Chief Data Officers (CDOs) have a mandate to bring digital transformation to their organizations. In the context of data operations, digital transformation means moving from crude or reactive uses of data, such as descriptive analytics, to higher-value, moresophisticated and innovative uses of data, such as predictive analytics.

Chief Data Officers face a number of well-known challenges such as institutional inertia and a lack of clear expectations. These challenges contribute to the notoriously high turnover of CDOs, with an average tenure of fewer than 30 months. The clock for achieving transformational change is always ticking.

The goal of this guide is to help CDOs identify critical junctures on their roadmaps to bring their organizations to the forefront of data maturity and innovation and in the process beat the clock.