Business Strategy First, Then Data and AI

Dazzled by the hype, organizations often look to solutions before looking at the problems to be solved. They start with planning: data platform, governance, tools — before it is even clear what for.

The right sequence:

1️⃣ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: What impact do data and AI have on our differentiation in the market? Which customer problems can we solve better with them?

2️⃣ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: Derive the required organizational functions and capabilities. To give your data/AI function focus, design your data/AI strategy.

3️⃣ 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Which parts are complicated and plannable? Which are complex and require exploration?

Those who try to plan all of this upfront are setting themselves up for failure. Not only is the strategy design process itself complex — the organizational changes it entails also require an exploratory approach.

Those who follow the right sequence protect their data and AI investments more effectively than any roadmap ever could.

Curios? Read the full article: 👉 https://jens-linden.de/en/articles/plan-exploration-daten-ki

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