Principles for the Data-Centric Paradigm – Part 2
There is a movement to upend traditional thinking about information systems by putting data and meaning at the center of…
Derek Coursen
The Unfolding of the Data-Centric Paradigm – Part 1
There is a movement to upend traditional thinking about information systems by putting data and meaning at the center of…
Facing the Flexibility Problem in Human Service Information Systems
This article from Derek Coursen provides five practical steps that technology leaders at human services agencies can take to ensure…
A Taxonomy of Barriers to Producing Performance Indicators on Human Service Programs
Human service programs are under pressure to measure their performance, but they face a variety of practical obstacles to producing…
Why Clarity and Holism Matter for Managing Human Service Information
In this article, Derek Coursen tells us how the human service sectorÕs chronic weakness in managing information is partly the…
A Route to Streamlined Performance Reporting and Stronger Information Systems
In this article Derek Coursen tells us how The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) is beginning to facilitate advanced data…
A Framework for Logical Data Models in Courts
Success in implementing a court automation system depends on developing a high-quality logical data model. Certain patterns regarding representation of…