Data Predictions and Strategies for 2025 - Ryan Sullivan - Making Better Decisions - Episode #37

In this episode of Making Better Decisions, host Ryan Sullivan sets the stage for 2025 with predictions, advice, and insights on using data to drive outcomes. Ryan highlights the growing maturity of technologies like generative AI and Microsoft's Fabric platform, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach to both short-term wins and long-term data strategies. He also discusses common data challenges such as integrating data from multiple sources, managing spiky demand for reports, and improving governance and communication. The episode underscores the evolving role of data in decision-making and stresses the importance of continuous learning and adaptation.

Key Takeaways:

• Embrace New Technologies: In 2025, integrate new, mature technologies like generative AI and Microsoft's Fabric into your organization's data strategy. These tools can drive purpose-driven initiatives and make implementation easier.
• Balance Short-term and Long-term Objectives: Avoid overcommitting to either short-term quick wins or extensive long-term projects. Develop a balanced strategy that allows for both, ensuring that your organization sees continual value and progress.
• Maintain Core Analytic Functions: While adopting new tools, ensure that core data questions and infrastructure remain efficient and clear, avoiding overreliance on novel technologies for fundamental analytics.
• Define Clear Goals: Ensure that your technology tools have well-defined goals and that your data is organized and clean. This clarity will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of your data initiatives.
• Improve Data Governance: Regularly maintain and clean up outdated or duplicative reports to sustain trust in your data. Ensure that knowledgeable personnel are available to explain and utilize the organization's reports.

Quote of the Show:

• “ One of the things that I would love to see more traction on in 2025 is organizations and in particular data professionals within those organizations understanding some of these communication hurdles and having the support to tackle them head-on.” - Ryan Sullivan 

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmuldoonsullivan/ 
• Website: https://canopyanalytic.com/ 

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