Successful data projects are built on solid foundations. What happens when we’re misled or unaware of what a solid foundation for data teams means? When a data team is missing or understaffed, the entire project is at risk of failure. This talk will cover the importance of a solid foundation and what management should do to fix it.

1. Foundations of Data
Teams
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2. Houses
Disclosure
Data Teams
Implications
Foundations of Data Teams
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3. Sometimes its implicit about what
we want versus how we get it.
We focus the on
exterior and
cosmetic.
Houses = Value Created
Construction = Data Teams
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4. Our Focus Is On The Facade
We're so focused on models we're missing the rest of the structure.
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5. Do Data Teams Need Foundations?
Houses don't need a foundation if you don’t need it to stand for long.
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6. An Easy Renovation?
Adding advanced analytics isn't a simple renovation.
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7. Houses
Disclosure
Data Teams
Implications
Foundations of Data Teams
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8. Sellers may not disclose
everything
When selling a
house the seller
has to disclose
any problems
Non-disclosure has legal and
monetary implications
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9. Whose Job?
Whose job is it to disclose
issues your team? Vendors,
Management, Individual
Contributors, Books?
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10. Is It Easy?
Some vendors are
misleading with their
disclosures. They say it's
easy and you don'tneed a
solid foundation.
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11. Houses
Disclosure
Data Teams
Implications
Foundations of Data Teams
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12. Data Teams
Each team is equally important and necessary to create value
Data Science
Data Engineering Operations
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13. Without Data Science
There's a foundation, but no value is created because no one lives there.
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14. Without Data Engineers
House is there but crumbles due to lack of sound engineering
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15. Without Operations
The business won't use neglected, messy, and unkempt data products.
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16. Houses
Disclosure
Data Teams
Implication
s
Foundations of Data Teams
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17. Put the Effort Into a SolidFoundation
It's much easier to initially build on top of a solid foundation
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18. ...Or Else
It will cost far more to go back and fix it later
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19. Velocity Increases With Solid Foundations
Continuous improvements built on solid foundation versus failing and
constantly dropping.
Velocity
Time Lacking Foundation
Solid Foundation
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20. An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Ton of Cure
It's always possible to fix a foundation but will be costly, don't wait.
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21. Data Teams Book
https://www.datateams.io
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22. Thank You
bigdatainstitute.io
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