Data & Analytics Career Mentoring, Data Strategy

Excel is not a database

As a data strategy practitioner and academic, the thought of this picture made me freak out 😳 This is not even an option, excel is definitely: Not a database. There is a reason why Microsoft created Azure. Not to be used for interactive cross functional reporting. There is a reason why Microsoft has created Powerbi… Continue reading Excel is not a database

Data Strategy

You are as strong as the weakest link in your data value chain

Data value chain is all the links from when the business requests the product (Ai project, visualisation, metaverse…) till when it actually goes live. This means businesses analysis, teams collecting requirements, architecture team, data engineering team and more. The more links you have, the longer is your data value chain and the higher the risk… Continue reading You are as strong as the weakest link in your data value chain

Data & Analytics Career Mentoring

Can an MBA change your career?

Based on my experience, an MBA can be as transformational as you decide to make it. My MBA showed me career options that I didn’t know existed. It helped me break into tech at a startegic level and move into Data and Analytics, it also helped me understand my Finance and reporting transferable skills and… Continue reading Can an MBA change your career?

Data & Analytics Career Mentoring, Data Strategy

Do you realise how much the success of your Data, analytics and future technology projects is driven by the team working on it?

Agile thinking! Those who have worked with me know that my team is very important to me, I shared this story in my first team meeting with my awesome team and wanted to share this with my LinkedIn network. It is a Liverpool inspired post 🤩 When asked about his business model, Steve Jobs replied:… Continue reading Do you realise how much the success of your Data, analytics and future technology projects is driven by the team working on it?

Data Strategy

Does your organisation have a data startegy? How is it approaching future technologies? Is it using the analytics data of Future technologies?

I had the pleasure of being part of Brunel University London International webinars series today and share my passion for data startegy and future technologies - thanks Monomita Nandy for organising that! I shared my thoughts as a pratitioner and an academic on: Why it is important to have a data strategy Different organisations designs… Continue reading Does your organisation have a data startegy? How is it approaching future technologies? Is it using the analytics data of Future technologies?

Data Strategy

How do you convince stakeholders to kick-off an analytics or a future technology project?

Organisations shouldn’t be looking at analytics and future technologies as an IT requirement . It is not implementing new technologies for technologies sake. Your data strategy team should be looking at business value, return on investment and corporate strategy value and bring those to live when speaking with stakeholders . Data, analytics and future technologies… Continue reading How do you convince stakeholders to kick-off an analytics or a future technology project?