A Cubic Framework for the Chief Data Officer (CDO): Succeeding in a World of Big Data

A new breed of executive, the chief data officer (CDO), is emerging as a key leader in the organization. We provide a three-dimensional cubic framework that describes the role of the CDO. The three dimensions are: (1) Collaboration Direction (inwards vs. outwards), (2) Data Space (traditional data v...

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Main Authors: Lee, Yang, Madnick, Stuart E., Wang, Richard Y., Wang, Forea, Zhang, Hongyun
Other Authors: MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center
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Language:en_US
Published: Management Information Systems Research Center, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98915
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9240-2573
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description A new breed of executive, the chief data officer (CDO), is emerging as a key leader in the organization. We provide a three-dimensional cubic framework that describes the role of the CDO. The three dimensions are: (1) Collaboration Direction (inwards vs. outwards), (2) Data Space (traditional data vs. big data) and (3) Value Impact (service vs. strategy). We illustrate the framework with examples from early adopters of the CDO role and provide recommendations to help organizations assess and strategize the establishment of their own CDOs.
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spelling mit-1721.1/989152022-09-27T18:21:57Z A Cubic Framework for the Chief Data Officer (CDO): Succeeding in a World of Big Data A Cubic Framework for the Chief Data Officer: Succeeding in a World of Big Data Lee, Yang Madnick, Stuart E. Wang, Richard Y. Wang, Forea Zhang, Hongyun MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center Sloan School of Management Madnick, Stuart E. Wang, Richard Y. A new breed of executive, the chief data officer (CDO), is emerging as a key leader in the organization. We provide a three-dimensional cubic framework that describes the role of the CDO. The three dimensions are: (1) Collaboration Direction (inwards vs. outwards), (2) Data Space (traditional data vs. big data) and (3) Value Impact (service vs. strategy). We illustrate the framework with examples from early adopters of the CDO role and provide recommendations to help organizations assess and strategize the establishment of their own CDOs. 2015-09-28T13:12:22Z 2015-09-28T13:12:22Z 2014-03 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1540-1960 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98915 Lee, Yang, Stuart Madnick, Richard Wang, Forea Wang, and Hongyun Zhang. "A Cubic Framework for the Chief Data Officer: Succeeding in a World of Big Data." MIS Quarterly Executive 13(1) (March 2014). https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9240-2573 en_US http://misqe.org/ojs2/index.php/misqe/article/view/510 MIS Quarterly Executive Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf Management Information Systems Research Center, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota MIT web domain
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title_full A Cubic Framework for the Chief Data Officer (CDO): Succeeding in a World of Big Data
title_fullStr A Cubic Framework for the Chief Data Officer (CDO): Succeeding in a World of Big Data
title_full_unstemmed A Cubic Framework for the Chief Data Officer (CDO): Succeeding in a World of Big Data
title_short A Cubic Framework for the Chief Data Officer (CDO): Succeeding in a World of Big Data
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