Data strategy : from definition to execution / Ian Wallis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallis, Ian (Business journalist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business--Data processing--Management.

Business.

Business planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Swindon : BCS Learning and Development Ltd, [2021]

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.

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

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

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

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

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

10.3 Capability reassessment and the role of learning and development

10.4 Communicating change

10.5 A dynamic data strategy

10.6 Ten to take away

11. Assessing value in data strategy implementation

11.1 Evaluation to generate measurement in data strategy implementation

11.2 Benefits realisation

11.3 Performance frameworks

11.4 Earned value

11.5 Maturity assessments

11.6 Data as an asset - realising value

11.7 Ten to take away

12. Data Strategy: Completing the journey from definition to execution

12.1 Culture - is your strategy heading for the breakfast plate?

12.2 Are you really ready to sail?

12.3 Revolution versus evolution - the implementation challenge

12.4 The tricky triumvirate - prioritisation, dependencies and capabilities

12.5 Evaluation and measurement.

12.6 Sponsorship, executive buy-in and stakeholder management

12.7 Communications

12.8 Aligning and embedding the strategies

12.9 Balancing risk

12.10 Plan for success

12.11 The next wave

12.12 Is a data strategy similar for all organisations?

12.13 Case studies

12.14 Summary of steps - data strategy: from definition to execution

12.15 Some final personal reflections

12.16 Ten to take away

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781780175423

1780175426

9781780175430

1780175434

OCLC:

1337057309