S5 | Ep 2 | People & Culture: Influencing Change with Johanna Hutchinson, Group Chief Data Officer at BAE Systems

Driven by Data: The Podcast

In Episode 2, of Season 5 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Johanna Hutchinson, Group Chief Data Officer at BAE Systems, where they discuss how the role of people and culture influence change, which includes;

• Government’s perspective on data statistics
• Making data accessible to people
• The importance of getting the right messages to the right people
• The power of automation capabilities
• Where the growth of AI increases in potential
• The notion of value within BAE systems
• The challenges of the defence industry
• Initial opportunities and challenges as Group CDO
• The difference in perception between data and business
• Creating core capabilities
• The use of language and the differences in understanding it
• The difference in culture between organisations
• Recognising different team cultures across the same organisation
• The changing world and how data fits into it
• The impact that politics has on the defence sector
• The importance of transformation programmes
• Building an internal data community
• Measuring the impact of data on the business

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