S3 | Ep 34 | Successfully Moving the Data Function from a Cost Centre to a Value Creator with Steve Pimblett, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at The Very Group

<p>In Episode 34 of Season 3, of&nbsp;Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by&nbsp;Steve Pimblett, Chief Data Officer at The Very Group, where they discuss how to move data from a cost centre to a value creator, which includes;</p><ul><li>A transformation journey that has been ongoing for over a century </li><li>Why some D&amp;A teams are still seen as a cost centre and not a value-creating function </li><li>Why demonstrating value creation is a primary responsibility of a Data Leader/CDO</li><li>The tangible things that Steve has done to be seen as a value-creating function</li><li>The 4 key pillars of their Data Strategy and measuring the capability maturity </li><li>The value-creation measurement framework they’re using and how that helps to communicate </li><li>Why you have to connect data and insight to action</li><li>The importance of talking in outcomes and the benefits of those outcomes, and not data </li><li>Why it’s imperative to have an operating model that supports value-creation</li><li>A Joint-Venture model to prove value and take to an investment board </li><li>How they’ve used hastags to demonstrate the value of Data &amp; Analytics as an enabler to the business functions in those JV’s</li><li>Why ‘data as a product’ has bridged the communication gap and acts as a client success manager </li><li>Why PR has been critical in the success of the D&amp;A team and how external validation has helped </li></ul><br/>