All in the Data: Time for a Data Intervention
Interventions are a systematic process of assessment and planning, employed to remediate or prevent a problem. The process is often focused on resolving …
Data Professional Introspective: Accelerating Enterprise Data Quality
My recent columns have focused on actionable initiatives that can both deliver business value, providing a tangible achievement, and raise the profile of the …
It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Bob
Planning for the coming year is always a time of reckoning. A time when organizations ask themselves what worked, what didn’t, and, most importantly, how to …
Make an Impact: Three Words to Irrelevancy
I get it. Creating data value is challenging under the best circumstances—and frankly, most of us aren’t in perfect situations. We have ambiguity, poor …
Data and Trending Technologies: Role of Data in Digital Twin Technology
One of the main reasons I am excited about my ongoing column ‘Data and Trending Technologies’ on TDAN.com is that I get to explore the latest technologies …
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 …
Data Professional Introspective: Organizational Factors Impacting EDM
“Money won’t save you, no, no, no, no, no.” – Reggae artist Jimmy Cliff, 1974. In fact, money, insofar as it underwrites the complex data environment …
Data is Risky Business: Ethics at the Core of a Data-Driven World
There is a famous Dilbert cartoon from a few years ago in which Dogbert provides Dilbert’s company with advice on how they can generate revenue from the …
Questions Metadata Can Answer
The world of information technology has “grown up” dramatically in the last twenty-five years – the term of my comparably short career. From the days of …
Is Your Senior Leadership Losing Interest?
An interesting topic came up in conversations I had with organizations twice this week. The topic was about “Senior Leadership is losing interest” and what …