Many of us are struggling to prioritize our learning as a working professional or aspiring data scientist. We’re told that we need to learn so many things that at times it can be overwhelming. Recently, I’ve felt like there could be a better way to organize my own learning path as a data professional. This weekend, I decided to create and finish a meta-project to guide my own professional development journey. Luckily, I rediscovered the project management tool Monday.com to help me.

M之外的任何我們都在努力學習我們優先考慮的工作的專業或有抱負的數據科學家。 有人告訴我們，我們需要學習很多東西，以至于有時它可能會令人難以承受。 最近，我覺得可以找到一種更好的方式來組織自己作為數據專業人員的學習道路。 這個周末，我決定創建并完成一個元項目，以指導我自己的職業發展旅程。 幸運的是，我重新發現了項目管理工具Monday.com以幫助我。

monday.com is a project management tool that enables organizations to manage tasks, projects, and teamwork.

monday.com是一個項目管理工具，使組織能夠管理任務，項目和團隊合作。

I was introduced to Monday.com when I worked as a project manager in the civil engineering industry. We used it to track leads and keep tabs on our project portfolio’s performance. Whenever we would gain a new lead, we’d add it to our “Leads” dashboard. When we won a contract, we’d add it to the “Ongoing Projects” dashboard. Even our CEO used it to track monthly and quarterly sales performance. It didn’t occur to me until recently that I could use it to project manage my own data science journey.

我在土木工程行業擔任項目經理時被介紹給Monday.com。 我們使用它來跟蹤線索并密切關注項目組合的績效。 每當我們獲得新的線索時，都會將其添加到“領導”儀表板中。 贏得合同后，我們會將其添加到“正在進行的項目”儀表板中。 甚至我們的首席執行官都使用它來跟蹤每月和每季度的銷售業績。 直到最近，我才開始使用它來管理自己的數據科學之旅。

Note: I am in no way affiliated with Monday.com or Udacity.com.

注意：我絕不隸屬于Monday.com或Udacity.com。

Here’s my own learning management board that I created in 1.5 hours.

這是我在1.5小時內創建的自己的學習管理委員會。

This has helped me lay everything out that I want to learn, set hard deadlines for when I need to complete projects, and visually assess what’s a high priority.

這幫助我安排了所有想要學習的內容，為需要完成項目的工作設定了最后期限，并直觀地評估了什么是高度優先事項。

I challenge you to create your own free personal Monday.com dashboard. Ideally, this meta-project should take you less than 2 hours — if it takes more than that, your tasks are too granular and you need to step back and think about the big picture. By completing this meta-project, you’ll not only be organizing your own learning, but you’ll also be able to show employers that you have project management skills and soft skills that are often overlooked in traditional data science curriculums. Discussing your learning management dashboards will show that you’re organized, serious about learning, and forward-thinking.

我要求 您創建自己的免費個人Monday.com信息中心。 理想情況下，此元項目應該花費您不到2個小時的時間-如果花費的時間更多，則您的任務過于精細，您需要退后一步，考慮一下全局。 通過完成此元項目， 您不僅可以組織自己的學習，而且還可以向雇主展示您具有在傳統數據科學課程中經常被忽略的項目管理技能和軟技能。 討論您的學習管理儀表板將表明您有組織，認真學習和有遠見。

There are a number of varying roles that data professionals can take on. However, the bulk of employers are looking for people who:

數據專業人員可以扮演許多不同的角色。 但是，大多數雇主正在尋找以下人員：

• Prioritize tasks
  優先處理任務
• Can coordinate work dependencies
  可以協調工作依賴性
• Have the ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and interface with all levels within the organization.
  能夠處理多個并發項目，并與組織內的所有級別進行交互。
• Work with stakeholders who have competing priorities
  與具有競爭重點的利益相關者合作
• Can communicate clear milestones and deliverables
  可以傳達明確的里程碑和可交付成果

By creating your personal work dashboard, you can show that you’re prioritizing learning X over Y (prioritizing tasks). You’re also acknowledging that you may not be able to do X project before learning Z skill (work dependencies). Your own learning journey may present topics that have competing priorities (stakeholder management).

通過創建個人工作儀表板，您可以表明您將學習X優先于Y(優先任務)。 您還承認，在學習Z技能(工作依賴性)之前，您可能無法進行X項目。 您自己的學習歷程可能會提出具有相互競爭重點的主題(利益相關者管理)。

Should I learn this new machine learning algorithm before improving the existing work on my GitHub profile? Your answer: No, it’s a higher priority to improve the documentation of current projects in my repositories first.

在改進GitHub個人資料上的現有工作之前，我應該學習這種新的機器學習算法嗎？ 您的回答：不，首先要改進我存儲庫中當前項目的文檔，這是當務之急。

Do I really need to complete this project before I apply for jobs? Your answer: According to my job search timeline, I need to have my work portfolio ready by September 25th. So yes, I do need to spend more time finishing this project because it will be crucial to discuss it in my application.

在申請工作之前，我真的需要完成這個項目嗎？ 您的答案：根據我的求職時間表，我需要在9月25日之前準備好我的工作檔案。 是的，我確實需要花更多的時間來完成這個項目，因為在我的應用程序中討論它至關重要。

You can even create a board for applying to jobs, interviewing, and networking. I went from this:

?歐甚至可以創建一個局申請職位，面試和網絡。 我從這里出發：

To this:

對此：

Parting thoughts. I hope this project gives you some clarity on how to manage your learning. It definitely has helped me look back and celebrate my achievements, and to also envision the path ahead. This will be a project that I return to time and time again — I hope you return to it as well.

P arting想法。 我希望這個項目能使您對如何管理學習有所了解。 它無疑幫助了我回顧和慶祝我的成就，并且也構想了前進的道路。 這將是我一次又一次返回的項目-希望您也能返回。