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5 core Data Collection Patterns

At AgileData, delivering our Fractional Data Service has revealed the diverse challenges of integrating data from varied organisations, industries, and systems. To scale effectively, we’ve adopted five core data collection patterns based on our “Define it Once, Reuse it Often” (DORO) principle:

1. Push
2. Pull
3. Stream
4. Share
5. File Drop

These patterns are supported by a toolkit of tested technologies like Dataddo, Meltano, and Google services, allowing us to solve new data challenges quickly. Our approach ensures flexibility and scalability, always starting with the question: Push, Pull, Stream, Share, or File Drop?

Mobius loop with Gabrielle Benefield

Dec 2023 | No Nonsense Agile Podcast, Podcast

In this episode, we talked with with Gabrielle Benefield, the inventor of the Mobius loop, an outcome focused product development framework. Gabrielle shares her journey in agile product development from Silicon valley to Yahoo. And the importance of focusing on outcomes of outputs and improving decision speed. We discuss why organisations don’t focus on outcomes, the problem with contracts and scaling an outcome based approach. And finally, we talk about how you can use an experimental approach to bring an outcome driven, focus to your organisation.

Demystifying CDP’s vs. Data Warehouse’s

Dec 2023 | Blog, What is

In this article we describe the concepts of Customer Data Platforms (CDP) versus Data Warehouses.

The magic of DocOps

Nov 2023 | AgileData DataOps, AgileData Product, Blog

TD:LR Patterns like DocOps provide massive value by increasing collaboration across team members and automating manual tasks. But it still requires a high level of technical skills to work in a DocOps way. For the AgileData App and Platform, we want to delvier those...

Iterations create milestone dates, milestone dates force trade off decisions to be made

Nov 2023 | AgileData Network, AgileData Way of Working, Blog

Data teams struggle to not “boil the ocean” when doing data work.

Use milestones as a pattern to help the data team to focus on what really needs to be built and manage the trade-off decisions for what doesn’t.

Sprint Goals with Maarten Dalmijn

Nov 2023 | No Nonsense Agile Podcast, Podcast

In this episode, Murray Robinson chats with Maarten Dalmijn about Sprint Goals. We discuss how sprint goals should act as a primary mission for a sprint, around which everyone’s tasks should revolve, rather than focusing on individual deliverables. We talk about challenges to implementing this approach, the importance of measuring outcomes over output, and the need for competency and trust in the team. This conversation highlights the importance open dialogue with stakeholders, and the necessity of adaptability in the face of uncertainty.

Your data team are mercenaries, define your ways of working based on this

Nov 2023 | AgileData Network, AgileData Way of Working, Blog

Modern data teams are transient, often staying less than 5 years, unlike past decades of long-term loyalty.

Companies should adapt by defining robust Ways of Working (WoW) that endure beyond individual tenures.

Balancing in-house teams with reliable data vendors for continuity and efficiency may also be a useful pattern as part of your WoW.

I’m getting pedantic about semantics

Nov 2023 | AgileData Way of Working, Blog

TD:LR Having a shared language is important to help a data team create their shared ways of working. When we talk about self-service, we should always highlight which self-service pattern we are talking about.I'm getting pedantic about semantics. In the Data Domain we...

The Art of Data: Visualisation vs Storytelling

Nov 2023 | Blog, What is

Data visualization is like painting with data, using charts and graphs to make trends and patterns easy to understand. It’s great for presenting data objectively.

Data storytelling weaves a narrative around data, adding context, engaging emotions, and inspiring action. It’s perfect for persuading stakeholders.

Ways of Working with Scott Ambler

Nov 2023 | AgileData Podcast, Podcast

Join Shane Gibson on the Agile Data Podcast for an enlightening conversation with Scott Ambler, an IT and Agile expert. Delve into Scott’s journey from pioneering programmer to data architecture and Agile methodologies. Discover the evolution of Agile data, the importance of adapting ways of working, and the pitfalls of best practices. Learn valuable insights into continuous improvement, team dynamics, and the complexities of data quality in today’s fast-paced IT landscape. Don’t miss this episode for an in-depth exploration of Agile data and its impact on IT projects and processes.