Data & Insights Org.
Technology Platform
OKRs
Polaris Program Lingo
Critical Path
100

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Who is Sriram Narayan?

100

This critical phase of the Alida Transition Plan includes aligning transition activities with Data Org roles, mobilizing new resources, finalizing governance reviews, managing dependencies, monitoring quality, and securing readiness sign-off.

What is the Execute phase of the Alida Transition Plan?

100

By June 30th, this platform will be fully built, tested, and transitioned into production, with Q1 and Q2 data versions executed and Alida transition activities completed.

What is the Mesh Platform?

100

Formerly known as the Operationalization workstream, this workstream now goes by a name that evokes structure, direction, and forward momentum.

What is Polo?

100

With EDG approvals secured and data available in MESH, these value-driving initiatives were defined, approved, and time-dependently operationalized from UC1 through UC8.

What are the prioritized use cases?

200

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Who is Arvind Kumar?

200

This is when the Mesh Data Content will be fully deployed.

What is the end of June?

200

These value-driving assets—grouped into tranches—were defined, approved, and operationalized in phases, with Tranches 1 and 2 live, Tranche 3 validated, and a pipeline process ready for what's next.

What are the use cases UC1 through UC8?

200

ODM is now called what?

What is Premise Semantic Layer?

200

With execution methods developed by the Program Team and ownership mapped across workstreams, these foundational processes are primed to scale new data use cases and refine existing ones.

What are the operational processes for the data platform and practice?

300

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Who is Cary Brown?

300

This validation phase involves users incrementally testing new or modified platform functions, with final sign-off confirming readiness for production deployment and use case execution by June.

What is regression testing?

300

With the objective of having all transition-critical positions filled and a tiered hiring approach in motion, this function is being built for scalability, with continued recruitment planned into 2026 and beyond.

What is the Data Organization?

300

This new technology platform will ensure we can grow, adapt, and innovate well into the future.

What is the Premise Data Hub?

300

Following Alida platform delivery and setup of data organization resources, this data platform was fully built, transitioned to Premise, and is now live in production with connected data sources.

What is the Mesh Platform?

400

Focused on advancing maturity, this phase of the Data Governance plan aims to establish a strategic framework, clarify accountability, and define an approach to mitigating data-related risks.

What is Phase 2 of the Data Governance plan?

400

With pre-written test scripts, targeted builds, and a timeline commitment, this collaborative testing phase ensures that users validate Mesh v2 functionality and resolve issues through joint effort.

What is User Acceptance Testing (UAT)?

400

From drafted maps to full transition, these operational workflows will be designed to scale value delivery by enabling new use cases and refining existing ones across the data platform and practice.

What are the operational processes for the data platform and practice?

400

This term refers to the longest sequence of dependent tasks in a project plan—any delay in which will directly impact the overall project timeline.

What is critical path?

400

The delivery of these approved and operational use cases—from UC1 to UC8—relies on EDG-cleared data, MESH platform readiness, and coordinated execution with this team for front-end delivery.

Who is the Visualization Team?

500

This goal defines Phase 2 of the Data Product plan

What is defining product strategy?

500

This milestone confirms users have tested MDC 2.0, resolved issues, and documented future enhancements—demonstrating readiness to support productionalization of new and modified Mesh v2 capabilities.

What is successful completion of User Acceptance Testing?

500

A critical step in enabling scalable data innovation, this transformation achievement will move operational workflows from draft to ownership, unlocking the ability to both optimize existing use cases and onboard new ones.

What is the operational readiness of data platform processes?

500

In program execution, this term refers to a distinct stage or portion of work—often aligned to strategic objectives—used to organize related deliverables within the broader lifecycle.

What is a tranche?

500

These are the four components of Program Polaris Critical Path

What is platform, Use Cases, Data Organization, and Operationalization?