Defining management teams
A data management function oriented toward managing data as a product must possess the managerial capability to define its identity, derive the optimal data strategy, and plan and control its execution. In this section, we’ll explore how to structure the teams responsible for implementing these managerial capabilities effectively.
Data strategy committee
The data strategy committee is responsible for defining the identity and high-level strategy of the data management function. Within the VSM, it’s the team that implements the functions of System 5 (Identity) and System 4 (Strategy).
It’s generally a federated team that’s composed of the leaders of the data management function. In centralized architectures, the leaders of the data management function are the same as the leaders of the IT function, who are responsible for data management. In decentralized architectures, the data strategy committee consists of the top figures...
