Figure It Out With Fatema El-Wakeel

Happy New Year my awesome network! It is 2024 and the fourth year and season of my live stream and podcast, this is super exciting :) In this episode I will be sharing with you my latest updates and what to expect in 2024. Let's work together and make sure 2024 is successful, educational and brilliant. Have a great career in 2024!

In this episode of Figure It Out With Fatema, Jeff Thomson and I will discuss data science between the past, the present and the future. We will discuss data science as a profession, data science projects, analytics, sustainability, etc. Jeff started as a data scientist decades before the job title was popularised in the industry and I have worked with him as an IMA | Institute of Management Accountants NED for years. We have always chatted about the data profession and I thought it was time to bring those chats to you on my platforms as well as allow you to be part of them by asking us your questions live.

How can you drive the human behaviour within your organisation to speak about data and ask for Analytics projects?   

Data strategy is change management in disguise. In data strategy we speak about analytics, future technologies and much more. Some of the things we cover in data strategy only makes sense to us as practitioners in the field. 

Having the cross functional buy in and creating business engagement is all about human behaviour.   

In this episode of Figure it out with Fatema, I will explain a couple of examples where organisations have done this perfectly and how you can apply that to your data strategy.  

This live session was streamed on LinkedIn and YouTube on the 1st February at 7pm UK time.

Live Session Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g4pf9q_0bs

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatemaelwakeel/

Sharing with you my latest updates and what to expect in 2023.  

Let's make sure 2023 is successful, educational and smashing. 

Have a great career in 2023!

Do you have a data strategy that you want to share with your stakeholders? Why is it that some people can get projects approved and others not? How do you convince your audience with a data project without going into technical details and keep them excited about the value?  

In this session, I share thoughts on storytelling from my peer-reviewed article in the "Strategic Finance" publication. I will also be answering the live questions you sent on the topic, make sure to be online and chat with me during the session!  

Link to article: https://sfmagazine.com/post-entry/september-2022-storytelling-in-data-strategy/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatemaelwakeel/

This month’s live Youtube and LinkedIn chat is with blockchain expert Veronica Martinez  

Topic: How Can Blockchain Deliver Business Results?  

Veronica and I discussed her paper “Blockchain: Developing a pilot that delivered business results”. We deep-dived into this brilliant paper, linked it with other topics and spoke about all things blockchain. 

We also answered questions like: 

1. What is blockchain 

2. What are the barriers to adoption 

3. Link it to different business functions 

4. Share examples of successful cases 

5. Link it to the metaverse

Don't forget to join me the first Wednesday of every month for a coffee chat!

Are you assessing the outcomes of your data and analytics projects? 

Why is it that some projects are more successful than others?   

In this live session, I share thoughts on problem structuring from my peer-reviewed article in the "Strategic Finance" publication. I will also be taking answering your live questions on the topic, feel free to share them before or during the session!  

The live session video is on LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter as always.

You tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_78jY5pzLWA

Link to article: https://sfmagazine.com/post-entry/october-2020-considerations-in-data-analytics-problem-structuring/

Link to my publications: https://analyticsdrivenstrategy.com/publications/

Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vx63upwAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1

Scaling Data Strategy and Analytics is a massive change management exercise within the organisation. In this podcast, I will focus on 3 important aspects that must be taken into account when embarking on this process. 

The chat will cover stakeholder management, identifying opportunities and partnerships and is based on my peer-reviewed article in "Strategic Finance" publication.

https://sfmagazine.com/post-entry/january-2022-change-management-in-disguise/

Let's speak Data Strategy and Analytics!

What to expect in season II of my LinkedIn, Youtube and Twitter monthly live sessions, where to find me on social media and topics that I will be discussing.   Let's Speak Data Strategy and Analytics!

Agile Methodology is a powerful way of running Analytics projects. Loreal Jiles recently wrote a great Statement on Management Accounting about Agile Methodology and I had the honour of reviewing it as a practitioner in the area.   

In this episode, we did a deep dive into this brilliant paper she wrote. We also spoke about the importance of agility in business transformation, Agile methodology and the Scrum framework as well as how to ensure value delivery.

All thoughts are my own*

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatemaelwakeelmbacma/

or

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTyjNf_6ReKB7VjbUb4DdYw

In this session, I shared how to build your Data and Analytics Team and the non-technical skills needed. 

Building a strong Data and Analytics team is very challenging, it needs a lot of effort and understanding of the complementing skills required within the team as well as the Analytics maturity level you are operating at.  In this session, I didn't cover the technical skills. I covered the soft skills that are essential to have in your team.  My chat was based on my MBA dissertation, my research, as well as my personal thoughts as a practitioner in the field*  

All thoughts are my own*

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatemaelwakeelmbacma/

or

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTyjNf_6ReKB7VjbUb4DdYw

Choosing the right Data and Analytics model for the organisation is similar to choosing the right structure for a house. The organisational structure needs to be robust, solid and suitable for future changes.

In this session, I cover the different structures the organisations can choose from as well as their variations. I also discuss the pros and cons as well as the uses for Centralised, Decentralised and moving through the Hybrid model.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatemaelwakeelmbacma/

or

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTyjNf_6ReKB7VjbUb4DdYw

Overview: Data & Analytics goes from Data Governance, Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Visualisation and more. It is a very rich topic that goes through Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive and Prescriptive, through all that you need storytelling. We deal with different stakeholders and we have to deliver the message. In this chat, Matt and I will be discussing storytelling and how it empowers Data Analytics.

Introduction: 

• Matthew Luhn, the former 20-year Pixar storytelling expert, is a writer/director and definitely a creativity expert. He was the youngest Simpson Animator and inspirational animator on Toy Story. 
• Fatema El-Wakeel (Analytics-Driven Strategy Evangelist), more than 10 years of experience creating the right strategies and ecosystems for successful Data and Analytics transformation. 

Topic: Why is Storytelling Critical in Analytics?

Book: "Storytelling with Data" - Personally, this is my go-to book in storytelling

Chat: Matthew Luhn (Storytelling/creativity expert and Author) and Fatema El-Wakeel (Analytics-Driven Strategy Evangelist)

Date: 3rd June 2021

You can watch it online on

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatemaelwakeelmbacma/

or

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTyjNf_6ReKB7VjbUb4DdYw

Kicking-off Live Series

You can watch it online on

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatemaelwakeelmbacma/

or

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyvwnTGsEII