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Data Strategy Value Drivers
These four value drivers are the most important aspects of any data initiative. They are ultimately business user-foc...
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Gut Feeling vs. Data Informed Decision Making
For years decision-making has been a perpetual debate—gut feeling/instinct versus data. Some would argue that experie...
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Why Language Matters for Data Strategy Success
Last week's experience with a client reinforced a profound truth: changing the language within data teams is not just...
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Business Driven Data Strategy - The Route to Su...
I was playing my trumpet this morning and thought about strategy as one does! Here are my thoughts: If you are thinki...
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Reframing VUCA in a Business Driven Data Strategy
This post was inspired after my conversation with Mark Stouse on The Data Strategy Show. You have to love the headlin...
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The Myth of Perfect Data
In the last week I've spoken to a number of data management professionals about data and LLMs. Most say we can't crea...
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Why the Chief Data Officer Should Report to the...
The debate rages on and on! The CDO position has been the most under fire recently, and that’s quite normal as the ro...
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Who Should Own Data Architecture?
The question of who should own data architecture, is it the CTO or does the CDO own it, has sparked heated debates in...
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Why Leaders Should Stop Obsessing Over “Being A...
The question isn’t whether you are AI-ready; it’s whether you are value-ready. There’s been a growing chorus over the...
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