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Analyze Data in Your Work

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Problem

How do you analyse data in your work?

Asked in the final round, with 2 directors, for an Adobe Sales Operations Analyst placement in the UK in 2021.

Requirements

  1. Describe your end-to-end approach, from clarifying the business question to communicating recommendations.
  2. Explain how you select, define, calculate, and validate relevant KPIs.
  3. Describe how you investigate an unexpected metric movement by segment and time period.
  4. Explain how you distinguish correlation from a likely driver and convert findings into action.

Data Available

Assume access to a SQL-queryable warehouse, CRM records, sales activity logs, spreadsheet extracts, and dashboard data. State which sources, fields, quality checks, and stakeholder inputs you would use.