Stop Rushing Your Data Strategy

Any technical development is constantly threatened with being rushed, and this is especially true for data projects.

Data is often rushed because it costs a lot and doesn’t generate direct revenue. It’s a cost center.

Executives leading data projects are under pressure to deliver quick, tangible results to justify the project’s existence.

This type of development can quickly fall into delivering quick, tangible, and unscalable results.

While it may seem like you’re picking up momentum for the first couple of quarters, you’re digging yourself into a hole that will be painful and costly in a year.

Here are three ways you can avoid building unscalable solutions:

1. Develop a data model – This is the cornerstone of a good data strategy.
2. Focus on what you want to do in the future – What capabilities/technologies/solutions do you want to have five years down the road?
3. Focus on modular development, not Big Bang development – Avoid trying to do too much too quickly.

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All the Best.

Tucker