The Analyst

In recent years, I started to see more and more poorly designed product and services. I attribute the problem to poorly executed cost cutting measures and too much reliance on AI. The company's profit comes from the service they provide and the products they sell. Poor services and products result in reduced profits which intensifies the company’s cost cutting measures. In my opinion, the last place a company should cut costs should be the development of products and services. If this department is under employed and lower salary subpar employees are hired, then the company should prepare itself for bankruptcy or takeover.

From my observations, I conclude that the key role within a company is The Analyst. When analyses are made correctly which includes finding the alternative solutions, the success is inevitable. The complex engineering calculations and coding can be delegated to AI. However, it requires proper analysis which is a human task.

Analysis requires knowledge of many subjects. Good analyst doesn’t need to excel in any of them. However, need to be able to combine these knowledges whenever necessary. A good analyst should be able to ask the right questions to gather information which would guide him/her during his/her inductive reasoning, like Sherlock Holmes. When a company bases its products or services on successfully conducted analysis, the company would easily differentiate itself from the competition.

Previously, this role was assumed by non-engineers. AI has taken over most of the engineering tasks. As a result, new engineers should be taught to be good analysts who can look at the world from a wider perspective.

Better analysis solves more problems instead of creating new ones. This is beneficial for the societies that struggle in ever increasing number of problems.