“Big data isn’t about bits, it’s about talent.”
— Douglas Merrill
If your company provides products or services to other companies, chances are you are managing extremely large data sets. If you’re an industry veteran, maybe you have in-house employees or crowdsourced contractors analyzing and extracting patterns. On the other hand, if you are new to the game, that data might be unstructured and you may have to delegate data management to high-paid employees.
In either case, data is king.
But, as Douglas Merrill (CEO of Zest AI), says, data is not about the bits and pieces. It is about the people you have processing it. It’s about data management.
The current workforce solutions that have become standard for data management are not scalable. Crowdsourcing, for example, (link word to post) can save time and money in the short-term but can also ramp up expenses and limit growth in the long-term.
However, crowdsourcing has major flaws that are often overlooked because of one key characteristic — convenience.
Convenience makes crowdsourcing a tempting solution for data management. But, as we’ve seen when analyzing the pros and cons of crowdsourcing, convenience in the short-term can have a negative impact on your company’s bigger picture. Crowdsourcing can produce low-quality deliverables and foster processes that aren’t scalable.
On the other hand, keeping your data management in-house with full-time employees can incur high operational overhead costs and limit your company’s bandwidth. Your company’s focus should be on its core functions — data should benefit, not block, your team!
With all this in mind, how can companies combine the convenience of crowdsourcing contractors with the efficiency of in-house employees?
Leverage technology for convenient and efficient data management
The rise of data has coincided with the rise of digital technology. So, as more data flows in and out of your business each day, more effective tools and solutions are also emerging for managing that data.
Werkit’s digital workforce solution is a great example of a way to leverage technology for convenient and efficient data management. With a solution like Werkit, high-growth companies can benefit both from the convenience of remote and self-managed teams, as well as the efficiency of tailored talent.
Sales are extremely important. As a business, we recognize there are few things more important than increasing sales, generating revenue, and achieving growth. Building self-managed digital workforces can help you focus on that top line by enabling you to delegate more routine tasks at affordable rates, liberating your expensive time to focus on more productive tasks.
With that said, it is always important to remember Douglas Merrill’s words of wisdom: “Big data isn’t about bits, it’s about talent.”
Even your most routine tasks deserve high-quality attention and maintenance. While crowdsourcing can be a tempting solution in the short-term, your company deserves the top talent for its data management and workflow. Digital workforce solutions like Werkit combine the convenience of crowdsourcing with the efficiency of having an in-house team.
It connects your company with top talent at scale. Committing to a digital workforce means more than just delegating tasks to a team. Committing to digital workforce solutions for your data puts your company in the best position to analyze, optimize, and grow.