Everybody is a Data Steward; Get Over It!
A Data Steward is someone that has formal accountability for data in the organization. I say that everybody in the organization is a Data Steward. You may …
It’s All in the Data: Go Jump in a Lake
You’ve all heard the expression before: “Go jump in a lake.” It means the same thing as “Get outta town” or “I don’t believe you.” These days …
Practical Points from the DGPO: Data Governance Lessons From the Kitchen
Happy New Year! We hope you have your “lucky” dish cooked just the way you like and that it brings you good fortune all year long. If you don’t have a …
Using Data to Save the Planet
The topic of climate change is a big one these days. In the wake of the recent, devastating super-storms like Harvey, Irma, and now Maria, the focus on it …
Non-Invasive Data Governance A to Z
This article by Bob Seiner is a brief attempt to associate important Data Governance Terms to each letter of the alphabet. Bob looks forward to hearing back …
Active Information
We are used to talking about data and information as passive things. They are the facts, the result of what we do, the answers to the questions that we have. …
Data is Risky Business: Are We the Bad Guys?
My late grandfather liked westerns. He liked that the bad guy was always easy to spot. The bad guy was the fella wearing the black hat. But what about the guy …
Business Glossaries and Metadata: The Business Glossary & GDPR
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is changing how we think of governing the data of individuals. This regulation is a …
Designing Data Governance
In our last entry, we talked about assessment. Now we’re moving into the design phase of our information management program. Here, we reap the knowledge …
The Data Forecast: Don’t Be Chris Burke
Every organization seems to have little things about their culture that makes the place unique. At one of my former employers, this took the form of people …