However, as I started interfacing with the team members of the data science team, one thing that came up repeatedly was that despite shipping some ‘good’ machine learning models, the adoption of those models among business stakeholder teams was almost zero. As per the team, there was just no enthusiasm for any machine learning models. In the last year alone, the team developed a propensity model, booking projection curve, demand forecasting, etc.

The real value of data science is rarely in snapshot but in motion

The self-serve model has its own risk. So before thinking of implementing that, it is important to evaluate the risk and its mitigation strategy.