Why it matters
Many organisations built large data platforms that business teams did not trust or use. Product thinking shifts the focus from storing data to serving decisions.
What to get right
- Start with three to five data products tied to revenue or cost decisions.
- Give each a business owner, not only a technical one.
- Publish quality measures and fix issues at the source.
- Fund governance alongside the platform, not after it.
Common questions
Is a data product the same as data mesh?
Data mesh is a broader operating model built around domain-owned data products. You can adopt data products without a full data mesh.
How do we measure success?
By use and trust: how many decisions rely on the product, and how often users find problems.