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Michael Gabbard
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Operating Model
- Building Data and Analytics Skills
- Roles and Organizational Structure
- Overall Data and Analytics Strategy
Speaker Bio
Michael Gabbard is Senior Director Analyst within the data and analytics leadership and value research team. He specializes in supporting global data and analytics leaders (D&A), CIOs, COOs and other top executives achieve success with data-driven transformation. Michael's expertise includes data-driven business transformation, D&A strategy development, operating model design, best practices in operational excellence, D&A organizational design, and D&A cloud cost management, optimization and FinOps. He also leads the data and analytics strategy and operating model (DASOM) research as well as the annual state of data analytics leader and CDAO survey. He has 15 years experience in consulting, best practices development, executive advisory and research.
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Sessions
Monday, 02 June, 2025 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM IST
How to Create an Optimal Data & Analytics Organizational Model
Michael Gabbard,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
To position their teams as a must-have discipline that can fulfill cross-functional use cases, D&A leaders must optimize their organizational model. The optimal organizational model is one that balances enterprisewide capabilities focused on enablement with decentralized needs focused on outcomes. In this session you will learn the design principles behind the right D&A organizational model and how to balance a centralized team (focused on enablement) and decentralized needs (focused on outcomes).
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Monday, 02 June, 2025 03:15 PM - 04:45 PM IST
CDAO Circle Leadership Exchange: Influence and Storytelling for High-Impact Investments
Gareth Herschel,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Michael Gabbard,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
CDAOs are making investments daily. Perhaps you're looking to grow your team, or maybe making a technology investment to support GenAI, or another investment where you need to build buy-in and gain funding. This workshop will help you develop personal influence skills while also building a strong story for investment.
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Tuesday, 03 June, 2025 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Workshop: Define and Mature Your D&A Operating Model
Michael Gabbard,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
This workshop will guide participants through the process of defining their governing environment, architectures, and delivery models essential for executing strategy. This workshop discusses various models for CDAOs to consider, helping them plan potential shifts in their approach for the future.
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