Do you remember the first VCR (Video Recorders) coming to the market? I am old enough to remember them and being the only person in the house that could program it
Maker’s Mindset: LEDs
Can you imagine building any device without an LED? A device that does not have a monitor or display. It is almost inconceivable.
Start Your IT or Data Strategy Today
As a leader in IT or Data there is always more to do than time available. I found that the IT Strategy or Data Strategy often got stuck on this deprioritised pile. Sometimes until it was too late. For me, I want to prioritise just in time for when the strategy will be needed. The key moment for the strategy has to be in the budget cycle. #businessstrategy #itstrategy #datastrategy #data #itleadership
Unknown Unknowns in Data and IT Strategy
In strategy work completeness is key, be that Data Strategy or IT Strategy. If stakeholders can point to areas that have been left out they can doubt the recommendations. So how do we find the unknown, unknowns?
Data Governance at the Data Museum
When we think of governance we tend to think of procedures and red tape. In most governance, I think this is a disservice to the governance functions but in data governance, it misses the point. Data governance is wider than just this protection role and also enables data usage.
IT or Data Strategy blocked by missing Business Strategy
My company does not have a business strategy? Sound familia? This is almost always untrue.
Data Strategy Fails
You put a lot of work into the data strategy, working all hours around the day job to get it done. Then it gets ignored or criticised. It has been a data strategy failure. #datastrategy #data #analytics
A Compelling Data Strategy
What would a truly compelling data strategy look like? It must paint a compelling vision for data. Assess the current situation. Provide a strategic plan of action to underpin the strategy.
IT and Data Strategy through the Jubilees
n UK and the commonwealth, we are celebrating 70 years of our monarch. Having published courses on both Data Strategy and IT strategy, I thought it might be fun to look at how these strategies have evolved through the four jubilees of Queen Elizabeth II reign.
I don’t need a plan is always a myth
Each of these projects starts well with huge enthusiasm for what I am going to achieve. As you work you build up a list of things undone, the things I need to do, and the things I haven’t thought about enough yet. That to-do list begins to get too big. Suddenly my time is spent thinking about what I might need to do is taking more of my time than working on making progress. What I need is a plan.
