founder of Dynamic Ideas Press, a publisher of scientificbooks, the cofounder of Benefits Science, a company thatdesigns health care plans for companies, of Dynamic IdeasFinancial, a company that provides financial advice tocustomers, P2 Analytics, an analytics consulting company, ofMyA Health, a personalized health care advice company, ofInterpretable AI, a machine learning company that is bridgingthe gap between interpretability and performance, and ofAlexandria Health, a company that is breathing life into clinicaldecision support tools.

Bertsimas has coauthored more than 200 scientific papers andbooks, including The Analytics Edge (with A. O'Hair and W.Pulleyblank, Dynamic Ideas, 2016) and Machine LearningUnder a Modern Optimization Lens (with Jack Dunn). He isformer department editor of Optimization for ManagementScience and of Operations Research in Financial Engineering.A member of the National Academy of Engineering and anINFORMS fellow, he has received numerous research awards,including the Harold Larnder Prize (2016). He has also receivedrecognition for his educational contributions: The Jamiesonprize (2013) and the Samuel M. Seegal prize (1999).

Bertsimas holds a BS in electrical engineering and computerscience from the National Technical University of Athens,Greece, as well as an MS in operations research and a PhD inapplied mathematics and operation research from MIT.

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