Data Strategy
Develop a robust and coherent data strategy and support architectures, policies, practices and procedures that enable the organisation to manage and utilise data in an effective manner. This includes introduction of innovative ways of organising, managing and integrating the data of the organisation to ensure their viability and ability to drive business value. It also includes the setting of information storage, sharing, handling and usage protocols to support alignment with relevant legislation and business strategies
Type
Functional
Competency Area
Strategy Planning and Implementation
Levels
Develop data management structures and recommend policies, processes and tools
Define data management structures to align and streamline processes of data ownership, retrieval, combination and usage
Plan processes for effective data storage, sharing and utilisation within the organisation
Update policy, standards and procedures on data management for compliance with relevant legislation
Introduce relevant standards and tools that can be applied to the management and treatment of critical data
Identify gaps, inefficiencies and potential risks in existing data management processes
Propose enhancements or modifications to data handling procedures
Establish internal processes to monitor compliance of information or data handling and access requests with approved procedures
Provide ongoing advice to ensure proper adoption of and adherence to data policies and information architectures
Extract maximum value from information assets to support decision-making
Establish data standards, internal processes and structures to enable the organisation to maximise value from data and information assets
Direct the capturing, retention and utilisation of critical data
Oversee the organisation's data architecture, including the monitoring and management of data flows
Manage usage of various forms of data to support decision-making and business processes
Anticipate the current and future information lifecycle needs of an organisation
Establish the organisation's data management strategy
Develop corporate Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), protocols and standards for data management, sourcing, handling and treatment
Establish guidelines for effective data storage, sharing and publishing within the organisation
Define a coherent data strategy
Establish a coherent data and analytics strategy, determining the use of new, existing and legacy information assets
Define the kinds of data the organisation should capture, retain and utilise
Create the processes and systems required to capture, retain and utilise critical data
Articulate the strategic value of data in the organisation and its role as a critical business asset and driver
Design the overarching data architecture for the organisation, including the definition of data flows and principles of data governance
Lead strategic utilisation and exploitation of data assets to generate business value for the organisation
Spearhead new strategies and approaches to enrich, fuse or synthesise data
Establish bird's eye view of data connections across and beyond the organisation
Chart direction on the integration and synthesis of different data pieces to draw trends and representations
Ensure alignment of information management strategy with business
direction, considering