{"id":40661,"date":"2020-10-15T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/?p=40661"},"modified":"2020-11-18T11:40:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T10:40:31","slug":"how-to-build-and-deliver-an-effective-data-strategy-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/cross-industry\/2020\/10\/15\/how-to-build-and-deliver-an-effective-data-strategy-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How to build and deliver an effective data strategy: part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leveraging data to build better products and higher value services as a point of competitive advantage is nothing new. What is new is the volume, velocity, and variety of data that has been enabled by cloud computing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Designing a modern data analytics platform in the cloud is the convergence of security, governance, monitoring, on-demand scaling, data-ops, and self-service.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What distinguishes a great data strategy from a good one is u<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nderstanding how these facets interplay. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">We use tools like the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">C<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">loud\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">A<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">doption\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">F<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">ramework and the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">W<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">ell\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">A<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">rchitected\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">F<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">ramework to ensure\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">architectural cohesiveness<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">integrity,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0best practices<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23668916 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this three part blog series, we&#8217;re going to guide you along the journey to build a strong data strategy. This first blog is designed as an introduction and will explain the core characteristics of data and some of the ways you can build competitive advantage through your data strategy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/videoplayer\/embed\/RE4GNjd\" class=\"c-video\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Identify potential challenges and roadblocks to overcome<\/h2>\n<p>It can be difficult to harness the power of data in a secure and compliant manner. Sometimes, you can run into challenges like organisational silos, building a data-driven culture, and a never-ending challenge coming out of running multiple tools and technologies across the organisation. <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW101862952 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101862952 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;2204dbad-374d-4990-8b76-ea452180a118|124&quot;,&quot;Properties&quot;:[134233614,&quot;true&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;],&quot;ClassId&quot;:1179649}\">Time to market is one of the most critical factors these days for all businesses. Organisations can have great ideas and data can be an enabler, but with so many challenges it can take weeks, if not months, before they can start getting insights and ultimately deliver business value from data.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW101862952 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101862952 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;2204dbad-374d-4990-8b76-ea452180a118|138&quot;,&quot;Properties&quot;:[134233614,&quot;true&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,469775450,&quot;eop&quot;,469778129,&quot;eop&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;],&quot;ClassId&quot;:1179649}\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW101862952 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail webp-format alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Peter-Jackson-150x150.webp\" alt=\"Peter Jackson, a man looking at the camera.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-orig-srcset=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Peter-Jackson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Peter-Jackson.jpg 205w\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Peter-Jackson-150x150.jpg\" \/><em>\u201cAn effective data strategy that delivers value to the business is based on four pillars: People with the right skills and data culture; Technology enabling speed of access to data; Processes to ensure security and repeatable patterns; Data the final golden ingredient that is trusted and understood. Get these right and the data strategy will fly.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Peter Jackson, Director, Group Data Sciences at Legal &amp; General, author of Chief Data Officers Playbook and Data Driven Business Transformation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Understand the 7 attributes of data for a strong data strategy<\/h2>\n<p>To build a strong data strategy, you first need to understand how data works. Understanding these core characteristics will help you build a principled practice around how to deal with data.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1. Data travels fast<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but the velocity of data movement cannot defy the laws of physics. It must conform to the laws of the land or the industry that created it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2. Data never changes by itself, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">but<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is prone to changes and accidental loss,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0unless explicit measures are in place to mitigate such challenges. Ensure controls, databases and storage anti-corruption measures, monitoring, audits, alerts and downstream processes are in place to deal planned or unforeseen changes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3. Data by itself, and simply though the act of storing<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0it<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, does\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">produce any insights or\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">yield<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0any value<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. In order to discover insights or extract value, most (if not\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all) data, independent of the volume, velocity, variety and veracity,\u00a0has to\u00a0go through four discrete steps: ingestion, storage, processing, and analytics. These each have their own set of principles, processes,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tools,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and technologies.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Withholding data assets and related insights may\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">affect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0socio-economic, political, research and investment decisions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, hence it is of paramount importance for organisations to build the capability to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">provide insights in a secure and responsible manner<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>4. A<\/strong><b>ll data generated or procured must go through\u00a0<\/b><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">data classification exercise, unless otherwise explicitly stated<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Where needed, the gold standard for dealing with confidential data is encryption at rest and in transit.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5. Data has gravity<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This means that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ata,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pplications, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ervices all have their own gravitational pull. But data is the heaviest here, and therefore has the most gravitational pull. Unlike Newton\u2019s apple, data doesn\u2019t have a physical mass to draw in surrounding objects<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nstead,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">latency<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">throughput<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0act as accelerants to the analytics process.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>6. Latency, throughput, and ease of access often warrants that <\/strong><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>d<\/strong>ata is duplicated even when that is not the desired outcome<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Set up people, processes, tools, and technologies appropriately to balance such requirements against\u00a0organisation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0data polices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7. The speed at which data can be processed is governed by architectural constructs<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and facilitated through innovations in software, hardware, and networking. Some of the key architectural considerations\u00a0are:\u00a0setting up data distribution, partitioning, cache technologies, batch vs stream-processing, and balancing backend vs client-side processing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Prioritise the business outcomes you want your data strategy to achieve<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is key to align your data strategy with your business outcomes. Having a successful data strategy will give you competitive advantage.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In essence, most business outcomes can be classified under one or more of these four umbrella categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>1. Empower your employees\u00a0<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Consider enabling your workforce with real-time knowledge of customers\/devices\/machines, efficiently<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0collaborating to meet customer or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">business needs with agility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>2. Engage with customers\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Deliver<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">personalised, rich, connected experience, inspired through your\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">brand.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Drive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0loyalty along every step of the customer journey by harnessing the power of data and insights.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>3. Optimise operations\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Increase<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the flow of information across\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">your\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">entire business operatio<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Keep your business processes synchronised and make\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">every interaction<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0valuable through a data driven approach.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>4. Transform your products and development lifecycle<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gather<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0telemetry data about your services and offerings. Use\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">data to prioritise a release or create a new\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">feature<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0evaluate effectiveness and adoption continuously.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once you have\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">prioritised your business outcomes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, it is key to look at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">current\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">projects, long-term strategic initiatives and classify them accordingly.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Consider combining the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">4 business outcomes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">matrix format shown below, based on complexity and impact.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Also, think about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">adding\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the architectural pillars<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0help you dive deeper into the scenario.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Benchmark your current data estate and capability<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 1996px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full webp-format\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"Example diagram showing how to align strategic business priorities with technical complexities for an effective data strategy with a focus on architectural pillars\" width=\"1986\" height=\"1129\" data-orig-srcset=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Picture1.png 1986w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Picture1-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Picture1-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Picture1-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Picture1-1536x873.png 1536w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Picture1-330x188.png 330w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Picture1-800x455.png 800w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Picture1-400x227.png 400w\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/Picture1.png\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Figure 1: Aligning strategic business priorities with technical complexities<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Benchmarking your current estate is critical to measure success. This allows you to quantify the exact investment needed in terms of people, process and technology. You\u2019ll be able to see where you are on the Maturity Model, and the gaps you need to bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Our teams work regularly with many customers on these and can help you get started. Here is a table showing the thought process:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 315px\" width=\"976\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><strong>Action areas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Current Status<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"217\"><strong>Focus on 5 pillars of Architecture<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">There are about 8-10 topics here starting from Strategy, Charter, Ethics, etc.<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"217\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full webp-format alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-1.png\" alt=\"Data strategy architecture pillars for preparation \" width=\"306\" height=\"82\" data-orig-srcset=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-1.png 306w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-1-300x80.png 300w\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-1.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>Agility<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">Depending on the organisation there could be 5 to 10 topics here, such as strategy around Data Lake, Catalogue, Common Data Model etc.<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"217\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full webp-format alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-2.png\" alt=\"Data strategy architecture pillars for agility\" width=\"306\" height=\"82\" data-orig-srcset=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-2.png 306w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-2-300x80.png 300w\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-2.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>Resilience<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">10-20 topics are here starting from discovery, recovery and anomaly detection.<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"217\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full webp-format alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-3.png\" alt=\"Data strategy architecture pillars for resilience\" width=\"306\" height=\"82\" data-orig-srcset=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-3.png 306w, https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-3-300x80.png 300w\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/pillar-3.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Figure 2: Assessing your current estate and capability is key in ensuring you can track progress and celebrate success. Using the maturity level detailed in part 2 of this blog, you can rate your current capability 0-4 and use the 5 pillars of architecture to guide those benchmarks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re clear about the business outcomes you&#8217;re looking to drive through your data strategy, the next step is to build the capability to deliver them. The second blog in this three part series takes you through how to build your data strategy with practical steps to map your capabilities, deliver a data-driven culture, and evaluate products and services. In part three, we dive deeper into how to execute on your data strategy.<\/p>\n<p>[msce_cta layout=&#8221;image_center&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; linktype=&#8221;blue&#8221; imageurl=&#8221;https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/09\/PreviewImage-2.png&#8221;  linkurl=&#8221;https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/?p=40388&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;preview=true&#8221; linkscreenreadertext=&#8221;How to build and deliver an effective data strategy: part 2 &#8221; linktext=&#8221;How to build and deliver an effective data strategy: part 2 &#8221; imageid=&#8221;40718&#8243; ][\/msce_cta]<\/p>\n<p><em>Contribution thankfully received from Nick Hurt (Senior Solutions Architect, Big Data Analytics), John Mallinder (Principal Enterprise Data Architect), Blesson John (Senior Solutions Architect, Data &amp; AI), Dave Lusty (Senior Solutions Architect, Data &amp; AI), Susan Meldahl (Director Business Programs), and Sumi Venkitaraman (Senior Product Marketing Manager, Data &amp; AI)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Find out more<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/itshowcase\/driving-effective-data-governance-for-improved-quality-and-analytics\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Driving effective data governance for improved quality and analytics<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/itshowcase\/powering-digital-transformation-at-microsoft-with-modern-data-foundations\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Powering digital transformation at Microsoft with Modern Data Foundations<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-us\/itshowcase\/designing-a-modern-data-catalog-at-microsoft-to-enable-business-insights\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Designing a modern data catalog at Microsoft to enable business insights<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com\/cms\/api\/am\/binary\/RE4GEtu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download: A Guide to Data Governance<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Resources for your development team<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/learn\/paths\/data-analytics-microsoft\/?ocid=AID3020565\">Encourage your developers to get started with Microsoft data analytics<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>About the author<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newed.any0.dpdns.org\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/11\/Pratim-Das-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pratim Das\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">Pratim Das is the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">Director of Data &amp; AI\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">Architecture\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">and CDO Advisory<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">\u00a0at Microsoft UK. Pratim and his team\u2019s mission is to work alongside their customers in delivering insights and most\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">importantly value<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">\u00a0from data, in achieving great business outcomes. Be it retail, financial services, manufacturing, health care or public sector, they have industry knowledge, and deep domain expertise to build a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">resilient data culture<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">, and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">customer<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">capability<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">Pratim\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">\u00a0special interests are around operational excellence for petabyte scale analytics, and design patterns covering \u201cgood data architecture\u201d including governance, catalogue, privacy and data democratisation in a secure and compliant manner. Pratim brings over 20 years of experience both as a customer, and also working as a technology vendor building Data &amp; AI services, with a key focus on building capability, products and solutions, that leads into\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">fostering\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">data driven culture<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88543617 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This first blog is designed as an introduction and will explain the core characteristics of data and some of the ways you can build competitive advantage through your data strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":41828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"post_tag":[639,256,325,636,1547,205],"content-type":[],"coauthors":[277],"class_list":["post-40661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cross-industry","tag-analytics","tag-culture","tag-customer-experience","tag-data","tag-data-strategy","tag-employees"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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