A Five-Step Framework to Building a Data Strategy - with Dora Boussias

Everyone's talking about aligning processes, people, technology, and data - but when it comes down to actually getting it done, many businesses still struggle with getting their data strategy right. Realizing this crucial gap, we've invited Dora Boussias, as our November speaker to help our audience with a five-step plan to create a successful data strategy implementation.

Dora is a business data and technology leader with 25+ years experience in financial services, healthcare/medical technology, and retail industries. She has deep domain expertise in data, analytics, enterprise architecture and digital transformation. Additionally, she is among those rare leaders who walk the line between IT and business, driving change while making meaningful impact.

Over casual conversations and in client demo sessions we identified a common problem affecting businesses - the lack of a data strategy. Even companies with the best engineers and analysts were having troubles aligning people, processes, and technology. When we met Dora through a LinkedIn reference, we knew she would be the right person to talk about building a data strategy implementation plan.

What to Expect from the Session: A framework that you can use to build an effective implementation plan - and also pitfalls to avoid when creating the strategy. But most importantly, our live webinars are held so you can engage with the speaker and ask direct questions.

You will discover how to: Align a business strategy with a data strategy Establish data governance & quality control for meaningful insights Define roles, accountability, and empowering business users Implement for business resiliency Lead a positive culture change

Some of the questions answered included:

1. Talking about Data strategy is a word that is thrown around a lot. What meaning does it truly hold in terms of implementation?

2. What would you say are the 5 pillars of a data strategy plan?

3. What are the key KPIs of a data strategy plan?

4. What part of the strategy needs the most attention and is critical to business success?

5. Generally, how long does it take to build a strategy and what are the direct costs involved?

6. Should companies focus on tools first or on people first when creating the strategy?

7. Strategy and tactics are often mixed up. What's the common one you come across?

8. What would be an example of a realistic objective with a data strategy plan?