
4#19 - Bjørn Broum - Data Strategy at Statens Veivesen (Nor)
«Hvis folk tror at data faget er forskjellig mellom industrier så er det ikke det. Data er Data. Forretningskunnskapen er forskjellig. / If people think data work is different across industries, it isn’t. Data is data. Business knowledge is what changes.» In this episode of MetaDAMA, we dive into the data strategy of Statens Vegvesen with Bjørn Broum. With 30 years of experience in the data field, Bjørn shares valuable insights. Bjørn takes us on the journey from Statens Vegvesen’s first data...
1 Sep 44min

4#18 - Mikkel Dengsøe - Scaling Data Teams (Eng)
«A lot of things break with scale.» In our latest conversation with Mikkel Dengsøe, co-founder of SYNQ and former Head of Data, Ops and Financial Crimes at Monzo Bank, we explore the secrets behind effective scaling of data teams. Mikkel reveals surprising statistics based on his analysis of over 10,000 LinkedIn data points and valuable insights from Monzo’s scaling journey, where the data team grew from 30 to over 100 people in just two years. We discuss the critical balance between central ...
25 Aug 41min

4#16 - Audun Fauchald Strand - Alignment in the Age of Autonomy (Nor)
«Det at det er en team sport; det tror jeg er i hvert fall noe data verden kan lære av (software development). / The fact that it’s a team sport; that’s definitely something the data world can learn from software development.» Software development is ahead of the data world in many ways, but what can we learn from its methods? Audun Fauchald Strand, Director of Platform and Infrastructure at NAV, shares insights from building autonomous teams and balancing freedom with governance. Here are my...
16 Jun 47min

4#15 - Säde Haveri - The Data Governance Framework (Eng)
«I consider this Data Governance as a cure. (…) Data Governance can make things better.» In this clarifying conversation, Finnish data expert Säde Haveri shares her 18 years of experience and introduces a practical framework consisting of five key elements that can guide any organization's data governance journey. Säde, who is a Data Governance Manager at Relax Solutions and co-founder of Helsinki Data Week, first explains the important difference between a framework and a playbook. While man...
26 Mai 45min

4#14 - Rasmus Bang - Data Governance - Simple and Relevant (Eng)
«Sometimes it feels like you have CIOs going on Julia Robe’s in Pretty Woman spending sprees.» Have you ever wondered why data governance often becomes so complicated that no one really understands what it’s about? In this episode, we take a refreshing deep dive with data expert Rasmus Bang, who shows how to make data governance simple and relevant. We explore the delicate art of engaging middle management, which is often the key to successful implementation of data governance. Through data g...
5 Mai 46min

4#13 - Juha Korpela - Data Consulting and the Role of Data Modeling (Eng)
«You bring in the knowledge of what works in real life and what doesn’t. That is actually what you are being paid for.» With a year behind him as a solo entrepreneur in his own company, Datakor Consulting, Juha Korpela takes us on a journey through fact-finding-missions at what he calls "the middle layer" of organizations — the strategic area between high-level business strategy and tactical project execution. It is here, he believes, that data consultants can create the most significant and ...
14 Apr 43min

4#12 - Gry Hasselbalch - The Ethics of AI and Data - Human at the Center (Dan)
"Dataetik handler også om den måde, vi opfatter brugeren og mennesket, vores demokrati og vores samfund på." / "Data ethics is also about how we perceive the user and the human being, our democracy, and our society." In this episode, we dive into the complexities of data ethics with Gry Hasselbalch, a leading expert on the topic. With experience shaping EU regulations on data and AI ethics, she shares insights on why human values must remain at the core of digital development. We explore the ...
24 Mar 51min