11-03, 13:30–14:10 (America/New_York), Music Box (Room 5411)
We're always told that early optimization is bad, not just for our code but our designs and processes. Yet very few of us are able to find that magical balance between getting things done and doing more background research and design. We're always lured by the siren's call of getting things "right" on the first try. This talk is about the process of finding the balance between doing the work and thinking about the work.
Data work fills the spectrum between 100% ad-hoc throwaway exploration work down to building production systems meant to run indefinitely in production.
This talk is about how data folk working in organizations both large and small navigate the tension between "doing things right" and "doing things, period".
No previous knowledge expected
Randy is a Senior Quantitative UX Researcher, using data science methods to understand how users use products in order to help build better experiences. Outside of work, he writes the Counting Stuff newsletter and engages in way too many hobbies.