Blueprint for Building a Data Product Business
Note: I got feedback that my Data Product Blueprint process in Figure 7 was waterfall, not agile. Totally agree and that’s my bad. I’ve updated… Read More »Blueprint for Building a Data Product Business
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Building Value-driven Data Strategy: Use Case Approach – Part 2
In Part 1 of the blog series on building a value-driven data strategy, I discussed the challenges associated with framing the data strategy process as… Read More »Building Value-driven Data Strategy: Use Case Approach – Part 2
Building Value-driven Data Strategy and Economies of Learning – Part 1
A big problem with the “Data Strategy” conversation is that many organizations think of a “Data Strategy” as a deliverable, not a journey. A Data… Read More »Building Value-driven Data Strategy and Economies of Learning – Part 1
Introducing the Data Product Development Canvas (Version 1.0)
I think one of the most important data consumption developments in the age of Big Data and AI is the concept of a Data Product.… Read More »Introducing the Data Product Development Canvas (Version 1.0)
Importance of Fearlessness to Exploit the Potential of AI
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever,… Read More »Importance of Fearlessness to Exploit the Potential of AI
Part 2: Is Data Mesh Fool’s Gold? Not if You Avoid the Traps
Wow, my blog “Is Data Mesh Fool’s Gold? Creating a Business-centric Data Strategy” created quite a stir. And that was my intention. I actually believe… Read More »Part 2: Is Data Mesh Fool’s Gold? Not if You Avoid the Traps
Is Data Mesh Fool’s Gold? Creating a Business-centric Data Strategy
After talking to many customers recently at Dell Technologies World, I am very, very (very!) concerned how many organizations are putting their Data Strategy success… Read More »Is Data Mesh Fool’s Gold? Creating a Business-centric Data Strategy
Business Model Transformation: Keys to Monetizing the Edge
I was conducting a Tech Talk at a client when I mentioned the astronomical growth of data at “the edge”; that data creation at the… Read More »Business Model Transformation: Keys to Monetizing the Edge
Using Stakeholder Journey Maps to Re-invent, not Just Optimize, Your Business Processes
Stakeholder Journey Maps are a fabulous tool to intimately understand what a stakeholder is trying to accomplish (their objectives and intentions) and the steps/actions/decisions that… Read More »Using Stakeholder Journey Maps to Re-invent, not Just Optimize, Your Business Processes
Fallacy of Becoming Data-driven – Part 2: Cultural Transformation
In my first blog of the series “Fallacy of Becoming Data-driven – Part 1: Becoming Value-obsessed”, I preached about the critical importance of reframing the… Read More »Fallacy of Becoming Data-driven – Part 2: Cultural Transformation