{"product_id":"9780124114951","title":"The Case for the Chief Data Officer: Recasting the C-Suite to Leverage Your Most Valuable Asset","description":"\u003cp\u003eData are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered right, data's value increases over time because the added dimensions of time, geography, and precision. To achieve data's full organizational value, there must be dedicated individual to leverage data as assets - a Chief Data Officer or CDO who's three job pillars are: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedication solely to leveraging data assets,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnconstrained by an IT project mindset, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReports directly to the business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnce these three pillars are set into place, organizations can leverage their data assets. Data possesses properties worthy of additional investment. Many existing CDOs are fatally crippled, however, because they lack one or more of these three pillars. Often organizations have some or all pillars already in place but are not operating in a coordinated manner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe overall objective of this book is to present these pillars in an understandable way, why each is necessary (but insufficient), and what do to about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncovers that almost all organizations need sophisticated, comprehensive data management education and strategies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelivery of organization-wide data success requires a highly focused, full time Chief Data Officer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineers organization-wide data advantage which enables success in the marketplace \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119713435888,"sku":"9780124114951","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780124114951_p0.jpg?v=1763638969","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780124114951","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}