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🎉 Delighted to announce the winner of our ‘Guess the Value of Data’ competition from last week’s #JLRDataFest 2024! Drumroll, please… 🥁 Congratulations to Diana Filimon! A £100 Virgin Experience Day voucher is on its way to you 🎁. Diana’s winning estimate was spot on, correctly valuing the data of FTSE 350 automotive companies at £6bn—around 18% of their aggregate value. We had two other accurate guesses from Amruta Barawade and Ryan Brown, so we went to a lucky dip to determine the winner—congratulations to Diana! Interestingly, data contributes between 13-31% of an organisation’s total value across various industries. This reinforces the importance of treating data as a true asset. By valuing data, organisations gain the confidence to invest in data-driven initiatives and see measurable ROI. Thank you to all who participated! If you’re interested in learning more, check out our full data valuation report - link in comments.

Unlocking the Value of Data at JLR Data Fest - my Top Moments! I'm buzzing from an amazing two days at JLR data Fest, meeting a community of people passionate about unlocking the value of data. My Highlights: • Meeting the Champions of Data: Becoming ‘Data-Driven’ doesn’t happen overnight—it’s an ongoing journey 🛣️. JLR is making great strides by bringing together an incredible ecosystem of vendors, suppliers, and employees to drive this forward. • Sharing Data Valuation: Conversations with JLR employees about how putting a 💲 value on data helps better prioritise and target investment. We had some fantastic guesses in our `Guess the Value of Automotive Data` competition (winner to be announced soon!). For those curious, you can check out our on the value of data (see comments). • Making an Impact: Instead of giving away swag, we’re grateful to everyone who engaged with us and chose a charity for us to donate £5 to on their behalf. In total, we raised over £750 for Tusk, the British Heart Foundation, and the British Red Cross. 🎉 A big thanks to the organisers, Anna Tracy for patiently responding to my many queries, and Oliver Moffat for hosting a brilliant panel on Innovating with Data for Customer Love. Also, a huge thank you to Siobhan Ellis for your continued support. And of course, shoutout to my amazing colleagues who made the Anmut stand exceptional—Merve Simsek, Wilhelm Heyns, Shafeek Alibhai, Simon Ferriter, and Victoria Williams! Can’t wait for next year!

Shift Left in Data Management – What is it, How Can it Help, and What Does it Miss? What is the ‘Shift Left’ Approach? The ‘Shift Left’ approach, originally from software development, involves moving key processes—like testing and quality assurance—earlier in the lifecycle to catch issues before they grow. As discussed in Andy Sawyer’s article (link in comments), this concept has been adapted for data management, where the focus is on addressing data quality, governance, and security from the very beginning of the data lifecycle. By shifting these practices left, companies can proactively prevent problems, reduce risks, improve data consistency, and save costs. My 2 Pence: ✅ The ‘Shift Left’ approach to data quality emphasises fixing problems at the source rather than after multiple transformations. It’s particularly effective for addressing objective data quality issues, like incomplete data or invalid formats—what most data profiling tools on the market focus on. ⚠️ However, it tends to overlook contextual data quality challenges—the business-specific requirements that may not be obvious to non-business stakeholders. For example, non-functional data requirements often go unnoticed when the broader business context isn’t fully considered. 🔄 While people often talk about shifting left for data quality, other areas—such as data governance—may need to be shifted right. This is about empowering data consumers to be more active participants. Rather than relying solely on data professionals, consumers should be able to look up the context of data for themselves and create business intelligence tools that meet their specific needs. Summary: The ‘Shift Left’ approach has clear benefits for improving data quality, but it’s important to remember that the most critical quality issues require business context. Your data doesn’t just have to be ‘fit’, but ‘fit for purpose’. This is why collaboration between data professionals and consumers is essential. #ShiftLeft #DataGovernance #DataQuality #DataManagement #BusinessIntelligence #DataStrategy

Making the final four in the Best New Consultancy category was a huge achievement. It’s testament to the hard work, collaboration and passion that goes into creating a positive impact for our clients. The work often happens behind the scenes, quietly, out of sight, without much fanfare. Last night was a moment to celebrate how far we’ve come and gives us further motivation to help more clients realise value from their data. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to the MCA event organisers for putting on a great evening. #mcaAwards #datavalue #teamanmut

Gartner says; "CDOs must make a measurable impact and earn their seat at the table as c-suite business leaders or risk fading into irrelevance” Last week I hosted a LI Live event (recording in the comments) on how CDOs can make a measurable impact and secure their place at the executive table "Putting the 'C' in CDO".... I was joined by: 💥Kinnari Ladha, Chief Data Officer at Merlin Entertainments 💥Martin Houghton, Director of Data at Kier Group 💥Simon Ferriter, CEO at Anmut We delved into: ➡️the critical reasons why CDOs struggle to measure their impact ➡️the essential attributes and capabilities that CDOs need to create a substantial impact ➡️ as well as strategies for measuring the value they bring During the webinar, Simon introduced Grace, Anmut’s platform for managing data as a strategic asset and a way for Data Leaders to tackle some of the above challenges Grace equips data leaders with insights to drive measurable impact by helping them: ✅Understand their data assets, capabilities, and risks ✅Prioritise initiatives to boost performance ✅Build data strategies that maximise value Anmut have very generously offered a 3-month FREE trial of the platform with full features to help you make a measurable impact, to Driven by Data Community Members. If you're keen to learn more, drop a comment below ⬇️ and we'll let you know how to access.... #dataasset #

This week's Women to Watch in Data is, Caroline Worboys🚀 Read more about Caroline, here: https://lnkd.in/eVz9bUy3 Brought to you by Orbition Group this weekly feature looks to elevate the amazing female talent we see in the global data, analytics and AI community. Each week you'll learn about our 'Woman to Watch in Data' – a visionary leader at the forefront of the data-driven revolution. In a world where information is power, they stand as a beacon of inspiration, redefining the boundaries of what's possible with data analytics and insights. With a remarkable blend of expertise, innovation, and determination, they're charting a course toward a data-driven future where possibilities are limitless. Congrats, Caroline!

Distinguishing between data valuation and data evaluation #dataconnect #datavaluation #dataevaluation #dataenvironment

🎙 Join us for an insightful LinkedIn Live event to uncover why the average tenure of a CDO is still circa 2 years, why only 1 in 3 data leaders feel “very confident” in their ability to communicate the business impact of investments in their function and why only 50% of data leaders are tracking the business value that data and analytics provide 🚀 🗣 Speakers: Simon Ferriter, CEO, Anmut Kinnari Ladha, Global Chief Data Officer, Merlin Entertainments Martin Houghton, Group Data Director, Kier Group 🎤 Expertly hosted by Kyle Winterbottom, CEO & Founder of Orbition Group, this dynamic panel will delve into this discussion and discover the ins and outs of this issue. 💡 By 2026, Gartner predicts that 75% of data leaders who fail to make organisation-wide influence will be assimilated into technology functions. Data leaders, therefore, face an existential challenge—they must make a measurable impact and earn their seat at the table as C-suite business leaders or risk fading into irrelevance as just another technology function. To explore this further, Orbition Group is hosting a LinkedIn Live event in partnership with Anmut. Over the past 6 years, Anmut has collaborated closely with data leaders to help them make this leap, developing tools that enable data leaders to make an impact quickly, prioritise what’s most important and demonstrate value to the business. Register, save the date and mark your calendars for this can't-miss event! 

🎙 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐂' 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐃𝐎   Data leadership roles are at risk. By 2026, Gartner predicts that 75% of data leaders who fail to make organisation-wide influence will be assimilated into technology functions.   Successful data leaders must therefore demonstrate a measurable business impact to earn their seat at the table as a C-suite business leader. For the past 6 years, we have worked closely with data leaders to develop the tools you need to make this leap.   Join us for an insightful conversation with other successful data leaders about how to deliver and demonstrate real impact, and become a valued business leader.   🗣 Speakers: 🚀 Simon Ferriter, CEO, Anmut 🚀 Kinnari Ladha, Global Chief Data Officer, Merlin Entertainments 🚀 Martin Houghton, Group Data Director, Kier Group 🚀 Kyle Winterbottom, CEO & Founder, Orbition Group   📅 8th October - 2 pm BST   💥 Click on this link to register: https://lnkd.in/e83g87Dz