“ Our aim is that ultimately everyone in Specsavers will have their own data story ”
3 reasons Specsavers Data and Analytics team is a great place to be right now
“ Our aim is that ultimately everyone in Specsavers will have their own data story ”
HELEN MANNION GLOBAL DATA OFFICER , SPECSAVERS
go to plan ! It is a hugely supportive and caring culture with a focus on helping each other achieve more and having buckets of fun in the process . As one of the team puts it : “ We live the mantra ‘ A happy team is a productive team ’ and this is a true reflection of how the employees feel .”
But the team don ’ t just have lots of fun they also have a strong delivery focus and along-side a wider data community and business stakeholders are making a real impact on customer , partner and staff experiences . The significant progress on the transformation journey is born from their willingness to share their experiences and build on the great work from other teams . We are also always on the look-out for eager colleagues and talented data professionals across the wider business who we can form a partnership with to achieve more at a faster pace . A member of the team comments : “ We see our stakeholders as an extension of our team . We share in their pains and we share in the successes .”
You cannot separate sophisticated data capture and storage from analytics , she says . “ In any organisation , it is important that data and analytics functions and users are aligned and working together to help the organisation achieve its ambitions . The drive to democratise data and the growing capability for users of all abilities to perform advanced analytics requires organisations to work harder to create
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