Data is the New Bacon
Data is hot because … everything seems to always come back to the data. And there is so much of it – often referred to as Big Data. Data lies at the …
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Too Many Meanings, Not Enough Words
How many words are there in the English language? The Oxford Dictionaries answers this question with a very strong “it depends”: it depends on how you …
The Data Whisperer
A few years ago, my wife and I would watch The Dog Whisperer on the weekends and wonder if Caesar Milan would ever consider helping our dog Luna. Luna would …
Critical Thinking and Data Quality
There is an increasing amount of data becoming available that can support decision making. However, more data is not necessarily more information. How can you …
Do You Need to Audit Your Data?
Can you rely on your business data to make strategic decisions? Do you question the accuracy of your reports? According to Experian, 93% of leaders believe …
Practical Points from the DGPO: Who’s Who in Data Governance
How should the data governance organization be structured? What are the roles needed? Who should ultimately be responsible for data governance and data …
Death by Spreadsheet
I suppose most of us have heard the phrase “death by PowerPoint,” referring to those occasions when the burping, animated clip art gets in the way of the …
Starting Data Governance from Scratch, Again
In our line of work, no two Governance models will ever be the same. Recently an opportunity presented itself that allowed your humble author to, once again, …
Data Professional Introspective: Be a Savvy and Confident Data Steward
At conferences and in working with many organizations, I’ve often met individuals engaged in data governance – executives, stewards, owners, custodians, …
Don’t Do Data Governance If …
There’s a lot of talk about data governance today. But surprisingly, the number of organizations who “do data governance” is not high. In my …