Critical Success Factors for A Data Analytics Initiative

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Critical Success Factors for

A Data Analytics Initiative

Jagadish Iyengar VP & Head - Digital Transformation Services

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The search for insights… in an ocean of data.

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Why do analytics initiatives go wrong?

Data

Tools

Skills

Mindset

Sponsorship

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Why do analytics initiatives go wrong?

Data

Tools

Skills

Mindset

Sponsorship

Not starting is a real risk!

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

(Lao Tzu)

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Where do you begin? What are you looking for?

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Data Availability & Quality

Granularity?

Historical data?

“Negative” data?

…

Consistency?

Accuracy?

Completeness?

…

Availability Quality

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Data Availability & Quality

Granularity?

Historical data?

“Negative” data?

…

Consistency?

Quality?

Completeness?

…

Availability Quality

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Tools, Working environment To Manage the 3 V’s

• « Big » data

• Ingestion, Persistance, Processing

• On-premise vs cloud

• Stream processing

• Fast data

• Lambda architecture

• Structured versus unstructured

• Multimedia

• Semantic

Volume

Variety

Velocity

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Tools, Working environment To Manage the 3 V’s

Volume

Variety

Velocity

• « Big » data

• Ingestion, Persistance, Processing

• On-premise vs cloud

• Stream processing

• Fast data

• Lambda architecture

• Structured versus unstructured

• Multimedia

• Semantic

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Right combination of skills

Data

Engineering

Data

Science

Business

Domain

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Right combination of skills

Data

Engineering

Data

Science

Business

Domain

Partner

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Right combination of skills

Data

Engineering

Data

Science

Business

Domain

Partner

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Choose a picture!

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Path of Discovery, rarely a linear execution plan

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And there will be questions…

How much will it save us?

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Sponsorship is key!

How much will it save us?

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Bon Voyage!

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