Enterprise-Wide Project Management
Published in TDAN.com January 2002 Why Project Management is Important Project Management is important because almost all enterprises suffer from…
Michael Gorman
A Column by Any Other Name is Not a Data Element
Published in TDAN.com July 2001 Background This article describes an approach to achieve enterprise-wide data standardization through the specification, implementation,…
Is SQL a Real Standard Anymore?
Published in TDAN.com April 2001 Just what is a standard? It is something you can count on: for what it…
Data is Executed Policy
Published in TDAN.com January 2001 Rationale for “Data is executed policy” Quality database is an expression of organization, clarity, and…
A New Paradigm for Successful Acquisition of Information Systems
Abstract: Most information systems projects are over budget, under specified, delivered late, and fail to meet organizational expectations. A key…
Information Systems Plan:
Published in TDAN.com September 1999 Rationale for an Information Systems Plan Every year, $300-700 million dollar corporations spend about 5%…
Great News – The Relational Model is Dead
This article presents a shortened version of a paper of the same name, Great News, The Relational Model is Dead,…
Database Objects: The Foundation Stones of Enterprise Database
There are generally considered to be three classes of objects: display objects, wholly contained process objects, and business objects.
Data Model Evaluation Workplan
Should the customer be able to "demand" data models from software package vendors and what can be done to convince…
Outsourcing: Scourge or Salvation?
The Silver Plated Lead Bullet Organizations, attempting to either cut costs or to streamline their information systems development have been…