{"id":930422,"date":"2026-11-01T18:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T18:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palmer-consulting.com\/ai-data-lab\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T19:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T19:05:32","slug":"developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/palmer-consulting.com\/en\/ai-data-lab\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing a Group-Wide Data Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"930422\" class=\"elementor elementor-930422 elementor-930281\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54967de0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54967de0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721a2601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721a2601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pmrex pmrex-detail\"><header class=\"pmrex-hero\"><div class=\"pmrex-wrap\"><a class=\"pmrex-back\" href=\"https:\/\/palmer-consulting.com\/en\/ai-data-lab\/\">\u2190 AI &#038; Data<\/a><div class=\"pmrex-hero-layout\"><div><p class=\"pmrex-eyebrow\">Customer Feedback<\/p><h1>Building a Group-Wide Data Strategy<\/h1><p class=\"pmrex-lead\">Aligning business needs, technology choices, and governance into a common roadmap.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"pmrex-hero-media\"><figure class=\"pmrex-hero-figure\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/palmer-consulting.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/palmer-rex\/assets\/photo-8.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Developing a Group-Wide Data Strategy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header><section class=\"pmrex-wrap pmrex-overview\"><div><p class=\"pmrex-eyebrow\">The Mission at a Glance<\/p><div class=\"pmrex-company\"><h2>The Company<\/h2><p>A banking group<\/p><\/div><h2>The Context of the Project<\/h2><div class=\"pmrex-context\"><p>A banking group was managing data through several teams: business units, platforms, solutions, and architecture. It wanted to formalize a coherent data strategy and develop a summary report for its executive committee.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"pmrex-problem\"><h2>The Challenge<\/h2><p>Data initiatives led by multiple teams needed to be aligned into a common strategy that could be presented to the executive committee.<\/p><\/div><\/div><aside class=\"pmrex-challenge\"><p class=\"pmrex-eyebrow\">Key Issues to Address<\/p><h2>The Challenge of the Assignment<\/h2><p>The data topic was being approached from multiple angles by business units, platform teams, solution managers, and enterprise architecture. The mission was to consolidate these requirements within a tight timeline. The goal was to consolidate these contributions into a coherent proposal that the executive committee could use to review the group\u2019s strategic direction.<\/p><\/aside><aside class=\"pmrex-early-cta\"><p>Are you facing the same challenges?<\/p><a class=\"pmrex-button\" href=\"https:\/\/palmer-consulting.com\/contact\/\">Contact us \u2197<\/a><\/aside><\/section><section class=\"pmrex-method\"><div class=\"pmrex-wrap\"><div class=\"pmrex-section-heading\"><div><p class=\"pmrex-eyebrow\">Our Approach<\/p><h2>The Process, Step by Step<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pmrex-steps\"><article class=\"pmrex-step\"><span class=\"pmrex-step-number\">01<\/span><div><h3>Identifying Key Issues and Organizing the Work<\/h3><p>PALMER identified the strategic needs related to data management and organized workshops with the relevant entities.<\/p><p>This approach facilitated the articulation of business and IT requirements. Tight project oversight ensured progress remained on schedule while allowing the work to be adjusted as needed based on progress.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pmrex-step\"><span class=\"pmrex-step-number\">02<\/span><div><h3>Aligning Strategic Directions<\/h3><p>These discussions helped define the key pillars of the data strategy and bring together contributions that were initially scattered.<\/p><p>This collaborative process aimed to foster stakeholder buy-in. The strategic directions were designed to link data utilization to the group\u2019s objectives and the concrete needs of its business units.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pmrex-step\"><span class=\"pmrex-step-number\">03<\/span><div><h3>Defining Governance and Architecture<\/h3><p>The task force worked on the governance framework necessary to align business functions with IT.<\/p><p>It also incorporated the principles of a target architecture, as well as platforms and solutions tailored to the organization\u2019s needs. This integrated approach avoided treating business objectives and the technical requirements for their implementation as separate issues.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pmrex-step\"><span class=\"pmrex-step-number\">04<\/span><div><h3>Prioritizing and Preparing for Decision-Making<\/h3><p>Initiatives were prioritized based on their impact and feasibility.<\/p><p>The action plan translated the strategic directions into implementation steps. PALMER synthesized the key elements of the proposal to facilitate its presentation to the executive committee, providing a shared vision of the choices and the path forward.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"pmrex-results\"><div class=\"pmrex-wrap pmrex-results-layout\"><div><p class=\"pmrex-eyebrow\">Work Completed<\/p><h2>What the \u201c<br\/>\u201d initiative has implemented<\/h2><div class=\"pmrex-rule\"><\/div><\/div><ul class=\"pmrex-deliverables\"><li><span>01<\/span><p>A group data strategy document summarizing the key directions.<\/p><\/li><li><span>02<\/span><p>A governance framework between business units and IT.<\/p><\/li><li><span>03<\/span><p>Target architecture principles and prioritized initiatives.<\/p><\/li><li><span>04<\/span><p>A roadmap and summary for the executive committee.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section><section class=\"pmrex-wrap pmrex-contribution\"><div><p class=\"pmrex-eyebrow pmrex-contribution-label\">The Firm&#8217;s Support<\/p><h2>PALMER\u2019s Contribution<\/h2><\/div><div><p class=\"pmrex-value\">PALMER structured the work and brought together the contributions of the various entities. This framework provided an overview of the decisions to be made and their implementation.<\/p><a class=\"pmrex-expertise-link\" href=\"https:\/\/palmer-consulting.com\/en\/ai-data-lab\/\">Discover our AI &#038; Data expertise \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/section><section class=\"pmrex-cta\"><div class=\"pmrex-wrap pmrex-cta-layout\"><div><h2>Let\u2019s discuss your AI &#038; Data strategy<\/h2><p>Let\u2019s discuss your context and the skills needed.<\/p><\/div><a class=\"pmrex-button\" href=\"https:\/\/palmer-consulting.com\/contact\/\">Let\u2019s discuss your needs \u2197<\/a><\/div><\/section><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Align business needs, technology choices, and governance into a common roadmap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":7366,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-930422","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Developing a Group-Wide Data Strategy | Palmer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/palmer-consulting.com\/en\/ai-data-lab\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Developing a Group-Wide Data Strategy | Palmer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Align business needs, technology choices, and governance into a common roadmap.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/palmer-consulting.com\/en\/ai-data-lab\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Palmer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-01T19:05:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/palmer-consulting.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/palmer-rex\/assets\/photo-8.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/en\\\/ai-data-lab\\\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/en\\\/ai-data-lab\\\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\\\/\",\"name\":\"Developing a Group-Wide Data Strategy | Palmer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/en\\\/ai-data-lab\\\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/en\\\/ai-data-lab\\\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/wp-content\\\/plugins\\\/palmer-rex\\\/assets\\\/photo-8.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-01T18:12:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-01T19:05:32+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/en\\\/ai-data-lab\\\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/en\\\/ai-data-lab\\\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/en\\\/ai-data-lab\\\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/wp-content\\\/plugins\\\/palmer-rex\\\/assets\\\/photo-8.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/wp-content\\\/plugins\\\/palmer-rex\\\/assets\\\/photo-8.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/en\\\/ai-data-lab\\\/developing-a-group-wide-data-strategy\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/palmer-consulting.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"AI &amp; 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