A study of embedded analysts

Embedded analysts: An interview

RecentlyJurien Groot, Head of Analytics at Protolabs, a Global Distributed manufacturer of low-volume, custom parts for prototyping and short-run productions, sat down to talk us through how he runs a central analytics team with embedded analysts across the business.

As a reminder, embedded teams are those in which the analysts (sometimes other roles too) sit within the business teams they support. There is only a dotted line connecting them to the central data team:

Embedded teams aren’t too popular at the moment, but with more and more teams handling limited budgets and cost-savings, there is a newfound curiosity: