Transformational Data Programs

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Transformational Data Programs Adam Drake CDO Forum, Singapore, 18 Jun 2015

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http://aadrake.com https://sg.linkedin.com/in/aadrake @aadrake

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Background • Technical and data roles for a long time • Studied Applied Mathematics • Many industries (online travel, online marketing, healthcare, ﬁnancial services, etc.)

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Kardashev Scale • Type 1: Energy from planet • Type 2: Energy from nearest star • Type 3: Energy from galaxy

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Culture

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Defend forecasts against actuals?

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The problem with painting a picture of data

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The devil is in the detail

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Don't sell to people who aren't buying

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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.

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From Type 2 to Type 3 • Think distributed • Win hearts and minds • Automate where practical • Tooling and support

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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

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