LinkedIn Content on Data Projects Failing
posted on 15 Mar 2023 inHere I go again, turning one idea into multiple pieces of content following Justin Welsh’s concept. I like typing these out long form here first and then cutting it up into individual LinkedIn and Twitter posts.
Here’s the idea:
Data Projects will fail without being value driven
And here are Justin Welsh’s 7 things to turn it into:
- A story
- A listicle
- A teardown
- An observation
- Contrarian take
- Past vs. present
- A future prediction
Let’s go!
A Story
Once upon a time, there was an eager data team
They used the latest tech, built with big data, and leveraged AI
But the big bad Wolf came and blew their dashboards down.
Okay, I probably took the “story” portion of this one a bit too far…
But if you’ve been in data you’ve seen data projects fail when they focus too much on technologies, data volumes, or “AI”.
My suggested alternate: focus on value.
A conversation around value can help you chose the best technology, it can help you identify what data needs to be collected, and it can help you evaluate if an AI solution is appropriate.
How many of your data conversations mention value?
A Listicle
Ever watched a data or software project fail?
Value can be useful tool for understanding the failure.
Here are 5 ways projects fail and what that means for their value:
- A Project can fail if it takes too long
We’ve all seen a data project take too long to get going or slip past it’s due date. Some value is time sensitive to be delivered. Just like Time to Market is an important metric for products, making sure that your project is ready on time will ensure it can deliver it’s fullest value.
- A project can fail if