Data Team Structure: Why Most Fail Before Sprint One

A 14-person data team shipped two products in 18 months. The problem wasn't headcount—it was ownership. When nobody owns data quality for the churn model, nothing ships. Learn what actually breaks data teams and how to fix it. Full article: https://davidohnstad.com/data-team-structure-failure-patterns/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-02
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23893014
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Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
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Data Team Structure: Why Most Fail Before Sprint One

David Ohnstad
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
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Data Team Structure: Why Most Fail Before Sprint One

David Ohnstad
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Abstract

A 14-person data team shipped two products in 18 months. The problem wasn't headcount—it was ownership. When nobody owns data quality for the churn model, nothing ships. Learn what actually breaks data teams and how to fix it. Full article: https://davidohnstad.com/data-team-structure-failure-patterns/

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