Levels of a data team

Here’s a brief roadmap for where data fits into your company. Data and your data team function primarily in one of these three categories:

• Enablers

• Advisor

• Partner

None of these are good or bad.

But over time you might hope to move data to different functions in your organization.

Enablers:

• Delivers Accurate date

• Primarily focused on data storage and data infrastructure

• Basic reporting services

• Limited interaction with the business

• Support and Report Ticket takers.

Advisors:

• Offer Data Analytics, scripting,

• Business Intelligence and Data Visualization

• Centralized Metrics

• Regular collaboration and communication with business stakeholders.

• Output Focused

Partners:

• Analytics are aligned with Org and Company Objectives

• Data leadership is at the decision-making table with business leadership

• Data team bears greater accountability for business results

• Outcome Focused

Why your team functions in the category they do is a combination of the history of data at your company, your team size, organizational structure, industry, and dozens of other micro factors.

Step one for you today - analyze and own which function your team falls into.

I’m here,

Sawyer

from ​The Data Shop​