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You are here: Home / News & Insights / Banking, Finance & Real Estate / Making Data Work: What You Need to Know

Making Data Work: What You Need to Know

November 12, 2018 by Jacques Santucci Leave a Comment

The cannabis industry is evolving rapidly and so is the usage of data in a business, particularly in this nascent industry.

We all know that data’s importance to business strategy is unimaginably larger than a couple of decades ago, but what does it mean to have data that works for your business, in a secure, tangible, and applicable context?

Understand: Before embarking on a quest to internalize more data collection and analysis into your business practices, it is important to understand what you, your business and stakeholders are looking for. By asking the right questions, you will better inform the context behind the numbers. Too often businesses seek to find the answer to a complex strategic question with only one or two data points, when often the answer lies at the intersection of a much larger web of data points from many sectors of the business.

It is also essential to keep in mind that data won’t provide a definitive answer to every headwind a business might meet. Sales data for instance might be a great snapshot of how a business is growing, but it can’t capture some of the more intangible inputs that might be dragging or boosting sales such a weather, time of year, or the nature of salesperson/client interactions. For these considerations, it is important to look up from the data and use it as a framework for assessing the human intensive side of your business.

A final consideration to understand when it comes to putting data to work for your business is “building for a purpose”. Too often data is seen as a powerful tool for business growth and compliance by those at the top of an organization, without understanding the day-to-day implications for frontline employees. By putting a purpose behind your data collection and analysis, you can better ensure buy-in from the employees who make data intensive business practices work. The data should ease the workload of employees and empower them to grow in previously unthinkable ways. Any system or data that is irrelevant to the mission and efficiency of your business and employees will contribute to decreased performance.

Use: When it comes to implementation and management of data solutions the most tedious tasks should be automated first. For instance, we have received feedback from clients and partners that reporting and recording tasks that used to take them four hours a week can be significantly reduced to 30 minutes or less once the proper system and methodology is fully implemented. This is a great example of using data to free up employee time to focus on more strategic tasks. Data is never a replacement for human-specific skill but is a tool to make employees work smarter.

Building off this idea, remember that data is never the whole story, but that the most effective data can be used to tell a story. Failing to look behind the numbers can prove costly to a business, so always integrate the numbers you see into larger narratives and trends. No data project can entirely remove the possibility for human error, and by building data points into cohesive business narratives, businesses can have a firmer understanding of their strategic goals.

Secure: Finally, one of the biggest components for any business reliant on data is security. Cloud storage has removed a lot of the uncertainty around data storage, but you have to still be cognizant of where your data is being stored and what is being done with it. Businesses have long had processes in place to ensure the integrity of financials and inventory, and data should be no exception. Regular audits, and clear chains of command for the maintenance and archiving of data must be ensured.

Filed Under: Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations, Science and Technology Tagged With: big data, data, financial reporting

About Jacques Santucci

Jacques Santucci, President of Nucleus-One Consulting, a leading business performance management providing specialized management and growth strategies, assisting clients nationwide navigate the complex and evolving challenges of license acquisition, starting and operating a cannabis business, founded on the premise of sharing his experience and proven best practices, to define cannabis success at the intersection of finance, operations and strategy.

He is co-founder of Wellness Connection of Maine, the state’s largest group of medical marijuana dispensaries. A cannabis entrepreneur for over 10 years, Jacques has played roles as founder, operator and advisor for several different cannabis companies throughout the United States, as well as founder of Strimo, a business platform software for the cannabis industry.

Jacques can be reached at [email protected] or 207-619-1899

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