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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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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Data as a Business Weapon: How Your Competitors...

In 1997 I wrote my thesis on “The Application of Information Warfare to Business Strategy & Planning.” A large pa...

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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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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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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 Boards Quietly Lose Confidence in Data Prog...

Boards rarely lose confidence in data programs overnight. What I see instead is a slow, almost imperceptible shift. E...

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Stop Trying to Build a “Data Culture”

There’s a familiar pattern in the data world: we get caught up in the latest trend and lose sight of what really matt...

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Webinar: The Business Case for Data: Unlocking ...

Why Your Data and AI Strategy Hinges on the Right Use Cases Many organizations recognize the potential of data and AI...

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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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