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Data & AI Practice Lead at Skillfield

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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

Sometimes

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What are organizations using for annual employee performance evaluations and tracking leadership development progress?

Human Resources (HRIS)

Commercial SaaS Offering - Please provide details if possible

Internally Developed

Other - Please provide details if possible

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Which cloud provider do you use for your Enterprise Data Warehousing needs?

Data & Analytics Business Intelligence Storage

Google Cloud Platform - BigQuery

Amazon Web Services - Redshift

Microsoft - Azure

Snowflake

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Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

Culture & Values AI & Machine Learning

Yes, more jobs created

Yes, jobs lost to AI

Other (please comment)

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What’s the best software development methodology for enterprise-level projects?

Technical Product Management Software Development Management Tools+1 more

Waterfall

Prototype

Rapid Application Development

Agile Scrum

Agile Kanban

Dynamic System Development

Lean Software Development

Other .. please add it down

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How many female executives are on your leadership team?

People & Leadership

<10%

10-25%

25-50%

> 50%

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Post-pandemic, will your team be working fully remote, in-person, or hybrid?

People & Leadership Process Management Team & Organizational Design+2 more

Remote

In-person

Hybrid

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Is your team entirely located in the same time zone?

People & Leadership Process Management Team & Organizational Design+1 more

Yes

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What has prevented you from going “all in” on cloud databases at your organization?

Cloud Data & Analytics Business Intelligence+7 more

Price

Security

Compatibility

Scalability

Lack of multicloud offerings

None of the Above

All of the Above

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Will the pressure from recent major ransomware attacks add to employee burnout in an industry that already faces a talent shortage?

People & Leadership Process Management Team & Organizational Design+8 more

Yes

Unsure

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Is there existing analysis on labour rates for AI resources when compared with broader technology market? Looking for something that says AI (D&AI) resources demand a premium as opposed to other technology resourcing. Thank you

Data & Analytics Peer Insights

Meenakshi BiraiData & AI Practice Lead at Skillfield6 days ago

Labour rates for AI and Data & Analytics (D&AI) resources can vary significantly based on several factors, including geography, the specific skills required, and the demand and supply dynamics in the market.

Before ...read more

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Let’s share some genAI learnings. What challenges or considerations have you encountered when integrating generative AI into your data management processes?

Data & Analytics Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Process Management

Meenakshi BiraiData & AI Practice Lead at Skillfield7 days ago

In our exploration of generative AI for marketing and customer service, we faced two key challenges: data privacy and data quality.

First, data privacy is a critical concern. We need to be extremely cautious about ...read more

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What have you found most effective in securing financing for your data and analytics function?

Data & Analytics Process Management Strategy & Architecture

Meenakshi BiraiData & AI Practice Lead at Skillfielda month ago

The most effective approach I've found in securing financing for the data and analytics function involves demonstrating clear value and ROI. By presenting compelling use cases and success stories that highlight how data initiatives ...read more

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What is that one "magic" piece of advice/feedback you've gotten that improved your effectiveness as a leader?

People & Leadership Peer Insights

Meenakshi BiraiData & AI Practice Lead at Skillfield2 months ago

"Clarity is magnetic." It was part of a bigger lesson that people value integrity, but they actually follow clarity. Clarity in vision combined with a good vision has a potential to build incredible followership.

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I need to pitch a new data literacy program to organizational leadership (Directors up) and get their buy in. Do any of you have suggestions on solid "why's" that will translate well across all lines of business? Anything y'all would recommend avoiding? The program will include AI literacy and we have an AI-related item in our recently released strategic plan. I need to help them see the importance of literacy ahead of tackling big projects like incorporating AI. For context, our data management program is 8 weeks old and kicked off when I joined my organization.

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Meenakshi BiraiData & AI Practice Lead at Skillfielda month ago

Securing buy-in for a data literacy program from organisational leadership can be challenging but focusing on universal benefits can help. Here are some solid reasons that translate well across all lines of business:

1.Data ...read more

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How do you overcome technical jargon or complexity barriers in data communication? Can you share examples of how you have simplified complex data insights to make them more understandable and relatable to stakeholders?

Meenakshi BiraiData & AI Practice Lead at Skillfield2 months ago

There are two main ways I approach this. The first is through our ongoing process. The reports we generate or any visualizations we do are simplified forms of complex data. These are presented to different stakeholders and ...read more

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How is your data management strategy crafted to boost your analytics and AI goals? Any key successes or hurdles?

AI & Machine Learning Strategy & Architecture Data Management

Meenakshi BiraiData & AI Practice Lead at Skillfield2 months ago

From my perspective and experience in the industry, an effective data management strategy is fundamentally has following :
1. Organization Goal
2. How we should be managing the data : Acquire , Store , Clean, Enrich ...read more

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What ethical considerations do you prioritize when developing or deploying AI solutions?

Meenakshi BiraiData & AI Practice Lead at Skillfield6 months ago

Here are some of the ethical considerations I follow while considering any AI use case

Human, societal and environmental wellbeing: AI systems should benefit individuals, society and the environment.
Human-centred ...read more

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What key performance indicators (KPIs) do you use to measure the success of your AI initiatives?

Meenakshi BiraiData & AI Practice Lead at Skillfield6 months ago

When measuring AI initiatives' success, it's essential to focus on quantitative metrics such as cost savings from automation, revenue increase from new products or services, productivity gains, and improved customer conversion ...read more

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What are the maturity models or frameworks for assessing an organization's readiness for Generative AI adoption?

Meenakshi BiraiData & AI Practice Lead at Skillfield4 months ago

The TDWI AI Readiness Assessment can be used in this case - https://tdwi.org/Pages/Assessments/ADV-ALL-TDWI-AI-Readiness-Assessment.aspx

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