CDO as a Service
Your Chief Data Officer
as a Service.
You want to make progress with data but do not yet need a permanent CDO. I provide leadership and work on delivery, with hours agreed to suit the work. Interim CDO engagements are also available.
A first step
you can manage.
Often, people see the potential in their data but cannot decide on budgets or priorities. I connect that expertise with the people who can give the work the support it needs.
We choose a concrete task and agree the effort and expected value. For example, two departments need one reliable shared metric. We agree its definition and ownership, establish data access and check whether it gets used. An illustrative starting point, with no large preliminary programme required.
What I
take on.
I connect planning across all six fields with practical implementation. The responsibilities I take on depend on what your company needs.
01Data strategy and a plan
Direction and next steps
I translate business goals into a data strategy and a plan we can deliver. We coordinate priorities, dependencies and budget needs across the six fields.
02Leadership and collaboration
Ownership, time and incentives
I agree roles and decision rights with leadership and business teams. We make time for shared data use, align incentives and build the skills the team needs.
03Data management and processes
Rules people can follow
I work with the people involved to agree definitions, data ownership and quality requirements. We design approvals and workflows that make reliable data easier to use.
04Architecture and implementation
From infrastructure to applications
I design the data architecture and help build the infrastructure. With the team, I also implement pipelines, automation and analytics or ML applications.
How we
work together.
- Scope and fees
- We agree hours, fees, availability and on-site or remote working before we start.
- Authority and involvement
- We agree my decision rights and who I work with. Changes across departments involve the relevant leadership.
- Progress and handover
- We review what the changes achieve in daily work and plan the next steps. Your team can follow the decisions and maintain the solutions.
Questions about
working together.
Do we need a data team or a data strategy already?
No. We begin with the people and systems you have. We identify missing roles, access or capacity and plan for them. We develop or refine a strategy through the work.
I see the need but do not have executive backing.
We first clarify the problem you want to address and who can make the necessary decisions. I help you define a manageable starting point and the support it needs.
How do you work with our IT team?
I work with your existing IT and business teams. We agree architecture, operation and responsibilities together, involving security and privacy colleagues in the decisions.
What happens when we hire our own CDO?
I can support selection and onboarding, then hand over decisions, initiatives and knowledge. We plan the transition together.
Where would you
like to start?
You do not need a fully defined brief. We can work out together where I can help.