The IBM DataFirst Method provides a strategy and game plan to help clients gain value from data with a cloud-first approach. It starts with evaluating a client's current state, identifying opportunities, and designing an actionable use case. IBM then leverages workshops, proven practices, and expertise to help clients accelerate time to value through an agile process, mitigate risks, and establish a business case for data-driven transformation. A key part is a discovery workshop that develops a selected business problem into a confirmed use case with a roadmap.

1. January 2017
The IBM DataFirst Method
The game plan to successfully put data to work
Kevin McIntyre
DataFirst Method Sales & Strategy Leader

2. The IBM DataFirst Method provides
the strategy, expertise and game plan to
help our clients gain the most value from
data with a cloud-first approach.

3. The IBM DataFirst Method
Start Anywhere
Focus on your
largest business
opportunities
Fill the Gaps
Strategy.
Expertise.
Skills.
Build Value at
Every Step
Become a data
driven culture, one
initiative at a time.

4. The IBM DataFirst Method
§Evaluate where you are today, identify areas of opportunity
§Design and validate an actionable use case
§Leverage workshops, proven practices and subject matter
expertise
It starts with a use case…

5. The IBM DataFirst Method
Actionable use
case
Design
engagement
Proof of
solution
Business value
assessment
IBM & delivery partner expertise
Identify business problem
Client
success &
expansion

6. Defining characteristics
The IBM DataFirst Method
§A Discovery Workshop to define an actionable
use case
§A maintained roadmap to value at every point of
the engagement
§Expertise and proven assets to validate &
confirm the solution and business value
The IBM
DataFirst
Method
provides…

7. Value to you
The IBM DataFirst Method
§Accelerate time to value through agile sprints
§Mitigate risk for solution design and
implementation
§Establish business case for making an investment
to advance data-driven transformation
The IBM
DataFirst
Method will…

8. Your data-driven journey starts with this single step…
Discovery Workshop
The IBM DataFirst Method
A structured approach to take a selected business problem
and develop it into an actionable use case with a roadmap for
data & business transformation.

9. Discovery Workshop Agenda
The IBM DataFirst Method
We will cover
three main
topics….
1. Actionable use case confirmation
2. Solution design & review
3. Gap identification

10. Discovery Workshop Objectives
The IBM DataFirst Method
It will provide
you with…
§ Use case confirmation (business objective & challenge,
problem being solved, expected business benefits and value)
§ Current-state data, architecture, systems and user personas
supporting the identified use case
§ Drafted future-state solution
§ High-level roadmap with progression steps including dates,
outcomes and a resource plan.

11. Discovery Workshop Prerequisites
The IBM DataFirst Method
Make sure you
can address
these items for
a successful
workshop.
§ Secure a commitment of one half-day (can be longer)
§ Be able to secure the participation of 1) a business sponsor, 2)
a technical sponsor and 3) an enterprise architect
§ Answer any provided discovery questions by your IBM team
§ A room with a projector and white board
§ Provide current state architecture diagram(s) if available

12. What You Can Expect from IBM
The IBM DataFirst Method
Our team will
provide you
with the
following…
§Resources to lead the workshop
§A deliverable back to your team that captures:
− The documented use case
− Architecture & solution design
− Confirmed roadmap of an action plan with dates, people and
required resources.

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