The difficulty of implementing a new data initiatives often goes under-appreciated, particularly the challenges facing most organizations. Deficiencies in organizational readiness and core competence represent clearly visible problems faced by data professionals. Beyond that there are common cultural and structural barriers that must be eliminated in order to leverage data effectively. This talk will discuss these barriers—the titular “Seven Deadly Data Sins”—and in the process will also:

• Elaborate upon the three critical factors that lead to data initiative failure 
• Demonstrate a two-phase data strategy implementation process 
• Explore the sources and rationales behind the “Seven Deadly Data Sins,” and recommend solutions and alternative approaches

In this manner data investments can be more accurately focused on your organization's strategic priorities. Only when past the prerequisites, can organizations develop a disciplined, repeatable means of improving the data literacy, processes, and supply - the three key elements required to improve data support for strategy. Think of it as a repeatable process for identifying and removing data constraints.

Strategy Objectives

• Learn how to improve your organization’s data
• Learn how to improve the way your people use data
• Learn how to improve the way your people use data to achieve your organizational strategy