Samir Sharma

Samir Sharma

Samir’s focus is to empower business users by enabling informed decision making through data. As principal at datazuum, Samir has the ability to tackle both business and technology challenges. He has 20 years of international experience in the UK, Europe, Africa, USA, all gained from consulting and strategy roles across a variety of sectors – Aerospace & Defence, Government, High End Luxury Retail, Postal, Telecoms. Prior to datazuum, Samir led the decision sciences team for a large organisation where he delivered strategic data driven Business Intelligence & Analytics solutions across all sectors.

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Why the Chief Data Officer Should Report to the CFO
Data Analytics & BI

Why Data Isn’t a Silver Bullet: The Real Value ...

Me again. Yes I'm talking about the Operating Model again. Many people often tout data as the new something, or the k...

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Why the Chief Data Officer Should Report to the CFO
Data Analytics & BI

Adopt an SAS-Inspired Data Operating Model to W...

Before I start out, I must say that this post was inspired by Fred Lardaro. In a comment he made on my post yesterday...

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Why the Chief Data Officer Should Report to the CFO
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Data Strategy Is Not an IT Problem

I've been thinking long and hard about this, as it's a subject dear to my heart. I've been grappling with this in my ...

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Why the Chief Data Officer Should Report to the CFO
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Part 1 - Unreasonable People Doing Unreasonable...

Context This article has been co-written by me and Matthew Small. This is part 1 of a 2-part series. In this first ar...

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Why the Chief Data Officer Should Report to the CFO
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DJs and Operating Models

I've been delivering keynotes and webinars on the Operating Model over the last 3 years. I started writing about this...

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Why the Chief Data Officer Should Report to the CFO
Artificial Intelligence

Revolutionising Business Strategy with AI

Going into 2025, we must have the understanding that AI is no longer a futuristic concept. Yes, it is here, and of co...

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Why the Chief Data Officer Should Report to the CFO
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The Horizon IT Scandal: A Symptom of a Larger E...

This might not be my usual post, but before stepping into data strategy, I spent the first eight years of my career k...

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Conventional vs. High-Impact Consulting.

A slightly different post from me today. But, nonetheless, I've been thinking about my engagements over the years and...

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Why the Chief Data Officer Should Report to the CFO
Data Analytics & BI

The “Data Poverty Trap”

I’ve been thinking about this of late as I continuously have the “value” conversation with colleagues and friends, as...

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