Posts in driving data projects
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT, OPPORTUNITY TO PRE-ORDER!
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT, OPPORTUNITY TO PRE-ORDER!

After teaching informatics for seven years, I’ve got a new book coming out! Driving Data Projects.

It’s a love letter to my students and a guide to my fellow colleagues. Many employees seek out or are thrust into a series of responsibilities in data management for which there is little formal training. How they engage with data in those roles impacts the privacy and security of consumer data and overall risk to the company's bottom line. The problem?

They aren’t quite sure how data works or how to drive data projects, not really. Today, almost all projects involve data to some degree, yet the data aspect is not adequately addressed.

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Resistance mitigation strategies
Resistance mitigation strategies

Change management wouldn’t be so hard if it weren’t for…the people. Open issues or objections left unresolved today cost time down the road. Suppose work starts before these concerns are mitigated. Stakeholders might get frustrated or begin to hold back their participation. Work produced might have difficulty getting implemented. Buy-in realizes impact.

There are three angles to consider. Addressing stakeholder resistance, achieving consensus on how deliverables are revised, and ensuring bi-directional feedback is balanced and actionable.

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From Insights to Infrastructure: KPI Reports as Your Strategic Bridge

The synergy between analytics and Information Technology (IT) is more crucial than ever. As organizations strive for digital transformation, understanding the complex dynamic between these domains is critical to achieving strategic objectives. However, this relationship is not static; it's evolving in response to new tools and methodologies, governance requirements, and ethical considerations.

Understanding the tools facilitating this translation is critical to driving successful digital transformations and achieving strategic objectives. Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports are often a misunderstood yet critical bridge between analytics vision and IT execution.

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