Preppin' Data

Jobs are no longer for life as people look for variety and challenges in their career. Data roles are no different as the skills are highly transferable between company and industries. Therefore, the data sets you prepare are likely to be passed to others. To ensure the work continues to be understandable, up-to-date and of value, it will need to well documented so you can walk through other Preppers through your logic once you move on (or get a promotion). Basic Documentation Folder Structure All documentation within the data preparation file is useless if you can't find the flow file in the first place. Keeping a folder that is available to you and your team for all the flows will help dramatically. My organisation uses Google Drive as this has the benefit of not just controlled sharing but also being available on any computer I log in to. Setting up a structure of those files is also key. In large organisations with more complex data flows, you will want to think about set...