Barr Moses

Sessions / 2019 / 2 talks

• Introducing Data Downtime: From Firefighting to Winning

  Have you ever shown a report to your CEO or manager and he/she told you the numbers look way off? Has a customer ever called out incorrect data in one of your product dashboards? In this talk, I’ll introduce the concept of “data downtime” -- periods of time when your data is partial, erroneous, missing or otherwise inaccurate. Data downtime is highly costly for data-driven organizations and affects almost every team, yet is often addressed ad hoc in a reactive manner. We’ll discuss why data downtime matters to the data industry, signs you may have a data downtime problem, how to address it proactively, and the incredible leverage you’ll provide to your company and customers if you do.

• 3 Best Practices for Data Organizations: Structure, ROI, Communications

  "I'm building a data team. Where do I start?" Today, every company is becoming a data company. With 650% growth in data professional jobs, you simply cannot afford to not have a data team. But the transition from aspiring to have a data-driven culture to making this a reality in your company is no easy feat. In this talk, we'll explore best practices for how to get started on building a data team, how to think about an organizational structure that will set your data team up for success, and how to communicate the value of your data team to both technical and non-technical executives.