DAMA International Community Corner: DAMA Community Update
Greetings to the DAMA Community from Peter Aiken, President, DAMA International! As we wind down this Board’s short (2-month) tenure, I wanted to offer a …
Every Data Picture Tells a Story
This blog’s title is very similar to the name of a famous Rod Stewart album that contains a signature song of the same name at its core. When it comes …
The Marriage of Metadata and Data Governance
Data governance is the people, process, and technology required to create a consistent and proper handling of an organization’s data throughout the entire …
Ask the Data Governance Coach: A Lean Approach to Data Governance
As I may have mentioned in the past, getting a data governance initiative started can be extremely challenging. This is particularly true if you work in an …
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Agile Data Summary
Welcome to the wrap-up column in our series on applying Agile techniques to data projects in our Tales and Tips from the Trenches Column. The column’s goal …
Many Flavors of DGIQ – 2018 Conference Recap
This June, I had the pleasure of attending the 2018 Data Governance and Information Quality (DGIQ) conference in San Diego at the Catamaran Resort Hotel, for …
All in the Data: Achieving “Good Data” – Pt 2 Improving Data Production
Many organizations focus their data governance programs on improving their data for analytical purposes. A problem they are running into is that their data has …
Data-Driven or In Disguise
Walk into any boardroom or executive committee meeting, and there’s a good chance you’ll hear someone talking about data. And it’s no wonder. Data— and …
Big Data in Our Daily Life
Ever wondered how much data is being created every day? Or how this data is impacting our lives? It might interest you to know that nearly two-and-a-half …
Why ISO Certification Is Worth It
ISO certification offers autonomous validation that ascertains a company’s conformity to a given set of standards. Today, data security vulnerabilities have …