Ways to Prevent Big Data Failure
Gartner has stated that 80% of BI and analytics projects fail; while tools are getting more sophisticated and software is getting smarter, the number of …
Moving from Data Governance 1.0 to 2.0
Jack was right in the movie A Few Good Men – It is not easy to understand that a practice that we have been practicing for decades needs to face the truth. …
Embedded BI in Digital Marketing
Providing data analysis for marketing can be expensive, time-consuming, and something that seems to take an eternity to implement. Does this sound like a …
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Agile Data Transformation using MDOX
What is agility? I would define it as the ability to move quickly, fluidly, and efficiently in any direction. In data transformation, information moves …
DAMA International Community Corner: DAMA Update
Welcome to DAMA Corner, a source of information for data management professionals here in TDAN.com, the industry leading publication for people interested in …
Project Management Advice from the Masters
Project management is the subtle art of carrying out a plan. Drafting up a plan for a project that encapsulates the vision of a finished product while also …
Data Management 20/20: Build a Managed Data Design Program
Join me in welcoming Robert Lutton, Sandhill Consultants and their new column ‘Data Management 20/20′ to the pages of TDAN.com. RSS Integrating …
Ask the Data Governance Coach: Data Governance over a Data Lake?
There is currently a lot of excitement about data lakes and the possibilities that they offer, particularly about the analytics and data visualizations. As …
Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
Big data and data analytics are changing the way we operate in many areas across the globe, from business to government to mobile app development. The world of …
The Ballot Data Model – Part 2
This is the second of a two-part series (see part one) on the structure of the voting process, as carried out in Harris County (near Houston), Texas. Where …