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The need for organizat ions to create a comprehensive data strategy and data architecture is great er than ever with the rise of the data-driven organization casting a l arger spotlight on data-driven initiatives, but creating an enterprise data strategy and architecture can be a daunting task. It can be difficult to k now where to begin and how to prioritize efforts with the myriad techn ologies and stakeholders involved. This workshop will help de-mystify data strategy and data architecture and will provide concrete, practical ways to get started. Hands-on activities and workshops will be included that help apply the concepts to your unique organization.

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Topics include:

\n\n Components of a data program and strategy
\n - Where do we start?
\n - Building blocks of a data strategy and architecture\n Establishing goals and gaining buy-in
\n - Motivation and drivers
\n - Effectively communicating needs and expected ROI to senior executive stak eholders \n Prioritizing business-critical data and capabilities
\n - Identifying and prioritizing cross-functional stakeholder needs
\n - Defining and managing business-critical data
\n - Building the right technical architecture for your organization’s n eeds\n Determining data management maturity and readiness
\n - How to easily assess the organization’s level of readiness for any type of data program
\n - Aligning business need with data management priority \n Defining an actionable roadmap
\n - Identifying “quick wins”
\n - Culture and communication
\n - Showing success metrics\n\n DTSTART:20180422T143000 SUMMARY:Data Strategy and Architecture Bootcamp DTEND:20180422T174459 LOCATION: See Description END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR