[Online] Starting a Domain: Practical Domain-Driven Design for Data Teams
Continuing our DPM webinar series aimed at upskilling & knowledge-sharing, we're joined by Gaëlle Seret - Freelance data leader, former Head of Data Product & Enabling at Decathlon, and co-founder of Clean Data Architecture!
Every organisation has a data definition problem. Product weight means one thing to the supply chain team, another to the designers, and something else entirely to the customer-facing team. The instinct is to create one enterprise model to rule them all. It rarely works.
Gaëlle Seret has spent years helping companies like Decathlon and Pernod Ricard untangle exactly this — building domain maps that let teams work with shared understanding without forcing false consensus.
What we'll unpack
Why the "one definition for everyone" approach breaks down
How to start a domain mapping exercise from a real business problem
What the workshop artefacts actually look like at each stage
How visual collaboration tools (like Obeya) keep alignment visible
When domain-driven design matters even if you're not doing data mesh
What you'll walk away with
A practical process for running your first domain mapping session
An understanding of when multiple definitions are a feature, not a bug
Concrete examples of deliverables from real domain mapping projects
Confidence to facilitate alignment conversations across business and data teams
Perfect for: Data product managers, data leaders, governance practitioners, and anyone who's been asked to "just define what a customer is" for the whole company.
Whether you're mid-transformation or just starting to think about domains, this session will give you a practical starting point — not another framework slide deck.
About our speaker
Gaëlle Seret is a freelance data leader and former Head of Data Product & Enabling at Decathlon. With 10 years of experience, she has led large-scale data and product transformations with a strong user-centric approach. She is the co-founder of Clean Data Architecture, a Substack publication on product craftsmanship and making data management accessible and meaningful.
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