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Précis: Data maturity assessments are becoming increasingly common, but many organisations face two challenges: conducting a robust, evidence-based assessment and translating the findings into meaningful improvements. While an assessment reveals where you are today, it does not tell you how to get to where you need to be.
This webinar explores the complete journey from heat map to roadmap. Drawing on practical experience and established DAMA concepts, Simon Downes will share techniques for planning and running effective maturity assessments, avoiding common scoring and facilitation pitfalls, and navigating the often-overlooked ‘translation layer’ that turns assessment findings into a prioritised, dependency-driven roadmap for lasting organisational change.
Bio: Simon Downes is an experienced data management and enterprise data architecture practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience helping organisations improve the way they govern, manage and use data. He has led data strategy, architecture, governance and maturity initiatives across a range of sectors, supporting organisations in developing practical, sustainable approaches to data management and organisational change.
Simon is a member of the DAMA UK Committee and holds the DAMA Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) qualification, together with certifications in TOGAF and DCAM. He is a regular speaker on data management, architecture and governance, with a particular interest in translating data strategy into practical business outcomes.
