Interview on Applied Machine Learning

We interrupt our current blog series to share a recent interview with you. The key leaders at XDS (Joseph Hammond and James Brenza) were interviewed by Maureen Metcalf on her Voice America program titled “Innovative Leaders Driving Thriving Organizations”. Maureen’s weekly program features interviews of thought leaders, academics and executives to identify their biggest issues, and discuss the innovative approaches they are using to turn turbulence into a business advantage.

XDS has built some highly advanced algorithms into their audit selection product. Their state-of-the-art solution utilizes automated machine learning to develop and tune models to identify tax fraud that is unique to your state. In the broadcast, Maureen dives into why XDS pushed the envelope so far and how our customers can shift their thinking to similarly advance their organizations.

While the entire broadcast is loaded with valuable nuggets, you may be especially interested in some of these discussions at the mm:ss time marks noted below:

  • What are the major technology trends that are making analytics easier? (@ 4:40)
  • What challenges remain for analytics programs? (@ 9:00)
  • What’s the general nature of XDS’ analytic product? (@ 21:45)
  • Since progress is hindered by teams that are “stuck”, how do we recommend teams get “unstuck”? (@ 26:00)
  • How does our product benefit the public? (@ 26:40)
  • How does our focus on being fair and equitable benefit everybody? (@ 27:15)
  • How can you get your leadership aligned on identifying the non-compliant 1% of the population more effectively? (@ 31:00)
  • How do business agility and analytics work together? (@ 34:35)
  • As a leader, how do you create an environment that enables team success? (@ 42:20)

As with all of XDS’ solutions, the process and organization elements are balanced with amazing technology. So while this broadcast sounds extremely technical, we’re certain you’ll find some key answers to how your organization can move forward regardless of the number of technology hurdles.

We look forward to returning you to our regularly schedule blogs next week. Rather than discuss these challenges, we’d rather help you overcome them. You can find our contact information here to schedule design your implementation plan.