Duration: 3h
Modality: In-person or Remote
Intended Audience:
Chief Data Officers, data leaders, business strategists, analytics managers, and senior executives tasked with developing and operationalizing a data strategy through hands-on practice.
Brief Description:
A 3-hour interactive workshop where participants work through an industry case to design and articulate the core elements of a data strategy: from defining vision and objectives to building an action plan with governance and risk controls.
Key Topics:
- Introduction to Strategy Fundamentals: What strategy means in business and data contexts
- Case Framing & Visioning: Analyzing the “as-is” situation, formulating purpose and tangible objectives
- Roadmap & Control: Crafting an action plan, setting management controls, KPIs, and monitoring cycles
- Risk Identification & Mitigation: Anticipating obstacles, defining mitigation measures
- Change Management Elements: Cultural inertia, sponsorship, communication rituals, and adoption phases
- Team Pitch & Feedback: Presenting strategic plans and refining through peer discussion
Long Description:
In this workshop, teams immerse themselves in a realistic industry scenario—starting from a suboptimal baseline—and apply strategic frameworks to envision a transformed, data-driven future. Through a blend of short lectures and facilitated exercises (including a Miro-based activity), participants will:
- Ground themselves in the origins and principles of corporate and data strategy.
- Map out the current state, articulate a clear vision, and define strategic objectives.
- Develop a detailed roadmap with action items, management control mechanisms, and success metrics.
- Identify potential risks and craft mitigation plans to ensure resilience.
- Explore change management tactics to embed the strategy culturally and operationally.
- Deliver a concise mini-pitch of their strategy, receive peer feedback, and iterate.
By the end of the session, each team will have a tailored data strategy blueprint—complete with vision statement, prioritized roadmap, governance checkpoints, and risk framework—ready to guide real-world execution.