Kingmaker Why Analytics Teams Fail: The Playbook for Building One That Doesn't
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Why Analytics
Teams Fail

The playbook for building one that doesn't

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📖 10 Chapters ⏱️ ~2 hour read 📋 Templates Included

What You'll Learn

Walk away with a complete blueprint

Avoid the 4 Failure Patterns

Understand why 80% of analytics investments fail before you make the same mistakes.

Design Your Team Structure

Know exactly who to hire first, where they should report, and how to set them up to succeed.

Build the Operating Model

Create governance that prevents your team from becoming an overwhelmed help desk.

Get a 90-Day Launch Plan

Leave with a week-by-week roadmap from discovery to first value delivered.

Choose Your Path

Where should you start?

Different situations call for different chapters. Pick what fits you.

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Starting from Scratch

No analytics team yet. You want to build it right the first time.

Start at Chapter 1 →
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Already Have a Team

You have analysts, but they're struggling. Things feel reactive.

Jump to Operating Model →
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Tried Before, Failed

You've hired analysts or bought tools. It didn't work. You want to know why.

See the 10 Mistakes →
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Evaluating Options

You're deciding whether to DIY or get help. Want an honest comparison.

Read When to Get Help →

Short on time?

Read just these three chapters for the core insights.

Full Table of Contents

All 10 Chapters

Part 1: Why Teams Fail
01

The Four Failure Patterns

12 min read
02

What Kind of Team Do You Need?

10 min read
Part 2: The Architecture
03

Designing Your Team Structure

14 min read
04

Getting the Right People

12 min read
Part 3: People & Process
05

Setting New Hires Up to Succeed

15 min read
06

The Operating Model

18 min read
Part 4: Scale & Avoid Traps
07

When and How to Scale

16 min read
08

The 10 Mistakes I See Most Often

14 min read
Part 5: Taking Action
09

Your 90-Day Launch Plan

20 min read
10

When to Get Help

12 min read
Resources
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Templates & Recommended Reading

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About the Author

Background & credentials
IS

Isaiah Stephenson

Before writing this book, I built a 14-person global BI team at Emerson Electric that delivered 150+ initiatives and won the CIO Award. I made every mistake in Chapter 8 the first time. This is what I learned.

Founder, Kingmaker Analytics

Ready to build a team that actually works?

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