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Episode 21

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9th Feb 2021

Ep 21 | Establishing a Centralised D&A Capability Across a Global, Fragmented Business with Hywel Benbow, VP Global Data & Analytics at GEMS Education

In Episode 21 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Hywel Benbow, VP Global Data & Analytics at GEMS Education where they discuss the journey of establishing a centralised Data & Analytics capability across a global, fragmented organisation from scratch.

Hywel provides fantastic advice and insights into the journey he has been on and the key points to consider, which includes:

  • The challenge of consistency
  • Where to start and why
  • The importance of being ruthless with prioritisation
  • Why you need to take the business on the journey to shift the culture
  • Why communication is key
  • Why you need to talk about outcomes rather than data
  • The importance of quick wins
  • Why you should think of yourself as an internal consultancy
  • Why the role of a D&A capability is also a “sales role”
  • Some of the commercial benefits GEMS have seen as a result
  • The importance of setting the correct foundations
  • The link between business priority and foundations
  • Why managing expectations is critical
  • The timescales to deliver genuine value to the business
  • What you should be looking for in people who are joining your team
  • Why problem-solving, communication & critical thinking skills trump technology skills
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About the Podcast

Driven by Data: The Podcast
Designed for Data Enthusiasts to hear from the Data & Analytics industry's thought leaders
Orbition Group is delighted to bring you this podcast series, which is designed for Data Enthusiasts, to hear from some of the most high-profile Data, Analytics and AI thought leaders from around the globe.

Each episode will detail the guests journey to the top while bringing unique insights, drawn from first-hand experience on the industry’s most trending topics.

This podcast was created as a way for our industry's most respected leadership figures from across the world to give back to the Data & Analytics community, by sharing; knowledge, experiences and ideas, to inspire, innovate and provide real-life use cases on the industries most pressing topics/challenges.

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Kyle Winterbottom

Founder of Orbition Group, a Search and Talent Solutions business that operates exclusively within the world of Data, Analytics & AI.

I am hugely passionate about enabling organisations to drive decisions and obtain value from the use of Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence.

As such, I believe it is imperative that as a community, we share; knowledge, ideas, real-life use cases and inspiration to collectively give back to our industry.

Given my fortunate position of speaking with hundreds, if not thousands of leadership figures within the global Data & Analytics community each year , I feel it is my duty to share the successes, failures, challenges and opportunities.

Therefore, I have positioned Orbition Group to be a facilitator of that knowledge sharing, through these podcasts, events we host and public speaking.