The Data Strategy Course: Building a Data-driven Business (Udemy.com)

This course is definitely one I will be coming back to. This profoundly helped me understand some of the doubts and questions I had around building data programs, which I am in the throws of currently. This is a course-corrector and career strengthener as it helped me even understand some of the work that I and my team has done (with the terms and how others use the same techniques). It was grounding, succinct, easy to understand and now I can explain these to anyone else.

I am enjoying the course about data and how it can be used to the advantage of any business. I would've liked to see more sophisticated examples reflecting real projects from the corporate world, starting from the strategy and ending with the impact of the project, highlighting the return on investment from implementing the project. May be there is more in the rest of the course.

Being a Data Product Manager, I work in this realm everyday, but I wanted to refresh my perspective. I was looking for a zoomed out highlevel view of ways to think about data strategy and data culture, and this course did a great job consolidating that. I especially enjoyed the analogies and examples from different domains. This would be a great starting point for someone setting things up from scratch as well.

Ich hätte den Schwerpunkt mehr auf den den Datenstrategien an sich erwartet, bzw. die regelmäßige Aufnahme dieses Schwerpunkts in den einzelnen Abschnitten (Kapitel 10 - 14) und wie man Datenstrategien gut abbildet und das restliche Unternehmen mitzieht, bei data-driven Business ist aus meiner Sicht die Datenkultur und die gesamte Einstellung des Business auch ein starker Schwerpunkt. Mir haben insb. die Business Beispiele durch den Kurs hinweg gefallen.

Sehr gute Übersicht. Nur hat mir der Deep Dive bei gewissen Themen gefehlt - wie beispielsweise welche Methodik. Aktuelle Ansätze wie Data Mesh, Hub & Spoke hätte ich mir ebenfalls gewünscht. Zum reinkommen in das Thema, ist dieser Kurs eine absolute Weiterempfehlung. Vielen Dank fürs Weitergeben des Wissens.

The course is an excellent introduction to building a data-driven strategy within an organization. Bernard Marr, a renowned futurist and expert in business and technology, shares his experiences and knowledge in a way that is accessible for both beginners and advanced data professionals. The course covers key topics related to creating a data-driven strategy, with concise, short lessons for easy understanding. Real-life examples from companies like Netflix, Disney, and Amazon help illustrate how large organizations successfully utilize data. The course covers both basic and advanced analytics techniques, such as sentiment analysis, time series analysis, deep learning, and cohort analysis, giving a broad view of available tools. Bernard focuses on the practical aspects of implementing a strategy, including challenges related to organizational culture and skill shortages, making the course realistic and useful. It also addresses legal and ethical challenges in data work, which is highly relevant in today’s world. The course is extensive, covering a wide range of topics, which may require additional study to understand some of the more advanced areas, like deep learning. Beginners might need an additional introduction to some concepts, as the course assumes a certain level of basic understanding. I recommend Bernard Marr’s course to anyone wanting to understand how to effectively implement a data-driven strategy in their organization. Through this course, I gained insights into structuring key business questions (KBQs), creating KPI dashboards, and managing real-time data. This course is a valuable investment for managers and data professionals looking to create data-driven organizations.

I appreciate the effort put into this course, but unfortunately, it didn’t meet my expectations. From start to finish, the content felt very basic and lacked the depth I was hoping for. While I accepted a more practical approach, the course mainly consisted of slides with voiceovers, which felt too generic. I was expecting more interactive or detailed material beyond just slides.

I loved this course. It's a great opportunity to learn how data is one of the greatest assets in today's organizations and understand how a data strategy can help business thrive. Bernard explains in a good way all the content of the course through very descriptive images. Totally recommended !

This course is just great ! It is well conceived, well structed and well delivered. Do I have to say more? Nevertheless, it seems to me that some multiple choice questions could be added to the end of each section. This would certainly help to make the students more confident that they have master the section's contents adequately.

I enjoyed the course more than I thought I would. I got a lot of insights from the various points and tips regarding analytics, data strategy and ways to use big data as a service. I also found very interesting how to access free data that is available. I highly recommend to anyone interested in understanding what data strategy is all about and how to effectively apply it