Building and maintaining flexible and scalable data architectures The variety, volume and speed of data generation continues to increase at breakneck speed across all organisations, yet many of our data issues have not gone away. The raft of digital transformation initiatives that get spun up do not take away the need for fundamental practices in the management and use of … [Read more...] about Data Architecture Online ANZ
Leadership
The Business Sponsor Who Asked The Right Question
We hear all the time about business sponsors who don't seem to get analytics and who are difficult to work with. There are some great business sponsors out there too, though they don't get as much written about them. Sometimes, the accepted conventional wisdom about what drives a given business trend can be dead wrong. It simply takes someone to think critically to find the … [Read more...] about The Business Sponsor Who Asked The Right Question
The Most Important Technology Skills for HR Professionals
The world is firmly moving ahead on the path of technology and digitalization. The ever-expanding reach of technology has meant an impact not just on our personal lives but our professional lives too. Getting used to this technology and working with it is essential for HR professionals so that they can reap the benefits of technology and not be left behind by their peers in the … [Read more...] about The Most Important Technology Skills for HR Professionals
The Case For A Chief Data Scientist
The rise of analytics and data science executives has received a lot of attention in recent years. Similarly, there has been substantial focus on the analysts and data scientists who get the work done. Both types of roles are required if success is to be achieved. However, is an important layer missing? I think so and will discuss why and what that layer is in this … [Read more...] about The Case For A Chief Data Scientist
Demonstrating Leadership or managing response in times of Crisis
In the present scenario, the Coronavirus crisis is unfolding over an arc of time with a beginning, middle and end. The actions of executives and their teams now, in the midst of this crisis, will significantly determine their destiny. For nearly two decades, it is observed that public and private-sector executives are in high-stakes, high-pressure situations. The crises are … [Read more...] about Demonstrating Leadership or managing response in times of Crisis