Connected Data Podcast

The original host of the Connected Data Podcast, Nicola Askham, returns to discuss life after retirement, the evolution of data governance over the past 24 years, and why people remain at the heart of successful data and AI initiatives. Along the way, we explore lessons learned, career reflections, the future of governance in an AI-driven world and the advice Nicola would give to anyone starting t...

In this special episode of the Connected Data Podcast, we step away from our usual discussion format to demonstrate Cosmos, a new interactive platform designed to bring data landscape maps to life.  Built in response to real challenges faced by organisations, Cosmos transforms static conceptual models into an engaging, searchable and interconnected view of the data landscape.  Join us as we explor...

Technology keeps accelerating, but are people and organisations keeping pace?  In this episode, we welcome Andy Youell to explore his thought-provoking concept of Youell's Law; the idea that while our expectations of data continue to grow exponentially, human capability, culture and confidence evolve much more slowly.  From the evolution of business intelligence to the search for the elusive ‘data...

Data tells you what happened. Insight helps you understand why and what to do next. What separates a good analyst from a great insight professional? In this episode of the Connected Data Podcast, Rav and Alex are joined by customer insight specialist Mandy Ubhi, who shares over a decade of experience turning complex data into meaningful business action for some of the UK's biggest retail brand...

Data governance can often feel complex, technical, and difficult to engage with. In this episode of the Connected Data Podcast, Rav and Alex explore one of the most effective tools for bringing people together around data: Data Landscape Maps.  Discover what Data Landscape Maps are, how they provide a simple visual view of an organisation's data, and why they can be a powerful first step towar...

Following a review of the original recording, we've re-issued this episode with an updated interview featuring James Robson. The conversation covers many of the same themes, with a renewed focus on the evolving challenges and opportunities surrounding data protection, digital sovereignty, AI, and the responsible use of data.    James draws on more than a decade of experience in data protection...

In this episode of the ConnectED Podcast, we are joined by strategic communications specialist Emma Curtis, Founder & CEO of Curtis Collective Ltd to explore how data is used far beyond traditional data governance.  We discuss the role data plays in sales and marketing, how organisations use data to drive transformation and strategic change, and why trust in data is critical for effective deci...

Data governance can feel overwhelming, especially when you're not sure where to begin. In this episode of the ConnectED Podcast, we break down the journey of building an effective Data Governance capability, from creating a data vision and strategy through to designing an operating model, avoiding common pitfalls, engaging stakeholders and scaling sustainably. Drawing on years of experience in...

This week, we’re joined by Bob Seiner to explore what Data Governance really means in practice. In this episode, we talk about the idea of “non-invasive” governance, why it isn’t failing but often misunderstood, and why getting people and behaviours right is at the heart of making it work.  If you’d like to find out more about what we do,  click here . And if you’d like to connect with us, you can...

Welcome to the Connected Data Podcast (previously known as The Data Governance Podcast). We’ve taken over The Data Governance Podcast from the brilliant Nicola Askham, and we’re excited to bring you more of the same, while also adding our own unique twist. In this first episode, we share our journeys into the world of data and talk about our exciting plans for the podcast. We discuss the topics we...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. To bring this season to a fitting close, co-hosts Alex and Rav are turning the tables on me once again and asking me the questions, this time reflecting on my career. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week, I wanted to discuss something I’ve heard come up MANY times - Is Data Governance only for large companies? To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. I think drafting data definitions is essential when it comes to Data Governance, but who’s responsible for them is something I often find is misunderstood. This episode explores whether the Data Governance team should be responsible for this task, or whether it sits elsewhere in your organisation. To find out where you are on your Data...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. For Episode 9 Alex and Rav welcome Ian Anderson, Principle Enterprise Architect at Ellucian, onto the podcast to discuss the key relationships between culture and data and why without it, Data Governance continues to be challenging. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. Episode 8 is all about Data Monetisation and whether you need it before Data Governance. In this bite-sized episode, I explore why this question deserves serious consideration. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. I’m very excited about this episode as I’m joined by the wonderful Jo Risebrough - Group Data Management & Culture Director at Lloyds Banking Group - who shares her journey into Data Governance (which, like many of us, happened a little by accident!) and how she’s built her career over the past 12 years. To find out where you are o...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. For Episode 6 of The Data Governance Podcast I go into detail about which bits work well with an agile approach and the parts that frankly… just don’t! To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week’s episode sees Alex and Rav in the hot seat as hosts and they are interviewing the wonderful Angelina Medeiros, who shares how she addresses Data Governance in Higher Education in the US! To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week’s episode is a short, bite-size one where I share the best approach to take if you’re not the first person in your organisation to implement Data Governance. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week I’m joined by Mary Drabble, a long-term data friend. Mary is Head of Data Governance at Royal London and also Chairs DAMA UK. We have a great chat about DAMA’s positioning in the world, especially with everything happening around AI right now. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. Episode 2 is a short, bitesize episode where discuss a question that comes up again and again in my training: Is data governance a project? To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nicola-askham.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. Season 13 is here and I’m really looking forward to this new season because we’re kicking it off a bit differently! In this first episode, my good friends Alex Leigh and Rav Ubhi-Adams, Co-Founder's of ed-connect.co.uk, turn the tables and ask me the questions for a change. To find out where you are on your Data Governance journey, vis...

Welcome to The Data Governance Podcast with me, Nicola Askham. This week, I welcome my long time Data friend Gwen Thomas onto the podcast. During the episode, we reflect on Gwen’s career and learnings. Her unique position within the industry makes for an episode packed with expert takeaways that you can listen to, note down, revisit and most importantly apply to your existing Data Governance initi...

For Episode 11 of Season 12, I’m doing a deep dive into Data Governance road maps and how essential they are when doing Data Governance.

This week, I’m joined by the incredibly inspiring Roisin McCarthy, Founder of Women in Data and a long-standing leader in data, tech and AI. In this episode, we talk about Roisin’s 25-year career in the industry, how Women in Data began, and the ongoing work to improve representation and retain female talent in data roles. I can’t wait to share this one with you!