Journal: People Science - Human Capital Management & Leadership in the public sector Volume 1, Issue 2 Spring/Summer 2014 | Page 15

Part One of this article appeared in the Fall/Winter 2013 edition of People Science which can be accessed at www.tmgov.org

C. Inspiring the Data Scientist
The existing challenges and barriers to successfully
implementing a data scientist skills community affect all
aspects of the human capital system. However, the greatest
impact is on an organization’s ability to engage and inspire
the data scientists. Under different conditions, the recruiting,
assigning, developing and leading strategies would be
the greatest contributors to creating and maintaining an
inspired and fully engaged workforce. However, under
current conditions and data access rules across most of
government, the challenges in creating an inspired data
scientist workforce are significant. The alignment between
competencies and processes/products in the workforce plan
will provide