S2 | Ep 1 | Becoming Data Literate with David Reed, Knowledge and Strategy Director at Data IQ
In Episode 1 of Season 2 on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by David Reed, Knowledge and Strategy Director at Data IQ where they discuss the value data literacy has within organisations, which includes:
- The work of the Data IQ
- Why he decided to write his new book
- How Data initiatives haven’t given organisations the return we all expected
- Why we need to convince businesses that it’s worth sustaining investment
- How most new initiatives within businesses fail, especially within product & technology
- We all know data has value to an organisation, we just can’t agree on what that value is
- Why it matters where the data office sits within a business
- Where it should and shouldn’t be situated
- The role that reporting structure plays
- Why viewing Data as a technology play will lead to less value recognition
- Why there will be a data native organisation one day
- Data Leaders need to learn the language of business
- The debate around technical skills versus commercial skills
- The benefit of retraining existing staff and bringing them into the data office
- How organisations can become data literate in its entirety
- The importance of communication and training
- Why capability doesn’t always equate to value
