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    The FORCE Approach to Data Strategy: The Five Pillars

    FORCE: The five pillars of data strategy: Foundation, Observation, Resilience, Competence and Expansion. Navigate using the menu, table of contents or search function.

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    The FORCE Methodology

    FORCE is a data-strategy methodology built on five timeless pillars: Foundation, Observation, …

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    Foundation

    Build the bedrock of your data strategy with the Foundation pillar. Without a solid foundation, your …

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    Observation

    You wouldn't fly a commercial plane without a dials and indicators, would you? You shouldn't run a …

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    Resilience

    Without Resilience of your systems, your data strategy will falter under pressure. Strengthen your …

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    Competence

    The Competence pillar makes evidence usable: literate people and mature processes. Learn about …

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    Expansion

    Expansion, the fifth pillar of FORCE: compound on a sound data foundation — sense market change, …

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    FORCE Data Strategy Guides

    Follow these step by step guides on how to implement the timeless concepts of FORCE: from …

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