{"podcast":{"title":"The Analytics Power Hour","slug":"the-analytics-power-hour-461338","podcast_index_feed_id":461338,"rss_url":"https://analyticshour.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://analyticshour.io","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/a/0/7/aa07ecfcf34bbc7fd959afa2a1bf1c87/Analytics_Power_Hour_2021_Logo.png","author":"Tim Wilson","episode_count":312,"summary":"Attend any conference for any topic and you will hear people saying after that the best and most informative discussions happened in the bar after the show. Read any business magazine and you will find an article saying something along the lines of \"Business Analytics is the hottest job category out there, and there is a significant lack of people, process and best practice.\" In this case the conference was eMetrics, the bar was….multiple, and the attendees were Michael Helbling, Tim Wilson and Jim Cain (Co-Host Emeritus). After a few pints and a few hours of discussion about the cutting edge of digital analytics, they realized they might have something to contribute back to the community. This podcast is one of those contributions. Each episode is a closed topic and an open forum - the goal is for listeners to enjoy listening to Michael, Tim, and Moe share their thoughts and experiences and hopefully take away something to try at work the next day. We hope you enjoy listening to the Digital Analytics Power Hour.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T14:22:38.009366+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338"},"episode":{"title":"#289: The Imperative of Developing Business Acumen","slug":"289-the-imperative-of-developing-business-acumen","published_at":"2026-01-20T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338/289-the-imperative-of-developing-business-acumen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338","url":"https://analyticshour.io/2026/01/20/289-the-imperative-of-developing-business-acumen/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_289_-_The_Imperative_of_Developing_Business_Acumen.mp3?dest-id=239292","summary":"That darn data. It's so complicated and fragmented and gap-filled and noisy that no amount of time is ever enough to truly get to the bottom of all of its complexity. As a result, it's pretty easy to fill all of our time handling as much of that underlying data messiness as possible. At what cost, though? It's easy for the analyst's connection to the business to suffer as they get mired (too) deeply in the data and lose sight of the broader business needs. In this episode, the gang had a chat about business acumen—what it is, how to develop it, and why it's a must-have for any data or analytics role. This episode's Measurement Bite from show sponsor Recast is a brief explanation of identifiability—what it is and how to check for it using simulation—from Michael Kaminsky ! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page .","meta_description":"That darn data. It's so complicated and fragmented and gap-filled and noisy that no amount of time is ever enough to truly get to the bottom of all of its…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4215,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-analytics-power-hour-461338/episodes/289-the-imperative-of-developing-business-acumen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338/289-the-imperative-of-developing-business-acumen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}