Wikimedia Product/Better use of data

The Better Use of Data program supports better decision making and continuous learning across the Foundation.

Our vision

• Easy-to-find, relevant data & research
• Analysis & insights improve decision-making
• Deep understanding of the Movement’s broader experience and ecosystem
• Industry leader in accessible & ethical data

Working group (FY20-21)

• 
  Kate Zimmerman
  Director of Data Science & Product Owner
• 
  Jason Linehan
  Staff Software Engineer & Tech Lead
• 
  Connie Chen
  Senior Data Scientist
• 
  Maya Kampurath
  Analyst (Contractor)
• 
  Michael Holloway
  Senior Software Engineer
• 
  Mikhail Popov
  Senior Data Scientist
• 
  Lauren de Lench, Senior Technical Program Manager

Sub-group: Product Analytics Infrastructure

Partner Teams

Product Analytics

Product Infrastructure

Analytics Engineering

Projects

Session Length

• Session length and counts are important for understanding engagement with our sites

Metrics Platform

• Create standard client-side event logging libraries in order to solve problems created as a result of having diverging instrumentation libraries.
• Reduce time spent by Product teams on instrumentation.
• Connect event logging to the Event Platform, a system built by Analytics Engineering that allows us to scale & improve event logging to match the growing use of Wikimedia sites and apps.

References

Annual plans

• FY 2018-2019

Artifacts

• Instrumentation DACI
• Data Dictionary
• New Content Program Metrics Reports

Other

• Phabricator board (now archived)