DataIQ Leaders briefing – Accelerating your organisation’s data maturity

At a DataIQ Leaders roundtable in August 2021, members from organisations at varying levels of data maturity discussed the best methods for cultivating a data-driven culture.
How analysts are changing football

Data has played a role in football for decades, but in recent years its use has expanded rapidly. Football’s data analysts are working out how to encourage innovation within a world that remains built on tradition, ego and rivalry.
DataIQ Leaders briefing – Embedding data into your corporate DNA

Most organisations have come to terms with the importance of data and analytics. However, without a defined strategic roadmap to facilitate the pivot towards data, transformations can be ineffective. At two DataIQ Leaders roundtables conducted in July 2021, members discussed the best methods for embedding data into their organisational structure.
What divergence from GDPR means for data professionals

How Government plans to diverge from the General Data Protection Regulation could upset the delicate balance between consumers, business and the way data flows between the two.
DataIQ Leaders briefing – Getting the most out of automating analytics

Data teams are under increasing pressure to drive value within the business, which often means automating any repeat processes that can be mapped and standardised. This includes analytical processes. At a DataIQ Leaders roundtable in June 2021, members discussed the best methods for laying the foundations of a successful journey to automate analytics.
Making every data minute count

This report will give you a greater insight into the data skills gap emergency and the challenges it’s creating. Armed with the full picture, you can explore innovative ways to increase data literacy in your organisation.
Wondering how to respond to business disruption? Start with your chief data officer

Pursuing a digital transformation? Wondering how to respond to a rapidly-changing market and business environment? You need data skills and a good data leader, say Alan Jacobson of Alteryx.
Driving digital transformation

Download this eBook by DataIQ and Tableau to find out how you can increase the chances of success with your digital transformations.
Why good data governance is central to building a successful modern business

Trusted data has become increasingly important to getting the best out of emerging technologies like AI, with competitive advantage depending on it. But climbing the AI ladder requires a positive focus on data governance. IBM’s Jay Limburn explains the steps it takes to reach the top.
DataIQ Leaders briefing – Best practice for outsourcing

Outsourcing can be effective and deliver a new solution rapidly. Or it can become challenging with scope creep and missed deadlines. It is almost certainly inevitable, even within data departments. A DataIQ Leaders roundtable considered the drivers of outsourcing and the critical success factors to look out for. David Reed reports.
Customer-first, but are data and technology falling behind?

With so much data, more stringent regulations, and higher customer expectations today, learn how brands are using data to understand and engage customers better in a disrupted digital world.
Business transformation – Catch up or get caught out

We know that digital transformation has never been more important, but the fact remains that most programmes under-deliver or fail outright. Some research suggests three out of four transformation programmes fail. So how do you make sure you are in the 5% of transformation projects that do deliver?
DataIQ Leaders briefing – From WFH to 3:2 and everything in between

Has your organisation decided when it will fully re-open its offices and, if so, how often it expects workers to be there? It is one of the crucial questions being asked by companies, many of them having decided to downsize their physical space. A DataIQ Leaders roundtable discovered how Covid-19 had changed working practices and workspace for data departments. David Reed reports.
DataIQ Leaders briefing – From data for good to data for purpose

Data for good is a popular term that connects the common desire to engage with big picture initiatives and the potential of data to have societal, environmental and economic impacts. But what D4G means can be very different from one organisation to another. This briefing draws on a DataIQ Leaders roundtable that surfaced some of the issues involved in embedding charitable activities alongside commercial ones.
New data, better business

This simple five-step guide summarises the attributes one needs to look out for when evaluating new data providers. As data becomes ever more important as a tool to make commercially-viable strategic decisions, it is vital to ensure that the source of that data is selected based on a fully-informed decision as well.
How to enter the DataIQ Awards 2021
The DataIQ Awards 2021 will honour both companies and individuals that have demonstrated excellence in the data industry over the pasts 12 months. This eBook covers how to enter and our most frequently asked questions.
Data projects in 2020 – shopkeepers, speedboats and storms

Last year presented as many opportunities as challenges for DataIQ Leaders members, from delivering long dreamed-of data migrations to digital transformations and leading-edge innovation. During a roundtable in February 2021, two very different types of project were identified which have mutual benefits and dependencies.
Driving recovery with better data quality

The challenges that businesses have faced with their data and marketing look very similar, as many of the findings in this latest round of research highlight. Some have seen little or no impact on their data strategies, whereas others have faced a significant change to their circumstances.
How to scale data science (when nobody else understands it)

For many companies, their investment in data science and their emphasis on making it a first-class corporate function have paid significant benefits. They’re seeing substantial operating improvements, improved employee efficiency, new revenue streams and much more. Download this report to explore many of these benefits.
NHS England’s Ming Tang named most influential person in data in 2021
DataIQ has chosen Ming Tang, managing director of data and analytics at NHS England, as the most influential person in data and analytics in the 2021 edition of the DataIQ 100. In partnership with Tableau, it is the first and only fully-curated power list of the data industry’s key figures.