S3 | Ep 32 | From Strategy to Execution with Diane Berry, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Phoenix Group

In Episode 32 of Season 3, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Diane Berry, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Phoenix Group, where they discuss the journey from devising a data strategy to executing that strategy, which includes;The importance of providing interim value while on your strategic journey Why to do anything at scale you’ll need to have a multi-year strategy Why building relationships with key stakeholders/business leaders is essential for successThe importance of validating your problem statement Why you need to develop a “front door process”The challenge of not being a P&L centre Why you need to tie the value of your work to key business projects Why it’s critical to align your data team to the business teams they’re serving Why your team need autonomyWhy the Data Leader shouldn’t own all the relationships with the business The benefits of having a multi-disciplinary team Being able to attract career changersHow to communicate your success and why you need to market yourself Knowing if you’ve got the buy-in of the business Measuring how you’re tracking against your data strategy Why you should never lose sight of the long-term The likely traps that can derail your data strategy The importance of your data teams ‘store front’The relationship between culture and buy-in