Bringing it all together

As we have seen this week, there are inexpensive and achievable ways to overcome obstacles to success. Hopefully this final set of insights from practitioners has been useful for you in identifying an opportunity to pursue in your organisation through completion of the workbook and in particular your Data Opportunity Canvas.

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I’d like to leave you with a few parting thoughts.

• Solve actual problems: Delivering value and writing your own successful case studies will increase the likelihood of ongoing funding and success.
• Take realistic first steps: Don’t be over ambitious. Equally don’t deliver something that has limited impact. Take small meaningful but achievable steps that help you learn and release value quickly.
• Get the skills and get started: Look at the wider opportunities to utilise internal skills and your partnership ecosystems to reduce cost of entry. And to learn which skills are core to your success.