In conversations with our research network and advisory clients, a central theme commonly surfaces: how to maximize the value of data and analytics throughout the entire organization every day. This journey takes on trendy names and headlines such as “becoming a data-enabled organization,” “becoming an analytics-driven leader,” or even “empowering data democratization and literacy.” Make no mistake; whatever you want to call it, it’s a big aspiration to transform a company culture from being focused on their expertise in delivering industry products and services to becoming a flexible, data and analytics-driven company. But, as with all lofty goals, it can start with planting the right seeds and building upon incremental value-adding successes. In this blog, let’s break down some essential concepts and then plant some seeds.