It’s a new year, but we’re still facing many of the same challenges as in 2022. Businesses are preparing for greater economic uncertainty, often looking for creative ways to keep costs low while still meeting goals for the year. By becoming data-driven and using data intelligence to fuel business decisions, leaders can confidently make key […]
Data Strategy Without Data Literacy? Like Boarding the Titanic!
Data literacy is a hot topic with today’s data leaders, and many have put budget aside for data literacy training this year, for a good reason. Data literacy is about improving an organization’s or individual’s ability to make decisions using data. And although training goes some way to support this, it is by no means the silver bullet on its own. A true, all-encompassing data literacy […]
Building a Data Analytics Strategy to Understand Your Supply Chain
We’ve all heard and seen the realities of the increase in shipping rates. In 2021, the domestic shipping rates for moving goods by road and rail in the U.S. was up 23% from 2020. The real problem, though, is that even if you can afford that increase, the product and capacity might not be available. […]
The Importance of a Change Management Plan for Digital Transformation
In times of uncertainty in the global business landscape, the organizations that are quick to adapt and respond to change are the ones that survive crises such as the pandemic. In the past five years and especially during the pandemic, global organizations have been under tremendous pressure to adopt digital transformation to survive. The truth is that […]
Key Components of a Successful Data Strategy
A successful data strategy generally requires the use of certain key components. Most businesses have invested in some form of Data Management, but all too often different sections of a business aren’t terribly well coordinated. A data strategy can be described as a dynamic process used to support the collection of data, its organization and […]
A 12-Step Program for Improving Data Literacy
In our digitally obsessed economy, it’s become all too prevalent for knowledge workers to assume that data problems are best solved with newer and better tech. In fact, the most powerful solutions for maximizing business value are right under the noses of management – in the form of improving data literacy skills. In the service of […]
Data-Ed Webinar: Data Strategy Best Practices
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar Too often I hear the question “Can you help me with our data strategy?” Unfortunately, for most, this is the wrong request because it focuses on the least valuable component: the data strategy itself. A more useful […]
Data-Ed Slides: Data Strategy Best Practices
Data Strategy Best Practices from DATAVERSITY To view the on-demand recording from this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar Too often I hear the question “Can you help me with our data strategy?” Unfortunately, for most, this is the wrong request because it focuses on the least valuable component: the data […]
Eight Common Data Strategy Pitfalls
In the digital business world, organizations can’t take advantage of their data assets without a proper Data Strategy in place. The Data Strategy is the plan that enables an enterprise to meet its business goals through its data. Avoiding common Data Strategy pitfalls and creating a successful strategy empowers an organization to realize its mission […]
Data Governance Framework: 5 Key Elements
Like many roles and operations that have emerged in the digital age, Data Governance is often misunderstood. Some might confuse it with Data Management. Others might see it as an extension of IT. How can you communicate the role of Data Governance and ensure you implement it successfully? At DATAVERSITY’s Enterprise Data Governance Online event, data […]