p { font-size: 16px; } p[data-mce-style^="padding-left: 40px;"] { margin-left: 40px; } The idea of creating a data + AI strategy could make you weep… …you might imagine a long-winded, never-ending Word document that no-one has ever read end-to-end… …or a highly technical, jargon-full, acronym overloaded specification document, that takes months to create… …but worry no more. As a global, award-winning data + AI consultancy, we've worked on 200+ data projects for 80+ clients…so we’ve seen a lot of data + AI strategies! Data + AI strategies can be, and should be: Short, so it’s memorable Simple, so any business leader can read it Quick, and delivered in < 4 weeks A great data strategy needs to tick 4 boxes: 1. Explain what you’re planning to do, why, when + how 2. Win the hearts + minds of your stakeholders 3. Be actionable, always live + continuously evolving 4. Be inspirational + ambitious, yet achievable So, you need to cover a lot of ground including: Business strategy, objectives + financial goals External influences like markets, customer trends, competitors + regulation Technology audit + assessment of datatypes/volumes/locations/outputs Skills + vendor assessment Requirement gathering to cover short term + long term needs Art of the possible + innovation ideas Roadmap, project plan + resource model Budget + ROI So, how can you create a short, simple + quick data + AI strategy? 1. Download the FREE DATA³ Data + AI strategiser 2. Use it as a guide, checklist or template to create your data + AI strategy