This are my favorite web links for Chief Data Officers (CDOs) created in March 2016:
Chief Data Officer Definition
- Wikipedia provides a very short CDO definition and a nice reading about the history of the CDO role:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_data_officer - Short post from Gartner with nice definition for a CDO:
http://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/understanding-the-chief-data-officer-role/ - Chief Data Officer vs. Chief Digital Officer:
http://blogs.informatica.com/2015/05/01/a-tale-of-two-cdos-is-it-chief-digital-officer-or-chief-data-officer/#fbid=OV3CHu-O4kQ5
Chief Data Officer Role
- Long blog post about role, responsibility and vision of a CDO:
https://project-open-data.cio.gov/cdo/ - Short blog post describing success criteria for CDOs:
http://searchbusinessanalytics.techtarget.com/feature/Chief-data-officer-job-description-requires-a-proper-fit - A 32 pages report describing why organizations have to hire a CDO:
https://www.capgemini.com/resource-file-access/resource/pdf/the_role_of_the_cdo_in_financial_services.pdf - Very detailed and business oriented CDO role description:
https://www.cutter.com/article/role-chief-data-officer-21st-century-400806 - Good discussion about the new company culture created by CDOs:
http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/it-strategy/rise-and-fall-of-the-chief-data-officer/a/d-id/1324280
Chief Data Officer Skills
- A slider describing 15 requirements and skills of a CDO:
http://www.information-management.com/gallery/Chief-Data-Officer-CDO-Job-Requirements-Description-10026641-1.html - CDO’s skill and salary description and many statements from current CDOs:
http://www.cio.co.uk/insight/cio-career/chief-data-officer-salary-job-description-cdo-role-3596334/ - Tips for hiring a CDO:
http://insidebigdata.com/2016/03/09/hiring-a-chief-data-officer-heres-5-must-have-and-5-must-avoid-skills/
Chief Data Officer Education
- The Chief Data Officer Business School:
http://cdohub.com
I am not listing all the CDO summits and conferences announced for 2016. Please feel free to add a comment with your favorite web link about Chief Data Officers.