Episode summary:

In this episode, the host Nupur Gandhi is joined by our very 1st international podcast guest, Andrew Andrews, as he shares his career journey from a SAS Developer to a Data Strategy Consultant and most recently as a Data Governance Manager at ANZ bank, Australia. He candidly shares his experiences and learnings that have helped him succeed in large scale data management projects across various sectors including the government sector.

Andrew brings a fresh perspective on the unspoken and often undermined "Human" aspect, while building data governance programs as well as within people who are driving the change along with the sponsors of data initiatives.

Tune into the podcast recording to listen into Andrew's insights on normalizing the conversation around why having emotional intelligence baked into your data governance program is what's absolutely essential to be effective. Do make time to listen to his vision and role as a Global VP Marketing at the DAMA International forum and the Data Literacy assessment tool overview by the Data Leaders.

Key Takeaways:

• Start your scope with something that's really small and valuable, deliver that and get people to use that, before you iterate and develop something broader in scope.
• Work with end users right from the start and make sure that it's done in collaboration end user. It's like building a car. You don't build a car and then work out how do you drive it. You work out how to drive it first, then you build the car.
• Use startup techniques internally within organizations to deliver projects that uplift capability and maturity of the organization.
• Data governance should really be a bottom-up exercise as much as it is top down.
• Do not fall in love with the next bright shiny thing. The only thing that matters is solving the problem of delivering business value to your stakeholders. Get that right first and work within your parameters.
• To be a good data governance person, you have to be authentic and even show some level of vulnerability.
• Lot of experts are talking about technical and data debt and why we need to invest more in data. We just have to make this more mainstream.

More about the guest, Andrew Andrews:

A highly experienced professional, author and facilitator, Andrew has a long record of achievement in data governance, data analysis, data quality, master data management and business intelligence within the banking, health, education, natural resources, NFP, and government sectors. Additionally he has launched successful new businesses and led large-scale digital transformations to maximize the value of data.

Further background, please refer to LinkedIn profile : linkedin.com/in/andrewandrews

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Episode Notes:

- Leading panel session at International Chief Data Officer, Information Quality Symposium July 2022.

  Youtube video link: 2022 MIT CDOIQ Symposium Session 14-7 - Andrew Andrews, Dr. Laura Sebastian-Coleman, et. al - YouTube See Appendix A.