Episode 16 Peter Aiken: The Godfather of Data Strategy

In my 16th episode I speak the inimitable Peter Aiken Associate Professor of Information Systems and owner of Anything Awesome.  We talk about: 1) Data Leadership 2) Aligning data strategy to business strategy and the importance of doing it 3) Stripping down and defining data strategy 4) The theory of constraints, the data deficit and fixing the gaps. 5) Treating data as an asset 6) Data isn't the new oil but the new soil 7) Building the foundations and structural integrity of data strategy 8) People, process and technology - and guess what tech is only 5% of that triumvirate 9) Enterprise Data Executive vs. Chief Data Officer 10) Reporting structures and the C-Suite overloaded with new roles 11) The qualities a business person needs being appointed to a business role 12) Defining Data Literacy through Maszlows hierarchy 13) Culture and data - why we need to treat it like a 12-step programme 14) The future of data, data scientists and data engineers About Peter: Peter Aiken, is an acknowledged Data Management (DM) authority, an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, now back in the saddle as President DAMA International a 30 year ongoing love affair, and Associate Director of the MIT International Society of Chief Data Officers. For more than 35 years, Peter has learned from working with hundreds of data management practices in 30 countries including some of the world's most important. Among his 10 books are the first on CDOs (the case for data leadership), the first describing the monetization data for profit/good, and the first on modern strategic data thinking. Peter also hosts the longest running DM webinar series (hosted by dataversity.net). From 1999 (before Google, before data was big, and before data science), he founded Data Blueprint, a consulting firm that helped more than 150 organizations leverage data for profit, improvement, competitive advantage, and operational efficiencies.  His latest venture is Anything Awesome. About Samir: Samir is a data strategy and analytics leader, CEO and Founder of datazuum. He has a history of helping data executives and leaders craft and execute their data strategies. His passion for data strategy led him to launch the Data Accelerator Workshop, and host the Data Strategy Show. After a career in both private and public sectors Samir launched the datazuum brand in 2012, with a view to working with executives to deliver data strategy at a time when data was not seen as a business asset.  Today datazuum delivers projects across both private and public sectors including: Charities, Financial Services (Banking & Insurance), Government, Housing & Construction, Law Enforcement, Logistics, Media & Publishing, Outsourcing, Postal, Retail, Telecoms, Transport and Utilities. Samir has 20 years of international experience across Europe, North America, and Africa. Is a regular speaker at international conferences, coach / mentor, a charity fundraiser, and youth champion for Working Knowledge - supporting young people to achieve their personal and career goals in life. Samir lives in London with his wife and daughter. Contact details for Samir LinkedIn: Samir Sharma Email: [email protected] website: www.datazuum.com