S3E3 - Three Things to Kill Before You Build Another Dashboard

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Data Matas

Matatika

17 episodes

1 week ago

A show to explore all data matters. From small to big, every company on the market, irrespective of their industry, is a data merchant. How they choose to keep, interrogate and understand their data is now mission critical. 30 years of spaghetti-tech, data tech debt, or rapid growth challenges are the reality in most companies. Join Aaron Phethean, veteran intrapreneur-come-entrepreneur with hundreds of lived examples of wins and losses in the data space, as he embarques on a journey of discovering what matters most in data nowadays by speaking to other technologists and business leaders who tackle their own data challenges every day. Learn from their mistakes and be inspired by their stories of how they've made their data make sense and work for them. This podcast brought to you by Matatika - "Unlock the Insights in your Data"

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S3E3 - Three Things to Kill Before You Build Another Dashboard

Data Matas

37 minutes

1 week ago

S3E3 - Three Things to Kill Before You Build Another Dashboard

Most data teams think their next dashboard will finally deliver clarity, but every new report just adds to the noise.
In this episode of Data Matas, Aaron Phethean speaks with Phil Thirlwell, former Director of Analytics & Data Strategy at FIS, about the three things every data leader should kill before building another dashboard: dashboard sprawl, service-desk habits, and KPI overload.
Phil shares how he tackled 600-plus Power BI dashboards, why “can you just…” requests destroy team focus, and how the best data leaders rebuild trust through simplification and shared ownership.

You’ll learn:
▶️ Why dashboard sprawl erodes clarity and confidence
▶️ How to escape the “service desk” trap and focus on real business outcomes
▶️ Why trimming KPIs forces better decisions and stronger alignment
▶️ How co-developing metrics builds trust across teams
▶️ Why AI and automation can’t fix messy data foundations

This is a practical, candid conversation for data leaders who want less noise, more trust, and teams that deliver measurable impact.

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