Data and Business Analysis - Setting yourself up for success

Just Eat and News UK Tech have partnered up to host an exciting evening discussing the synergy of Business Analysis and Analytics within Product teams. Come and hear from speakers from both Tech teams, gaining an insight of the challenges each face during analysis of complex business problems, approach to working together and facilitate decision making - remaining data driven during feature development and experimentation phase.

Full agenda and speakers:

6-6:30: Food, Drinks & Networking

6:30-6:35: Introduction from the News UK & JustEat teams

6:35-7:00: Joanne Schwartz, Nina Jaswal, Kelly Freeman: The marriage of Analysts

Joanne Schwartz (Senior Group Analytics Manager), having worked in multiple agile technology companies brought her experience of cross-functional squads to Just Eat, ultimately transforming our approach to analytics, experimentation and MVP prioritisation.

Nina Jaswal (Senior Business Analyst) and Kelly Freeman (Analytics Manager) will give a case study example of working together in the Restaurant Revenue squad at Just Eat. Giving an honest insight into the approach, biggest challenges and added value to completing research and analysis to enable decision making, staying aligned and balancing this with BAU.

7:00-7:15: Snigdha Satti: A BA in Data Tech - The good, the bad and the ugly

Snigdha Satti, Senior Business Analyst at News UK will talk about her experiences of working in Data Technology for 1.5 years, developing INCA - a tool to help the Sun and the Times editorial to understand the user behaviour and metrics. She will present the value of a BA within the Data team, the challenges faced, lessons learnt and looking back at what could have been done better.

7:15-7:30: Joe Bullock: Data in the Middle - Facilitating Interactions

Joe is a BA in the Data Platforms team at News UK. His career has focused on data and information management, and he is particularly interested in how we can organise data and information to help people access it effectively. He has worked in a range of roles, from software development to project management to client work, across the fields of search, content management and data visualisation.

7:30-8:00: Questions and Networking

FAQs

-Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?

Please provide us with your full name and bring full photo ID on the evening to guarantee your entry.

-What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?

The nearest tube station is London Bridge which is only a minute walk away from our building.