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Talent in data: Retaining data talent in the hottest of hot markets

The war for talent in data has never been more competitive. To find out how organisations are attempting to stand out from a packed crowd, DataIQ asked senior data leaders to share their talent retention challenges, philosophies and success stories.

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Camden Council and the benefits of opening data

Sudip Trivedi is the head of data and analytics, and connectivity business partner at Camden Council. Central to his role is improving the quality of data within the borough and allowing more people to access that data. Trivedi came to the ...

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DataIQ 100 Class of 2016 – Where are they now?

With the unveiling of this year’s DataIQ 100, it’s a good opportunity to look back on the class of 2016 and consider how much has changed in the last 12 months. It is immediately striking that, out of the previous Top Ten, just five remain in the ...

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Twin hubs and weird hours – How to manage a global data team

The obvious difficulty posed by having data teams- based in different cities around the world is coordinating meetings and having face-to-face time. However, according to the former global lead of customer intelligence and data at a leading retail...

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Lyndsay Weir – Keeping quiet as a female leader

Lyndsay Weir is global data and analytics manager at Nestlé. At the Women in Data conference in November, she was named as one of the new list of female industry role models, the 20 in Data and Tech. She told DataIQ how being a female leader and role model can be done in a quiet way.

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Keep your eye on the ball: How data analysis is impacting football in Spain

Football is the number one sport in the world, but how can it be improved for players, teams, fans and more? Rafael Zambrano, head of data science at LaLiga, spoke with DataIQ to explain where data and analytics were for Spain’s top flight football league and where it is set to go in the future.

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Howzat? The data behind sport

The variation in gameplay for cricket is diverse thanks to multiple competition formats and intricate data knowledge can make the difference for a test match lasting five days. To explain this in more detail, Hannah Jowitt, Disability and Pathway Analyst at the England & Wales Cricket Board, spoke with DataIQ to explore the changes in cricket data in recent years, where it looks set to go and how data is helping select the future stars of the sport.

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Maintaining Possession: Examining the growth of data in football

Data teams have been readily adopted in the corporate world, but the uptake of data offices in professional football has been slower. To take us through the developing world of football data, Luke Stopforth, head of data and technology at Brentford FC sat down with DataIQ to discuss the ways in which Brentford FC helped add momentum to the adoption of data offices, how data is being used at the highest levels of competitive football and the concerns surrounding ownership.

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Levelling up data positions: Regional salary differences and remote working

In the UK, London has always been the centre for the highest paying positions followed by other major cities, but with the development of remote working capabilities this trend may not be true much longer. A recent report has shown that the gap between pay for similar data jobs across the UK has been decreasing rapidly.

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More than just a number: Expressing the non-financial value of data

An ongoing struggle for those working in data and analytics has been communicating the value of data outside of common metrics such as financial implications. DataIQ member Ordnance Survey discusses highlighting real-world impacts of data and the use of storytelling to further legitimise the standing of data in an organisation and to improve a wider understanding outside of the data office.

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CDO Challenges – Building data literacy across an organisation

In this ongoing series, DataIQ examines the challenges faced by CDOs such as how data literacy can be built across an entire organisation. We will look at where CDOs can identify the starting points and the introductory steps that can be taken to create a foundation for business-wide success.

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Why you should attend the Way of the 100

The DataIQ Way of the 100 is the premier conference for data professionals, bringing together the leading minds in the data industry to discuss key topics, present on new developments and network with peers. Make sure you and your colleagues attend to take part in exclusive roundtables and presentations where you can improve your organisation’s data journey.

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UK poised to become next AI and ML superpower

The UK is surpassing European rivals when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence. This development is gearing the UK to become the next AI superpower across Europe and the wider world.

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CDO Challenges – Translating data for non-speakers

There is a disconnect between the language of data professionals and those they need to communicate with for business progress. In this issue of CDO Challenges, we examine translating data into business-speak.

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Skills in demand – Finance data skills gap becoming a worrying normality

[…] so a data leader must find a way to make the success of data more tangible and applicable for each team’s objectives. This requires the business leadership team to be on board with the data mission and that means CDO’s need to have a seat at the table and be appreciated by other […]

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CDO Challenges – How to start aligning data strategy with business objectives

[…] the purpose of data is understood, the scope of work needs to be clearly outlined and the purpose of the CDO is clearly differentiated from other senior leadership positions. A CDO should have standard responsibilities that focus on areas such as data governance, compliance, cultural transformation and highlighting problems that can be solved by […]

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Generative AI and what it means for real businesses

[…] practices and structures required for good adoption of this game-changing technology. AI will be an integral part of data and analytics, and this is the perfect way to begin the journey.” To become a DataIQ member and receive early access to reports, as well as taking an active role in data leadership discussions, click here.

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Is your data team ready for generative AI?

[…] roundtable discussions on the topic, as well as a whitepaper created by DataIQ, input from its members and its advisory board. Access to all these peer-to-peer insights is for members only. To become a DataIQ member and receive early access to reports, as well as taking an active role in data leadership discussions, click here.

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Understanding organisational literacy rates

[…] between decision makers understanding the value of data and assessing its return on investment outside of a financial metric. To combat this, improved storytelling from the data leadership team is required to galvanise support for time and financial investment in data literacy skills programmes for businesses. “The benefit is clear to organisations,” said Sophie. […]

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Newspapers, radio and television – An insight into the impact of generative AI on media businesses

[…] have taken great benefit from being able to draw from a well of knowledge on topics in which our peers are facing similar challenges like data strategy, leadership and effective data governance. We have also been given access to great content, enjoyed participating in roundtable discussions and benefitted from the networking opportunities across the […]

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