Bringing a refreshingly straightforward approach for organisations looking to accelerate data value and build more cost-effective data capabilities.The chances are, your organisation is on a journey to drive value from data in the form of:◼ Better insights◼ Increased automation◼ Digitised business models◼ Artificial intelligence◼ New data productsAchieving these outcomes requires the right mix of data capabilities, but it's impossible to know what mix without a strategic view.Which is why most of my work begins with data strategy.Data Strategy:Too many data strategies adopt a 'cookie-cutter' approach that becomes bloated with stretch goals that feel daunting and confusing.In contrast, the 4dDX methodology I use is a game-changer for data strategy, because it produces a clear view of your business and data aspirations in a way that is simple to understand and communicate, yet comprehensive enough to deliver.I'll help you devise a data strategy that is easy to share and communicate, and also detailed enough to provide a robust and practical tool for structured change.Data Governance:I often say, "data quality is a lifestyle, not a diet". That's because achieving long-term high data value is not only about having the right strategy, and policies, and procedures. It's also about building the right attitudes and behaviours around data.So my 'simplify and accelerate' approach to data governance is to avoid 'reinventing the wheel' when it comes to documentation and frameworks. And instead focus on people-based changes that will allow everyone to become a 'good data citizen'.Data Cataloguing:It's impossible to generate high value from data, if you don't know what data you have, where it is, or how it got there.That's why another key focus of my work is simplifying and accelerating data cataloguing - to provide the rapid 'data stock-take' that uncovers a business's entire data landscape, quickly and inexpensively.