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Driven by Data: The Podcast

S3 | Ep 17 | Building a Data Function From Scratch - The Differences Between Big and Small Organisations with Colm O'Grada, Director of Data & Analytics at Tines

Feb 28, 2023
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In Episode 17 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Colm O'Grada, Director of Data & Analytics at Tines, where they discuss the differences in building a high-impact Data & Analytics capability between a large (Google) and small (Tines) organisations (Tines), which includes; 

  • The key differences between building teams in big organisations to small teams
  • The journey from Google to Tines
  • Contrast with ‘adopting’ teams in larger companies
  • The pro's and cons of having a much smaller bench
  • Being the first data hire in a growing organisation
  • Why you need to be more versatile in a smaller company
  • The importance of being hyper focussed
  • Focusing on breadth versus depth
  • Why trends don’t really matter for most companies
  • What trends might mean for data workers
  • Organisational structure of data teams
  • The cynicism around the current tech layoffs
  • Why being invited to meetings is a sign of someone who’s doing their job well
  • The importance of data in times of uncertainty
  • Why all data functions aren’t built equally
  • Getting the balance right between generalist V specialist roles

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