The Digital Battle — Viscosity of Data

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The essence of the digital transformation journey is understanding trade-offs, and today’s digital battle offers clear points for each side of the argument.  We all want the digital thread to work and data to flow without interruption, so where is the hold up?</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">On the latest</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital Battle,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Craig Brown and Mark Pendergast tackle the</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">viscosity of data and why it doesn’t flow like it should.  Is it the people or the technology that slows the processes down?  Craig immediately attributes the hold up to people, Mark argues that the technology isn’t in place to make things happen effectively, and with that, another heated digital battle is under way.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p><strong>Craig blames the people</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Data flow is impeded by people because of the differing opinions about which tools are the best ones. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The unwillingness of people to conform to what matters to the company is what holds up the flow of data. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">If the data is stuck and won’t move, it’s because of the people. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">People try too hard to perfect their designs before they are willing to share data. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Mark argues against the technology</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">People are trying to get their jobs done, and have to share information with others to do so. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span sty