Maj Gen Kimberly Crider AF Data Management Breaking Barriers Since 1947
Headquarters U.S. Air Force I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Chief Data Office 29 August 2017
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Unknown Unknowns Known Unknowns Known Knowns Known Knowns Known Unknowns Unknown Unknowns Approach Optimization Experimentation Exploration Tools Reporting, Dashboards Test, Analysis Discovery, Learning People SMEs/Analysts SMEs/Analysts/ Architect- Engineers B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7 SMEs/Analysts/ Architect- Engineers /Data Scientists
2.7 Zettabytes of data exist in the digital universe today Or roughly equal to. Every person in the US tweeting three tweets per minute for 26,976 years Every person in the world having more than 215M high-resolution MRI scans a day More than 200B HD movies which would take a person 47M years to watch B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7
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Veracity Volume Velocity Variety Value Poor data across businesses and the government costs the U.S. economy $3.1 trillion dollars a year. B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7
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One must identify 20% of the decisions which influence 80% of the organizational outcomes, and prioritize them by decreasing order of relative value. B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7
Visible Accessible Understandable Linked Tustworthy THINK BIG START SMALL SCALE QUICKLY I M P A C T B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7
Chief Data Office Purpose As-Is Airmen relying on available data rather than the best data Data is siloed / controlled at lowest levels Unknown or conflicting sources of authoritative data Mainly manual processes to obtain / analyze data To-Be Discover & access pertinent, timely, and accurate information Identify, certify, and register authoritative data sources Information Aggregation Link data sources across mission areas to produce ops relevant information Analytics Support Providing tools, environments, and integrating capabilities to support informed, data-driven decision making Unlocking the VAULT to Understanding B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7 16
4 Lines of Effort Pilot Platform People Partners B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7
Pilot Use Cases 2-3 Proof of Concept Pilots Show Results in 6 Months Answers Important, Operationally Relevant Question Focus Areas: Multi-domain C2ISR Supply Chain Distribution Facilities Modernization/Net Present Value Optimization Retention/Recruiting Asset Availability Operational Readiness Fuels/Energy Optimization B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7
Platform Definition Operational, Business and Publically Available Data Scalable, Flexible, Agile Access and Control Link to Authoritative Data Sources Where They Are Enable Trust and Support Analytics Inform Data Management Explore Technologies BUSINESS DATA OPEN SOURCE & INTERNET DATA Air Force Data Framework OPERATONS DATA Authoritative Data Sources Information Assets ACCESS CONTROL DATA DICTIONARY Discovery & Access INFORMATION CATALOG New Info Assets KNOWLEDGE PORTAL Dashboards (Ops, BI, Decision Making) Analytics (Tools & Environment) B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7
People & Culture Identify Talent Needs Analysts, Data Scientists, Data Architects/Engineers Sourcing Recommend CDO Organizational Alignment Establish Processes for Data Management and Governance Data Panel Data Stewards Data Governance B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7
Partners Coordinate, Leverage and Showcase On-Going Efforts inside the Air Force Identify External Partners Labs FFRDCs Academia Industry Services Share Lessons Learned and Inform our Efforts B r e a k i n g B a r r i e r s S i n c e 1 9 4 7
You Play a Key Role... Consider The Questions at the Start. What Drives Your Success? How Confident Are You In Knowing What You Know? How Well do You Understand the Unknowns? What do You Believe Is Unknowable? Know your Data What is it? Where is it? Can you Access it? Are you Linking it with other Data? Do you Trust it? Is it Working for You? Let s Work Together to Fuel Transformation and Build Long Lasting Value