A Guide to Data Strategy

Report

Data Strategy Guidebook: What Every Executive Needs to Know

May 28, 2024 - A data strategy shows how data will transform an organization and harmonize conflicting forces, such as governance and self-service, speed, and standards. It defines goals, metrics, risks, use cases, and a roadmap that specifies the people, processes, technology, organization, and cultural change required to achieve the vision. This report defines what a data strategy is, explains why organizations need them and discusses how to create one. 

E-book

How to Sell a Data Strategy to Business Executives

June 15, 2021 - This guide is for data and analytics leaders who need to convince business executives to invest in an enterprise data analytics program. Without executive support, data and analytics leaders face an uphill battle to ensure the success and survival of their programs—and their careers.

Speech

Constructing Your Data Strategy: A Business and Technical Foundation for Success

June 17, 2024 - A data strategy is an enterprise-wide plan to harness data and analytics to achieve business goals. At a high level, it is a blueprint for creating a data-driven organization; at a low level, it is a set of plans to acquire, transform, and deliver data to business users and applications to facilitate decision-making and action. This course book defines a data strategy,  explains why organizations need them, and outlines its core components.