The North Carolina Chapter hosted a live viewing of the Committee on Applied Statisticians’ (CAS) collaboration webinar, “Putting the Pieces Together,” at the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) in July.
CAS has organized 10 webinars covering various aspects of collaboration over the past year. “Putting the Pieces Together” was the final webinar in the series, in which Heather Smith of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Eric Vance of the University of Colorado Boulder discuss their perspectives on improving collaborative skills. Their talk covered the ASCCR framework (attitude, structure, content, communication, relationship) and how to apply it to collaborative work as a statistician.
Emily Griffith, director of the Statistical Consulting Core at North Carolina State University, led the NC ASA’s live discussion after the webinar, using questions Eric Vance provided in advance.
Viewers shared ideas about the different considerations found in academic collaborations versus industry projects; the best strategies for advanced preparation and discussing timelines, milestones, and deadlines for expected work effort; and ways to incorporate good questions, including incorporating the ideas presented in the webinar into their own voices during collaborative meetings.
More information about the CAS webinar series, including recordings and slides for all webinars, can be found on the CAS website. Details about the live viewing and upcoming NC ASA initiatives can be found on the North Carolina Chapter page.
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