Tag: Organisation and culture

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DataIQ Leaders briefing – Developing the next generation of data leader

At a DataIQ Leaders roundtable in September 2021, members discussed the challenges they face when progressing the next generation of talent up the career ladder.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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DataIQ Leaders briefing – Talent management in a time of crisis

The start of the academic year each Autumn is usually a critical juncture for employers. Data and analytics departments have recently joined in this milk round activity, but with many universities putting the entire 2020/21 academic year onto a virtual footing with remote tuition, the usual pathways for recruitment appear blocked. A roundtable held in October 2020 explored whether conventional approaches to building talent at the top of the funnel are still relevant in the circumstances
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DataIQ Leaders briefing – “Are we earning our place at the table?”

One of the longest-running discussions around data is exactly how to value the contribution it makes to a business. Hard metrics can be difficult to define and put in place, as a recent DataIQ Leaders roundtable revealed. This briefing note considers some of the ways in which members are trying to prove the return on investment they deliver
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Seven steps to building an analytics community

Building a successful and lasting analytics community takes time and effort. Liz Matthews of Mango Solutions looks at some useful steps that organisations can take to establish and maintain a thriving collaborative approach.