The past 10 years have brought tremendous changes in how the world consumes and thinks about data. At no time in the history of managing information have humans become more aware of the role data plays in all of our lives. Better still, most of us are keenly aware of what happens when it’s not… Read More »Manage What Matters
Data quality conversations can be tiresome. Due in large part to people not understanding why their data is poor. This results in speculation as to how it got that way. The fact that bad data often goes un-noticed until it’s really needed doesn’t help matters. Admittedly the title of this piece may stray into click-bait… Read More »Enough About Data Quality
Let’s be honest — data governance can be tough. To begin with, it’s an over-loaded term. It means different things to different people. As a result, far too many programs struggle to get traction or worse yet, falter only to be relegated to the heap of corporate process improvement fails. Sometimes these failures take the… Read More »Rethinking Data Governance
In an earlier post, we outlined how Enterprise Stewardship requires real transformation and change management. A solid plan should also outline how a roadmap and supporting framework will help you get to the next generation of data management. Better data establishes a beach head for business-driven stewardship. In a previous installment, we also made the… Read More »Mastering Data using Business Domain Models