Tips and Challenges
As we continue to drive data projects, familiar challenges begin to present themselves. By observing, we can become better diagnosticians of systemic issues. Learn what to avoid and how to navigate them better.
3 Elements of Effective Sponsorship
A popular misconception of senior leadership is that effective executive sponsorship is a clearly understood skill. Many assume executives receive developmental feedback about becoming effective sponsors. Sadly, there is little training on sponsorship from middle management on up.
What does it take to become Data-Driven?
Since most people don’t know a lot about IT organizations or data teams it’s important to understand why moving from ad hoc efforts to a mature approach to driving data projects makes sense. The timing might not be right (now). Becoming data driven through data as a service requires a serious investment of resources, finances, staff, equipment, services, etc.; scaling efforts will only increase those topline demands. It’s a serious ongoing commitment many organizations find themselves surprised by—even today.
Data Consumers Must Be Mechanics & Pilots: 5 Takeaways from the Guide
As data consumers, we need to be both mechanics and pilots. We must know how to gather, cleanse, and prep—and present data, make data-driven decisions, and influence data. That is a very broad set of skills.