PREPARE YOUR DATA / DA-12

Embedded Data

0.52Adaptability average

AI scales when data is treated as a strategic resource by employees, not as a technical byproduct managed by a function several layers removed from the decisions the data informs. McKinsey Rewired frames embedded data as a structural shift: the traditional model places data inside IT with business teams requesting access through formal channels, while Rewired has business teams own and access data as a core operational asset, IT providing the platform and standards but no longer mediating the work. The frameworks add the supporting infrastructure — self-service analytics, embedded data scientists in business units, and the platform investments that make this distribution practical.

Potential across the 5 Future Positive Principles

Self-Directed

Agency-Centered

Impact-Led

System-Focused

Evolution-Driven

Industry Standard baseline

Future Positive potential

Source Frameworks