8 EXECUTING THE STRATEGY – PART ONE: THE PLAN

‘All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.’

Earl Nightingale1

The data strategy has been drafted; the end is in sight … or is it?

There have been references throughout this book to the focus being placed entirely on devising the data strategy, only to see it fail to materialise due to a lack of conviction, readiness, relevance or commitment to it by those you will depend on to see it into implementation. The goal of this chapter is to prepare you so you can avoid such an outcome, and see the fruits of your labours actually deliver some positive outcomes for your organisation.

I have seen organisations in which those who devise strategy hand over ...

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