Monthly Update - 3 keys systems, role creep and a book club
Summary of Datent January activities and what's coming next
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This month has been lighter on articles with effort put into developing systems to make it easier to run Datent (knowledge management system, CRM etc.) so we can grow and spend more time on value add.
So next month expect regular articles, even as the Data Accelerator Programme gets going again.
Here are the content highlights from January…
3 Key Systems for a Successful Data Transformation
There is no end to the tasks that need to be done to drive a data transformation.
However, there are really only three systems you need to invest in to succeed. These were highlighted in both this weeks data strategy article and the New Year kick off:
1) Value focused data production systems
2) Managing data culture as a product
3) Data Transformation Progamme (Setting up a Data Steerco)
If you missed or want to revist the Webinars, all the recording are above. And, starting next week, a mini series of articles will go into practical details each of these in more detail.
CDO/CDAO Role Creep and Book Club
A post I made in early January on the creeping scope of the CDO role is well… still creeping along and getting regularly reposted.
You can read the full post, which goes into the CDO responsibility and key to success in each area, here.
Whilst the point of the post was that you need a village to deliver a data strategy, more than a few people have asked how to learn a little about each of these areas.
I’d like to test the interest in a data strategy book club, to go through a book in each area. There’d be a forum to share and answer questions that come up and I’ll look to get the author involved in a Q&A each month. Would you join these events?
If there’s enough interest I’ll test it for a month and then build it into the community launch plan.
Accelerator Programme
Our next Accelerator Programme (details below) kicks off next week, dates are set for the following one to start w/c 29 April and that may be the last before the launch of a different format in September/October.
Data meme of the month
From Christian Wanser the meme that made me smile most this month with the caption “Treat others’ brains the way you’d like your brain treated.”
I’m hoping this light monthly email isn’t the classic analyst overload and respects your brains.
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