siliconindia | | November 20178IN MY OPINIONSIX TACTICS TO BALANCE THE GROWING DEMANDS OF DATA & ANALYTICSBy Valerie Logan, Research Director, GartnerHeadquartered in Connecticut, U.S., Gartner is the world's leading research and advisory firm enabling businesses and industry leaders across the world to take informed decisions by offering technology related insights for IT and other business verticals.A successful chief data officer (CDO) requires the skills of a seasoned high-wire performer -- the ability to remain consistently stable and agile. Like high-wire artists, high-performing data and analytics leaders must keep balanced, all the while serving multiple stakeholders, adapting to constant business `winds of change' and staying current on innovation.In the rapidly emerging arena of data and analytics, the role of the CDO can be one of the most challenging positions within an organization. These leaders are as diverse as the data they analyze, originating from backgrounds as varied as 25-year experienced veterans of data and analytics organizations to newly emerging graduates from university data science programs.Gartner has developed six key `survive and thrive' strategies that should help CDOs balance the growing demands of data and analytics.Clarify & Communicate Your Data Analytics CharterA clear charter includes a simplified vision of what a da-ta-driven organization looks like in practice, a mission statement of what the organization does, and a narrative that makes data and analytics real for those who don't necessarily have a data management or quantitative back-ground. Often, part of a data and analytics business case, the charter should outline practical business outcomes that clarify intent, scope and focus. Lead by example, and with examples.Adopt & Communicate a Bimodal ApproachDesigned to address this classic balancing act, Gartner defines a bimodal approach as `the practice of managing two separate, coherent modes of IT delivery; one focused Valerie Logan
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