How can that play out?
Start by partnering with the centralized analytics team or different business analysts to create governed, self-service data sources that bring data closer to the people solving the problems. You could create a Center of Excellence (CoE) team or build a community of data champions to model positive behaviors or prepare data for analysis. They’ll lead discussions with data teams, ensuring sources align to decision points and key performance indicators (KPIs), standardizing processes, evangelizing the impact of using data in decisions, and more.
Increased collaboration also comes from sharing data in common, accessible spaces—physical and online. You can hold internal analytics events or office hours, fold major dashboards and reports into a corporate intranet, or maintain a physical space where people access and use data to achieve common goals. As some businesses return to in-person operation while also keeping a hybrid environment for remote employees, these measures are crucial to maintain momentum, collaboration and performance.