A set of highly effective and easy to enforce habits that professionalize your analytic work

Most junior analysts have experienced the “oops” moments, sometimes too often. It’s embarrassing, frustrating and wastes time. But it does not have to be so, with the right training and will to learn.

Over the last 12+ years, I’ve been doing analytic work of various sizes, complexity. Through this firsthand experience, I have identified a number of steps and tips that elevate the quality of the beginner/mediocre level analysis. When done habitually, these steps will professionalize the analysis, making it more error resistant, flexible and effective in answering the “question”.