Is Information Overload a Myth?
My whole career has been based on managing data and producing information and, as such, I am intrigued with the…
Data Features
Data Governance – The Army Way
I conducted this interview with Brigadier Richard Nugee of the British Army a few years back. The interview took place…
Death by Spreadsheet
I suppose most of us have heard the phrase “death by PowerPoint,” referring to those occasions when the burping, animated clip…
Disciplined Agile Data Management
The Disciplined Agile (DA) process decision framework provides light-weight guidance to help organizations streamline their information technology (IT) and business…
A Disciplined Agile Mindset for Data Management
There are very few organizations left these days that haven’t adopted agile and lean strategies within some – and very…
Data Architecture, Where Go’est Thou?
The other day, I ran across an article that discussed data architecture. The article had an “old” architecture and the…
What Does It Mean to “Govern Data”?
Once you have answered the question of what it means to Ògovern data,Ó the next question they will ask is…
Impressions of the 2017 DGIQ Conference
The 2017 Data Governance and Information Quality (DGIQ) Conference (www.dgiqconference.com), hosted by Debtech International and DATAVERSITY, took place in sunny…
The Data Governance Bill of “Rights”
What is the Data Governance Bill of ÒRightsÓ? In this article Bob Seiner explains that the Bill of ÒRightsÓ…
Celebrating 20 Years of TDAN.com
On June 22, 1997, The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com) went live on the internet. The publication started online at stargate.net/TDAN…