S3 | Ep 17 | Building a Data Function From Scratch - The Differences Between Big and Small Organisations with Colm O'Grada, Director of Data & Analytics at Tines

In Episode 17 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Colm O'Grada, Director of Data & Analytics at Tines, where they discuss the differences in building a high-impact Data & Analytics capability between a large (Google) and small (Tines) organisations (Tines), which includes; The key differences between building teams in big organisations to small teams The journey from Google to TinesContrast with ‘adopting’ teams in larger companiesThe pro's and cons of having a much smaller benchBeing the first data hire in a growing organisationWhy you need to be more versatile in a smaller company The importance of being hyper focussedFocusing on breadth versus depthWhy trends don’t really matter for most companiesWhat trends might mean for data workersOrganisational structure of data teams The cynicism around the current tech layoffs Why being invited to meetings is a sign of someone who’s doing their job well The importance of data in times of uncertainty Why all data functions aren’t built equally Getting the balance right between generalist V specialist roles