datazuum<\/a>\u00a0are often asked by our clients is to review their data strategies.<\/p>\nIn most of the strategies that we have reviewed there are still big gaps.<\/p>\n
What are these gaps I hear you say?<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc49 Alignment to the business strategy.<\/p>\n
Why is this the case?<\/p>\n
Simply put many who work on a data strategy come at it from a technical lens. They don’t often know what to look for and which questions to ask.<\/p>\n
If you are embarking on a data strategy or at least going back and reviewing yours, here is my starter for 10 to ensure you gain alignment to the business strategy.<\/p>\n
My top 7 steps for aligning your data strategy to your business strategy:<\/p>\n
1) Understand Vision and mission of the organisation – what the organisation wants to achieve and how t will accomplish those goals.<\/p>\n
2) What are the business drivers for the organisation – speak to the CEO to understand their vision from an operational and financial perspective<\/p>\n
3) What are the key strategic objectives – speak to the CEO to understand these e.g. double revenue by December 2025, or increase customer acquisition by 15% by April 2024 in region x<\/p>\n
4) Alignment with other strategies and investments – the CFO can tell you based on the strategic objectives what investments commitments have been made to specific tech investments, business model changes etc.<\/p>\n
5) Short-term goals – what does the org want to achieve in the next year – improvements in specific products or teams<\/p>\n
6) Longer-term goals – what capabilities does the organisation require to achieve these and deliver over the years to come<\/p>\n
7) External views: political, social, economic, environmental, technological, competitive etc. changes that may affect both short and longer-term views that will impact the strategy<\/p>\n
Where can you get this information from?<\/p>\n
You can get these from documents, through interviews, several tangential strategy documents, quarterly reports, and from an external perspective: competitive intel, government etc.<\/p>\n
Are you missing this business alignment with your data strategy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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