Data Strategy

How to think when creating a data strategy?

I have been in the field of data strategy for years as both a practitioner and an academic University of Cambridge, my suggestion has always to think counterintuitive but be aware of convention. What does this mean?Think about the organisation, what is happening outside the organisation as well as current and future technologies. Be aware… Continue reading How to think when creating a data strategy?

Data Strategy

S2 E6: How Can Blockchain Deliver Business Results? – Podcast is out

Analytics-Driven Strategy new podcast is out where Veronica Martínez and I discussed her paper “Blockchain: Developing a pilot that delivered business results”. We deep-dived into this brilliant paper, linked it with other topics and spoke about all things blockchain.We also answered questions like:1. What is blockchain2. What are the barriers to adoption3. Link it to different business functions4.… Continue reading S2 E6: How Can Blockchain Deliver Business Results? – Podcast is out

Data Strategy

Is data only about technology? 🤔

Data is about change management, embedding a data culture and setting up the right managerial behaviours. Technology is important but all the above aspects are core for the data function’s success.Data strategy involves the whole organisationand not just the data team. In many mature organisations, data now has a home which is the data function… Continue reading Is data only about technology? 🤔

Data & Analytics Career Mentoring

What is it like to be on the Leadership Team of one of the most advanced Data and Analytics Organisations?

As part of Unilever Leadership team, I had the privilege to attend our yearly Data and Analytics workshop in our beautiful historical site in Port Sun Light.Having awesome collegues where we learn from each other, a culture that strives on continuous improvement and an organisation that has been through many tech changes over +90 years,… Continue reading What is it like to be on the Leadership Team of one of the most advanced Data and Analytics Organisations?

Data & Analytics Career Mentoring

“This is what an MBA would think”

Had an awesome dinner with my Alliance Manchester Business School MBA classmates yesterday. We graduated 7 years ago which is crazy 😀We discussed life, careers, pre-MBA, post-MBA and more. Some of the sentences we kept using was “This is what an MBA would say” or “This is how an MBA would think” or “This was… Continue reading “This is what an MBA would think”