A little while ago, I chatted with Gartner Analyst David Pidsely about a trend I noticed in the job market. It seemed the last 2-3 years, data strategy and governance roles suddenly required coding experience.
It wasn’t my imagination, he confirmed. In 2023, skills and talent shortage were the number one inhibitor to CDAO success. Hiring managers and recruiters have been packing job descriptions with coding skills that don’t always require them.
Read MoreIs it ARTIFICIAL intelligence or AUGMENTED intelligence?
The truth? It depends on the design's purpose. An organization’s purpose is informed by its values and profit motivation. Artificial intelligence aims to create autonomous systems that can perform tasks without human intervention, while augmented intelligence seeks to enhance human capabilities by providing AI-powered tools and assistance.
Read MoreAs I considered how to promote my new book on driving data projects, I wanted to include myths and misconceptions that reinforce their value. I have experienced many of these in teams I’ve worked on or with. Data projects are not a static set of routines. It's a constantly evolving, open-to-innovation process.
Only 54 percent of organizations fully understand the value of project management, according to PMI's Pulse of the Profession™ report. That might explain, in part, why project success rates are so low: Less than two-thirds meet their original business intents.
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