Business Glossaries and Metadata: Using the Glossary to Drive Data Quality
I have been fortunate to lead many data quality improvement efforts over my professional life. Those projects have included quality…
Data Columns
The Data Forecast: The Ridiculous CDO
We’re Solving the Wrong Problem Data people love to have the same conversations over and over again. Attend a data…
Data is Risky Business: Data Ethics – Meet the New Boss (Same as the Old Boss)
My colleague Katherine and I read with interest David Well’s November blog in TDAN.com. Our interest wasn’t just because David was…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Do Data Lakes Make My Enterprise Look Data-Centric?
Where Did “Data Lakes” Come From? Many large firms are implementing “Data Lakes.” The term, and the practice, came into…
The Business of Data: The Importance of Business Process in Data Management
The concept of linking business processes with data is not a new concept. But, as with many core architectural components,…
DAMA International Community Corner: The DAMA Evolution Continues
The team held a face to face meeting in Berlin at the beginning of October to review progress to date…
The Digital Transformer: Renewing the IT Curriculum
As I discussed back in May, our educational system is a bit behind the curve in responding to digital transformation…
The Data Governance Coach: Can Software Help My Data Governance Initiative?
The title of this column is a question that I am being asked much more frequently these days. I think…
It’s All in the Data: Data 2020
The year 2020 could be very special – or not so much. 2020 will be cool for a couple of…
The Book Look: Flow-Based Leadership
The following is a review of the book Flow-Based Leadership by Judith L. Glick-Smith, PhD. Sometimes when I am teaching,…