Change Data Habits Before it is Too Late
The management of data is very similar to the management of one’s health. One way they are similar became very apparent to me recently: if you do not take …
Introduction to Agile Project Management, Part 4
In the first installment of this Introduction to Agile Project Management series, I wrote about Setting the Scene: why we need to be Agile, Feasibility, …
The Data Manifesto: A TDAN.com Interview
The Leader’s Data Manifesto was introduced at Enterprise Data World (EDW) 2017 in Atlanta, GA. This TDAN.com interview took place with two of the primary …
Guidelines for Building World-Class Business Glossaries: Aligning Multiple Definitions
This article by Ron Ross is a continuation of his series focused on Guidelines for Building World-Class Business Glossaries. In this installment Ron shares …
Align Data Governance with Board Governance Imperatives
Governance – managing decision-making and control while balancing the interests of stakeholders – is as relevant to the Enterprise Data Council (EDC) …
Benefits of Modeling Apply to NoSQL
Information drives businesses who make decisions based on data. Data is a corporate asset. Data modeling is critical to understanding data, its …
Guidelines for Building World-Class Business Glossaries – The Essence of Concepts
There are various schools of thought about how to define terms, some arising from professional terminologists and academia. But those approaches are …
Introduction to Agile Project Management, Part 3
In the first installment of this Introduction to Agile Project Management series, I wrote about Setting the Scene: why we need to be Agile, Feasibility, …
How to Conduct a Thorough Data Governance Best Practice Assessment
Web-sites like Mapquest.com can only map out directions if you tell it where you are heading; thus following a Stephen Covey effective habit of beginning with …
Appreciating Metadata Through Music
Metadata is one of the more important aspects of data management, yet many data professionals do not understand or simply ignore metadata management. Consider, …