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Driven by Data: The Podcast

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Doug McConchie is Head of Data and Analytics at HSO. Doug is a highly experienced management consultant specialising in the transformation of data into business insights and value. He works within the IOT, Business Intelligence, Analytics and Performance Management community. He helps organisations better acquire, manage, measure, report &amp; analyse their data, leveraging insights to improve their performance. His cutting edge work with well known businesses and public sector institutions equips him with a wealth of experience. He has advised and worked with some of the world’s best known organisations including: BP, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Telecom, ExxonMobil, Gartner, Hitachi, Mars, Ministry of Defence, NHS, RBS, RSA, SAB Miller, Sony, and Shell, among many others. His 20+ years consulting expertise is rooted in the practicalities of making solutions work at the operational level and developing new ways of harnessing data for commercial advantage. His engagements currently cover the development of improved Operating Models and building Analytics Centres of Excellence. He is also working on the development of IOT data strategies. Additionally, he is guiding a number of clients on their current Business Intelligence capabilities and impacts on business success. His book: “Data Strategy - Selling the Value” was published in May 2021. You can purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095JS79P9/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_TJ0AZ8NWQ2VA6X7QRJE8 During this Podcast episode, Ben sits down with Doug to discuss how to extract the true value of data, how the world of data has changed over time, how Doug keeps up with developments and what resources he relies on; and of course, Doug's new book!

Doug McConchie is Head of Data and Analytics at HSO. Doug is a highly experienced management consultant specialising in the transformation of data into business insights and value. He works within the IOT, Business Intelligence, Analytics and Performance Management community. He helps organisations better acquire, manage, measure, report &amp; analyse their data, leveraging insights to improve their performance. His cutting edge work with well known businesses and public sector institutions equips him with a wealth of experience. He has advised and worked with some of the world’s best known organisations including: BP, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Telecom, ExxonMobil, Gartner, Hitachi, Mars, Ministry of Defence, NHS, RBS, RSA, SAB Miller, Sony, and Shell, among many others. His 20+ years consulting expertise is rooted in the practicalities of making solutions work at the operational level and developing new ways of harnessing data for commercial advantage. His engagements currently cover the development of improved Operating Models and building Analytics Centres of Excellence. He is also working on the development of IOT data strategies. Additionally, he is guiding a number of clients on their current Business Intelligence capabilities and impacts on business success. His book: “Data Strategy - Selling the Value” was published in May 2021. You can purchase the book here: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095JS79P9/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_TJ0AZ8NWQ2VA6X7QRJE8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095JS79P9/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_TJ0AZ8NWQ2VA6X7QRJE8</a> During this Podcast episode, Ben sits down with Doug to discuss how to extract the true value of data, how the world of data has changed over time, how Doug keeps up with developments and what resources he relies on; and of course, Doug's new book!

Data Strategy - Selling the Value | Doug McConchie | Head of Data and Analytics @ HSO

In Episode 42 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Doug McConchie, Head of Data &amp; Analytics at HSO, where they discuss how to sell the value of your Data Strategy, which includes;The separation of data from technology Why companies start their Data &amp; Analytics journey without a strategyThe major risks of doing soThe requirement of brutal prioritizationThe importance of continuously selling the value of your strategy How to articulate the value in different ways to specific audiences Any strategy should exist exclusively to support the business objectivesWhy you need to understand levels of maturity to articulate value The importance of incrementality in seeing the value of your strategy  Why financials will often determine the strategyThe timescales of developing the Data StrategyA framework of how to develop a Data Strategy Why the ability of data consumers is critical to a Data StrategyWhy technology shouldn’t be your first conversationHow to assess how you’re tracking against achieving value against the strategyThe importance of culture within a Data Strategy The relationship between culture and maturity  Why he wrote a book on this topic

In Episode 42 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Doug McConchie, Head of Data &amp; Analytics at HSO, where they discuss how to sell the value of your Data Strategy, which includes;<ul><li>The separation of data from technology </li><li>Why companies start their Data &amp; Analytics journey without a strategy</li><li>The major risks of doing so</li><li>The requirement of brutal prioritization</li><li>The importance of continuously selling the value of your strategy </li><li>How to articulate the value in different ways to specific audiences </li><li>Any strategy should exist exclusively to support the business objectives</li><li>Why you need to understand levels of maturity to articulate value </li><li>The importance of incrementality in seeing the value of your strategy  </li><li>Why financials will often determine the strategy</li><li>The timescales of developing the Data Strategy</li><li>A framework of how to develop a Data Strategy </li><li>Why the ability of data consumers is critical to a Data Strategy</li><li>Why technology shouldn’t be your first conversation</li><li>How to assess how you’re tracking against achieving value against the strategy</li><li>The importance of culture within a Data Strategy </li><li>The relationship between culture and maturity  </li><li>Why he wrote a book on this topic</li></ul>