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…
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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,…
The Data Forecast: The Value of Data
Data is a fascinating thing. We have a sense that this stuff is valuable, but we struggle to put it…
The Business of Data: Metadata is Marketing
“I don’t have time to document metadata.” If you’re in the data management or software industry, I’m sure you’ve heard…
The Digital Transformer: Thoughts on Data Governance
Governance is on my mind, as I just finished writing a textbook chapter about it. Given that the focus of…
The Data Governance Coach: Do We Have to Call Them Data Owners?
This may sound like a strange question, but it is one that I am asked frequently. Many people worry about whether it is necessary to…
DAMA International Community Corner July 2016: Moving DAMA Forward
EDW2016 was a wonderful celebration for DAMA as we began delivering on some key projects to make DAMA even more…
It’s all in the Data: Everybody is a Data Steward (Get Over It)
A Data Steward is someone that has formal accountability for data in the organization. I say that everybody in the…
The Book Look: Data Lake Architecture
I consider Bill Inmon a seer. He predicted (and also shaped) the popularity of the data warehouse in the 1990s.…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Building the Data Governance Business Case
I recently spoke at a user conference on the topic of building a business case to get your Data Governance…