Data as an Enabler of Corporate Value
Data Quality Management’s Break The accuracy and speed of execution in many corporate processes rely on the quality of the…
Data Articles
A Really Close Look at the “Universal Data Vault” (UDV)
This is the second of two articles from John Giles on Universal Data Vault (UDV) design. Part one of the…
Data Governance in Agile Projects
I’ve come to consider the Agile project delivery methodology to be a great tool for data governance. The iterative approach…
Toward a Better Understanding of Metadata – Metadata Defined
Metadata is all about integration of data across the various levels of data management abstraction (e.g., Zachman Framework) – business,…
Data Cleansing vs Data Maintenance: Which One Is Most Important?
There are always two aspects to data quality improvement. Data cleansing is the one-off process of tackling errors within the…
Govern by Value: Data-driven Business Excellence
The onset of the information age has irrevocably changed the way business activities are conducted, evaluated, and managed. A paradigm…
Agile Methodologies in EDM Projects
Everybody loves Agile. Right? I see it every day. The Scrum Master opens the daily ceremony with a flourish of…
Technical Metadata Tool Requirements
Organizations that are implementing data management and/or data governance programs look to the software tools of the trade as an…
Is the “Data Asset” Really Different?
I recently presented a seminar at an event called “Data, the Vital Organisational Enabler” Information is at the Heart of ALL…
Why Bad Data is Spoiling Your Marketing Efforts
The amount of money spent on marketing is growing and the way we spend it is changing. Statistics to prove…