In Episode 45 of Season 3, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is rejoined by, Samir Sharma, CEO & Founder of Datazuum, where they discuss how to really understand business objectives and align a data strategy that you can operationalise, which includes;

Defining, creating and operationalizing your data strategy
The ‘Data Strategy Canvass’ and the purpose of existence
The catalyst for creating it
Why business teams and data teams are talking different languages
The reasons why data strategies don’t often align with business strategies
Why asking the right questions is the critical component
How recent research has shown that only 6% of data strategies made any reference to business value generation
The 3 questions to answer about every use case
The difference between benefits and outcomes
Why many organisations don’t have clearly defined business strategies
How you can understand what the business objectives really are
Why you don’t need to be at the decision-making table to aligning data strategy to business strategy
The 3 buckets that all value levers are tied to in the eyes of “the business”
Why too many focus on data use cases and not business use cases
The value discrepancy between business leaders and data teams
Why most organisations don’t assess Data Leaders for the skills they actually need
Why reporting lines don’t matter
The 7 steps to align a data strategy to business objectives

Link to Data Strategy Canvass: : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/samirsharma1_data-valuecreation-business-activity-7101161956320907266-GlNT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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