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Transformational Data Programs

adamdrake
June 18, 2015

Transformational Data Programs

Businesses are increasingly turning towards data as a competitive advantage, and along with that pursue the changes necessary to use data effectively. Most of the focus has been on tooling and
technology, usually in the context of large-scale data or ETL processes. The more difficult transformational challenge is in building a healthy culture which promotes data literacy, so we will
discuss the challenges and approaches useful for addressing these issues in organizations.

adamdrake

June 18, 2015
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  1. Background • Technical and data roles for a long time

    • Studied Applied Mathematics • Many industries (online travel, online marketing, healthcare, financial services, etc.)
  2. Kardashev Scale • Type 1: Energy from planet • Type

    2: Energy from nearest star • Type 3: Energy from galaxy
  3. Kardashev Scale (data) • Type 1: Essential needs and legal

    requirements • Type 2: Operational reporting, KPIs, DWH, fragmentation • Type 3: Data for the future, BI is decision support, self-service and democratization, data org. focused on products and hard problems. No SQL monkeys.
  4. From Type 2 to Type 3 • Think distributed •

    Win hearts and minds • Automate where practical • Tooling and support
  5. Conclusion • Culture trumps strategy • CDO is a change

    agent (think Type 2 to Type 3) • Big data, small data, it doesn't matter • Focus on people and process, not tech