Data Driven Business Transformation

Chapter 5People

Let's face it, people are a major component of any model when it comes to change – data is no exception. Skills, behaviour and leadership form the people‐focused elements within the model for getting the data working for you. We have said it before, and we are sure we will say it again, it is so much more powerful when your whole workforce understands what a great asset your data is, and they have all the right tools for success, than a few specialists sitting in an ivory tower.

Skills

We wanted to pick up where we left off in our first book highlighted by Eden Smith around the skills we are looking for in data teams and the evolution of what is really happening in the market. Eden Smith have done some great work with Camden Council in the UK around how we can educate the next generation of children to prepare them for the future world in data.

Jez Clark, CEO EdenSmith

Skills in data – where are we? What have we learnt? What do we need to do to help, the facts?

2017–2018

In the CDO Playbook Volume 1 we talked about things to consider and how best to approach recruiting a CDO or Head of Data. At the time, this was one of the main questions on boards' minds. Since then many CDOs have been given the monstrous task of helping a business become data driven.

Today we talk about the skills and the development of those skills required to execute tasks set out ...