S3 | Ep 24 | The First 100 Days as a CDO with Denholm Hesse, Chief Data Officer at BDO UK LLP

<p>In Episode 24 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Denholm Hesse, Chief Data Officer at BDO UK LLP, where they discuss what the first 100 days as a new CDO look like, which includes;</p><ul><li>The importance of knowing the mandate you have</li><li>Understanding what table you’ve got a seat at</li><li>Why you’ve got to be at the right table to be able to deliver value </li><li>The 3 segments of the first 100 days </li><li>Why you must be able to influence the way an organisation operates to be successful </li><li>The importance of being able to operationalise the strategy </li><li>The benefits and challenges of working for an LLP</li><li>Being the first CDO/Data Leader for an organisation </li><li>Why big tech migrations are hard to prove ROI on</li><li>Why being easy to work with should be a priority </li><li>Why you shouldn’t get distracted by looking for quick wins </li><li>The 3 key things you need to understand before you can think about strategy and vision </li><li>Why doing what you did in your last role won’t work </li><li>What the ultimate job of the CDO is </li><li>Why the tenure of the CDO role will increase </li><li>The importance of a communications plan to share the excitement </li><li>How you can gauge progress based on the questions the data team receives </li><li>Why you need to be in control of the value you can create</li><li>The importance of getting the whole data team to be value-focused </li><li>Why it’s imperative that you know how you’re going to execute</li><li>Why you should create a tangible ROI target for the data team</li><li>What Business Leaders should consider before hiring a CDO</li><li>Why you shouldn’t rush into a CDO role </li><li>Why you should focus on the mandate, the remit and the table you’re sitting at</li></ul><br/>