Project leaders make decisions on a nearly non-stop basis. But they also have access to a wealth of information that can help them make the right call. We discuss this with: Reuben Oshomah, PMP, regional director, West Africa, Avanti Communications, Lagos: He talks through what kinds of information project leaders should consult, and the role team members a ... Show More
Jan 7
CAPM and Beyond: Tips to Start and Grow Your Project Management Career
Launching a career in project management can spark a flame. But how do you get that first job and keep the early fire burning? We talk about starter career goals, PMI certifications, mentorship and more with Albert Cayuela, CAPM, PMP, a technical project manager at Banco Sabadell ... Show More
20m 18s
Dec 17
Gigaprojects: Delivering Strategic, Massive Transformation
Gigaprojects aren’t hard to spot: deep complexity, massive stakeholder groups, wildly ambitious scopes and a major boost to national economies. We discuss two gigaprojects with: Ryan Banas, project director for the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project and VP at HNTB in N ... Show More
28m 19s
Nov 2022
#113 Successful Frameworks for Scaling Data Maturity
To become a data-driven organization, it takes a major shift in mindset and culture, investments in technology and infrastructure, skills transformation, and clearly evangelizing the usefulness of using data to drive better decision-making.
With all of these levers to scale, many ... Show More
44m 54s
Mar 2023
#131 How the Aviation Industry Leverages Data Science
Data leaders play a critical role in driving innovation and growth in various industries, and this is particularly true in highly regulated industries such as aviation. In such industries, data leaders face unique challenges and opportunities, working to balance the need for inno ... Show More
35m 53s
Mar 2022
Afterpay’s Nitish Mathew on Prioritizing Customer Needs, Balancing Governance and Freedom, and Giving Your Team Purpose
<p>Nitish Mathew, the Global Head of Data Engineering and Governance at Afterpay, joins The Data Chief to discuss measuring the impact of analytics, the rise of the analytics engineer, the importance of taking risks, and much more.</p><p>Tune in to learn:</p><ul><li>Why you can't ... Show More
43m 9s
Feb 2021
ThoughtSpot’s Cindi Howson on Chief Data Officer Success Strategies
<p>Much like a roller coaster, 2020 was full of many loops, twists, and turns. From accelerated digital transformations to expedited migrations to the cloud, you were asked to do it all— often with far less time and resources. Through it all, <i>The Data Chief</i> was right there ... Show More
38m 3s
Sep 2023
#153 From Data Literacy to AI Literacy with Cindi Howson, Chief Data Strategy Officer at ThoughtSpot
For the past few years, we've seen the importance of data literacy and why organizations must invest in a data-driven culture, mindset, and skillset. However, as generative AI tools like ChatGPT have risen to prominence in the past year, AI literacy has never been more important. ... Show More
39m 19s
Sep 2023
#156 Making Better Decisions using Data & AI with Cassie Kozyrkov, Google's First Chief Decision Scientist
<p>From the dawn of humanity, decisions, both big and small, have shaped our trajectory. Decisions have built civilizations, forged alliances, and even charted the course of our very evolution. And now, as data & AI become more widespread, the potential upside for better deci ... Show More
1h 9m
Mar 2023
[Radar Recap] Building an Enterprise Data Strategy that Puts People First
An effective data strategy is one that combines a variety of levers such as infrastructure, tools, organization, processes, and more. Arguably however, the most important aspect of a vibrant data strategy is culture and people.In the third of our four RADAR 2023 sessions, Cindi H ... Show More
41m 15s