In Episode 1, of Season 7 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom was joined by Kevin Cassar, Chief Data Officer at TalkTalk, where they discuss how to accelerate the speed of value delivery, which includes;

Why speed to value is becoming as important as ROI itself
The macroeconomic and GenAI forces increasing pressure on delivery timelines
How TalkTalk’s data strategy is focused on profitability, trust, and customer satisfaction
The “triangle of value”: data, business action, and financial outcomes
Why federated data operating models can accelerate adoption and execution
The balance between experimentation and implementation at scale
How governance should act as an enabler, not a blocker, to faster delivery
The pyramid framework linking ExCo priorities to data products and models
Why culture, psychological safety, and upskilling are critical to speed
The five pillars of organisational readiness for faster value creation
Real examples of reducing delivery from 12 months to under 8 weeks
Kevin’s three practical leadership principles: vision, collaboration, and investing in people
Why ExCo maturity and sponsorship are the hidden drivers of speed to value
How direct CEO access materially reduces time from idea to production
Why poor data foundations still kill speed, regardless of AI ambition
Why adoption velocity, not just build velocity, determines realised value

S7 | Ep 1 | Accelerating the Speed of Value Delivery with Kevin Cassar, Chief Data Officer at TalkTalk