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In our recent roundtable event in partnership with the Australia-UK chamber of commerce we discussed the first steps of crafting an effective data governance strategy.

We hosted a roundtable for Chief Data Officers to debate the best practices for success when starting a new role. Bradley Hopkins shares the key lessons learned in this article.

The value of data has never been in question, whether to offer new insight into customers, operational opportunities, or visibility into the workings of your organisation. But the impact of the pandemic has only served to underline the opportunity that judicious use of data offers.

Our most recent Accomplish More meet-up explored the relevance of failing fast in innovation, the challenge of finding the right balance between risk and reward, and the emergence of an enhanced level of integration between IT and the broader business.

Businesses produce and process data more than ever before, and it has become increasingly important to derive value from it. In this article, our team shed light on Telstra Purple's work to produce purposeful outcomes for organisations transitioning towards a data driven culture.

At Telstra Purple’s New-in-Role virtual roundtable, 14 CIOs explored the trickiest parts of their first year and how to navigate them. An overarching challenge was identifying what to keep versus what to change, then using that basis to implement lasting, positive change. Our attendees identified three major steps to success.

Stepping into the role of CIO has never been easy. Now, with performance increasingly contingent on digitisation and technology being woven into organisational strategy and culture, CIOs need to wear more hats than ever. This means the early days of their tenure are important – but tough – to get right.

Being a contemporary CIO requires new thinking about your purpose – in leading strategy, igniting opportunities, driving efficiency, and influencing culture. Download this white paper to get top tips for success in these areas.

While many organisations are still in the early stages of this period of change there is a need for technologists to learn how to inform decisions by telling "data stories" in a language that stakeholders understand.

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already had first-hand experience in how the COVID-19 pandemic has turbo-charged existing trends in technology and digital transformation. With a firm handle on the new landscape, now is the time to work through some of the practicalities of working amid this deluge of data.

For many of us, work is now a daily reminder of the ways COVID-19 has permanently shaped workplaces and sped up our digital journeys. But those changes look different in almost every industry, organisation and team. One of the clearest silver linings of the past several months has been a shift toward empathising with individuals’ and organisations’ unique circumstances .