I always advocate for having a product owner for data initiatives (even just internal ones). At the end of the day, in agile teams, product owners are the ones in charge of maximizing value from one iteration to the next, but many organizations rely on technical analysts and specialists to deliver these solutions without a "Data translator" that can help maximize value from it.
I feel like maximizing value is a hard thing to do for a technical person who's under pressure to deliver the next request. The product owner could speak the language of business a bit more easily and strategize on how to deliver value from data initiatives while translating it back to the technical team.
That's a great perspective Yaron. I think the product owner role in this is interesting and as you say act as a bridge between technical teams and business.
A useful extension of the 2017 HBR piece “What’s your data strategy?” which focused on two dimensions, i.e., “offensive” (growth) and “defensive” (risk/compliance)
Great article, James!
I always advocate for having a product owner for data initiatives (even just internal ones). At the end of the day, in agile teams, product owners are the ones in charge of maximizing value from one iteration to the next, but many organizations rely on technical analysts and specialists to deliver these solutions without a "Data translator" that can help maximize value from it.
I feel like maximizing value is a hard thing to do for a technical person who's under pressure to deliver the next request. The product owner could speak the language of business a bit more easily and strategize on how to deliver value from data initiatives while translating it back to the technical team.
That's a great perspective Yaron. I think the product owner role in this is interesting and as you say act as a bridge between technical teams and business.
A useful extension of the 2017 HBR piece “What’s your data strategy?” which focused on two dimensions, i.e., “offensive” (growth) and “defensive” (risk/compliance)
Thank you!
Most welcome. Appreciate your hard work and the opportunity to easily use a bit of the knowledge base.