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Data Analytics20%
Operations25%
Business Development20%
Customer Service7%
Product Development12%
Marketing3%
Finance3%
Procurement2%
Sales1%
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Data Analytics20%
Operations25%
Business Development20%
Customer Service7%
Product Development12%
Marketing3%
Finance3%
Procurement2%
Sales1%
Amount of data debt17%
Budget56%
Business strategy50%
Company size23%
Data/analytics architectures30%
Data sources28%
Data strategy28%
Industry13%
Operating model15%
Organizational structure10%
Technology stack17%
Other
Focus on a specific business problem14%
Start small and iterate36%
Invest in proper training and change management33%
Prioritize data quality and governance17%
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