Modern data estates are too big, too complex, and too diverse to manage using a one-size-fits-all approach. To build a successful data culture you need to pick your battles, and understand where it's important to have discipline and where it's important to have flexibility.

This video looks at the spectrum of management and control, and provides examples and guidance for how to start applying a managed self-service BI approach in your organization.

For additional information on this topic, see https://ssbipolar.com/2020/08/10/data-culture-picking-your-battles

For the introduction to this series on building a data culture, see https://ssbipolar.com/2020/01/06/building-a-data-culture

For additional information on the Power BI adoption framework, see https://ssbipolar.com/2019/12/12/the-power-bi-adoption-framework-its-power-bi-af/

For additional examples on the challenges of "junior" exec sponsors, see https://ssbipolar.com/2019/07/02/are-you-building-a-bi-house-of-cards/

For more Power BI and data culture content, check out the BI Polar blog at https://ssbipolar.com/

For the Informatica blog post "Metadata Management that Scales: Dealing with Big Metadata" mentioned in this video, see https://blogs.informatica.com/2017/04/04/metadata-management-scales-dealing-big-metadata

For more information about Microsoft Finance's BI transformation, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/center-of-excellence-microsoft-business-intelligence-transformation

Intro/outro music by Diablo Swing Orchestra https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Diablo_Swing_Orchestra/The_Butchers_Ballroom/Zodiac_Virtues

Sword logo artwork by Beth Hammer http://www.bethhammer.com/

Thumbnail background image by Devanath from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/horse-soldier-warrior-war-battle-4596827/