Business Glossaries and Metadata: Using the Glossary to Drive Your Quality Strategy
I have recently received many challenging questions about how to use Data Governance processes, technology, and the Business Glossary to manage and present the …
A Lesson for Data Pros – Agility is for Everyone
Over the years, I’ve learned that for agile teams to succeed, everyone – from team members to those who interact with the team – must work together …
Is a Lack of Data Governance Cancerous?
Often individuals in an organization believe that they don’t have to think about Data Governance (DG) during the implementation stage and assume that they …
Ask the Data Governance Coach: Do We Have to Call It Data Governance?
The question that I’m going to address in this column is one I get asked fairly regularly. Sadly however, there is no easy yes or no answer. There are a …
All in the Data: Achieving “Good Data” – Pt 1 Improving Data Definition
Many organizations are focusing their data management and “data as an asset” governance programs on improving data for analytical purposes. Several of my …
Improving Patient Data Quality, Part 2: What is Evaluated in the PDDQ Framework
This is part two of a two-part article by Melanie Mecca and Jim Halcomb of the CMMI Institute about the Patient Demographic Data Quality (PDDQ) Framework. In …
Data and Trending Technologies: Artificial Intelligence Is All About Data
Artificial Intelligence Is All About Data! It’s Real (And Not Fake) NewVantage Partners’ annual Big Data Executive Survey reveals that 88.5% of top …
Ask the Data Governance Coach: Role of the DG Team in Issue Remediation
I always recommend that one of the early processes you should introduce in your Data Governance initiative is a Data Quality Issue Resolution process. For …
Is Data Governance a Marathon or a Sprint?
Why compare Data Governance and Data Management with running? Firstly, I am passionate about both topics. Secondly, mindset for both are strikingly similar. …
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 …