Data Management Services
How Can We Help Your Business Succeed With Data Management?
Unlock the full potential of one of your organization's core assets - data - with strategic data management. From enhancing data quality and reliability, to ensuring compliance with data governance, our data management solutions can help your organization streamline operations, reduce costs, and empower your team to extract maximum value from your data assets. Experience the power of data-driven success and propel your organization into the future with confidence.
Our data management services encompass a range of functions aimed at optimizing how organizations handle their data assets. These include the areas of:
Data Governance
Data Quality
Metadata Management
Master Data Management
Data Strategy
We provide strategic guidance and practical support to organizations by assessing current data practices, identifying opportunities for improvement, and creating a data strategy plan tailored to meet specific business needs.
How to Get Started
Discovery and Dialogue
Our partnership starts with dynamic sessions based on your organization's unique data ecosystem. During Discovery we will focus on these areas:
Assess current state and understand your organization's processes and data utilization
Develop use cases based on your needs and challenges
Determine a desired future state
After Discovery, we will provide a data strategy plan that uncovers insights, addresses challenges, and empowers teams for sustainable growth and success.
Modes of Engagement
Workshops/Lunch & Learns
Our "Do It Yourself" approach to data management. Informational sessions, delivered virtually or in-person, intended to provide an overview of data concepts. Whether you're a seasoned data professional or just starting your journey, these workshops offer valuable insights and practical strategies to optimize your data practices. We will explore methodologies, tools, and strategies that focus on fostering innovation and improving your organization’s data culture.
These can be customized to fit your areas of growth and opportunity, ranging from one hour overviews to multiday workshops.
Data Management Advisor/ Fractional Chief Data Officer
Our full service option where we can be as involved as you need. We leverage our expertise in data management, analytics, and governance to drive value from data assets while aligning with the organization's business objectives. We can provide guidance on best practices and help navigate complex data-related challenges.
As a flexible resource, we provide scalable support tailored to your organization's needs, helping you harness the power of data to drive innovation, improve efficiency, and gain a competitive edge in your industry.
Why Hire a Fractional Chief Data Officer?
Hiring a fractional Chief Data Officer (CDO) can bring specialized data expertise and leadership to organizations on a part-time or project basis.
This allows businesses to leverage the experience and strategic insights of a CDO without the need for a full-time commitment. Fractional CDOs can help organizations develop and implement data-driven strategies, optimize data management processes, ensure data compliance and governance, drive innovation through data analytics, and align data initiatives with business goals. By bringing in a fractional CDO, companies can enhance their data capabilities, make informed decisions based on data insights, and stay competitive in a data-driven marketplace, all while controlling costs and adapting to changing business needs.
The key responsibilities of a fractional CDO will typically include:
1. Data Strategy Development: Creating and implementing data strategies aligned with the organization's goals and objectives.
2. Data Governance: Ensuring data quality, compliance, and security standards are met.
3. Data Analytics: Using data analysis to drive insights and inform strategic decision-making.
4. Data Architecture: Designing and maintaining data architecture to support business needs.
5. Data Management: Overseeing data collection, storage, and integration processes.
6. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborating with key stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver value.
7. Data Monetization: Identifying opportunities to monetize data assets and drive revenue.
8. Innovation: Keeping abreast of emerging technologies and trends to drive innovation in data management.
9. Team Leadership: Managing a team of data professionals and setting a vision for data capabilities within the organization.
10. Performance Measurement: Establishing metrics and KPIs to track the success of data initiatives and drive continuous improvement.
The Journey and Approach to Data Management
From day one it's been a journey within the world of data. With over two decades of experience with data in the Energy industry, working in admin to technology to leadership.
Focus Forward provides subject matter expertise in the management of data to support and enable digital transformation in the business world. We establish high-performing teams to deliver on new and evolving strategies of how to support a new way of working.
Our approach is NOT embedded in technology but in the PEOPLE. Working with executives to educate in building data foundations, working with teams and individual contributors to embrace a change in the way they worked. We have a unique signature in our approach to data strategy that starts with bringing a sense of calm and simplicity to challenging conversations. We break things down in a way that any audience can start to engage in the learning and get inspired to engage in change around data.
We bring a unique expertise in data management strategy that is grossly misunderstood today, where we can intertwine business data challenges with sustainable change for long-term performance. Through the process of finding/recognizing the HUMAN side of data and leaders, we will build a winning data strategy and winning leaders that can execute on it!
