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1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Half-Title Page -- BCS, The Chartered Institute for It -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Figures and tables -- Author -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: why is a data strategy relevant today? -- 1.1 Data is everywhere -- 1.2 Why is gaining agreement to define and execute a data strategy so difficult? -- 1.3 Data is becoming readily accessible -- 1.4 How does a data strategy help? -- 1.5 The role of this book -- 2. Positioning the data strategy -- 2.1 Terminology -- so what is a data strategy? -- 2.2 The relevance of a data strategy |
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2.3 Alignment within the organisation -- 2.4 A successful data strategy -- making it clear! -- 2.5 Why is a data strategy important? -- 2.6 Ten to take away -- 3. Setting the scope of the data strategy -- 3.1 What is your goal in developing a data strategy? The importance of context -- 3.2 Readiness and maturity of the organisation -- 3.3 Setting the boundaries -- understanding scope and the rationale -- 3.4 Balancing control and exploitation in your data strategy -- 3.5 Ten to take away -- 4. Composing the data strategy -- 4.1 The importance of accessibility -- 4.2 Deliver with PRIDE |
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4.3 The acid test -- 4.4 Ten to take away -- 5. Creating a route map -- aim high, plan deep! -- 5.1 Visionary meets realism -- how to keep it grounded -- 5.2 What are your timescales? -- 5.3 Waymarkers rather than milestones -- 5.4 Planning for success -- 5.5 Presenting the route map -- 5.6 Ten to take away -- 6. Content, structure and alignment -- 6.1 Approach to defining the content -- 6.2 Determining the content -- 6.3 Logically structuring your content -- 6.4 Strategy alignment -- 6.5 Relevancy is key to enabling effective adoption -- 6.6 Ten to take away |
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7. Communications, culture and change readiness -- 7.1 'Culture eats strategy for breakfast' -- 7.2 Barriers to change -- 7.3 Sponsorship -- 7.4 Organisational maturity -- 7.5 Transitioning communications to focus on the delivery of the data strategy -- 7.6 Ten to take away -- 8. Executing the strategy -- part one: the plan -- 8.1 The importance of the transition to data strategy execution -- 8.2 Why do data strategy implementations fail? -- 8.3 The planning cycle -- 8.4 Dependencies -- the iceberg beneath your implementation plan! -- 8.5 Agility and flexibility in strategy execution |
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8.6 Capability assessment -- 8.7 Avoiding strategy paralysis -- 8.8 Ten to take away -- 9. Executing the strategy -- part two: delivery -- 9.1 Assigning roles and responsibilities -- 9.2 Plan for action, prepare for change -- 9.3 Customer engagement -- 9.4 Project teams, a PMO and the data and analytics function -- 9.5 The prioritisation challenge -- 9.6 Requirements -- 9.7 Benefits definition and tracking -- 9.8 Ten to take away -- 10. Flexibility in execution -- 10.1 Managing the impact of change -- 10.2 Assessing impact of change |
| Summary |
A well thought out, fit-for-purpose data strategy is vital to modern data-driven businesses. This book is your essential guide to planning, developing and implementing such a strategy, presenting a framework which takes you from data strategy definition to successful strategy delivery and execution. |
| Subject |
Business -- Data processing -- Management.
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Business planning.
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Gestion -- Informatique -- Gestion. |
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Business -- Data processing -- Management |
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Business planning |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Wallis, Ian. Data strategy. Swindon : BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, 2021 1780175418 (OCoLC)1243262584 |
| ISBN |
9781780175430 (electronic bk.) |
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1780175434 (electronic bk.) |
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