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Driven by Data: The Podcast

Ep 10 | How to Execute on the Data Strategy with Lisa Allen, Head of Data & Analytical Services at Ordnance Survey

Broadcast on:
15 Dec 2020

In Episode 10 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Lisa Allen, Head of Data & Analytical Services at Ordnance Survey, where they discuss how to execute upon the data strategy once it's been formulated.

Lisa gives us a fantastic insight into the process she has followed in relation to executing a data strategy and some of the key considerations, which includes:

  • Why having a plan is so important
  • How to implement your data principles against your data strategy
  • Why your data needs to be trustable, accessible and useable
  • How to make it as easy as possible for people to "do the right thing"
  • Why people are key to executing on the strategy
  • The framework of; Data, Process/Policy, People and Technology
  • Why our people should be the last line of defence not the first
  • Achieving a balance between control and innovation
  • How to prioritise where to start
  • Identifying what good looks like and a process to do so
  • Why it's imperative to show progress quickly
  • The major challenges that you'll face
  • How to obtain buy-in