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Published inSep 2023
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Robert Hawker
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Robert Hawker

Robert Hawker started his career as a chartered accountant before making the leap into data in 2007. He led data teams within two global implementations of SAP, looking after master data management, data ownership and stewardship, metadata management, and, of course, data quality over a 14-year period. He moved into analytics in 2017 and now specializes in Microsoft Power BI training, implementation, administration, and governance work. He lives in the UK and shares his experiences through conference and blogs.
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Anticipating leadership challenges

The time has come to present your business case to a board – a set of senior leaders who have a limited budget and what they feel is a “never-ending” set of projects trying to take up that budget.

It is a hard position for them to be in. They have to disappoint some of the presenters and deny their requests, and they know that people have worked extremely hard in most cases to produce a strong business case.

To make quality decisions and accept the projects and initiatives that will have the greatest impact on the organization, leaders have to ask challenging questions. They have to ensure assumptions are truly valid and do not “fall apart” under the slightest exploration.

This means that any presenter must expect challenges. Our intention in this section is to prepare you as well as possible for these challenges and give you the best chance of approval. We will cover the most common challenges to a data...

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Published in: Sep 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781804610787

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Robert Hawker

Robert Hawker started his career as a chartered accountant before making the leap into data in 2007. He led data teams within two global implementations of SAP, looking after master data management, data ownership and stewardship, metadata management, and, of course, data quality over a 14-year period. He moved into analytics in 2017 and now specializes in Microsoft Power BI training, implementation, administration, and governance work. He lives in the UK and shares his experiences through conference and blogs.
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