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…
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What Can’t You Do Because Your Data is Ungoverned?
Introduction – The Secret I know the secret to getting business people to tell us why they need Data Governance.…
Data Warehouse Design – Inmon versus Kimball
Introduction We are living in the age of a data revolution, and more corporations are realizing that to lead—or in…
Data Modeling: Understanding and Being Understood
Originally published in TDAN.com in October 2006. From time-to-time TDAN.com shares oldie but goodie articles as Features that are relevant…
Non-Invasive Framework for Data Governance Implementation: Details, Part 2
In the first part of this paper I detailed the levels and components of a Non-Invasive framework for successful data governance…
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 Importance of Business Dialogue as a Part of Data Governance
Productive relationships are based on establishing a shared understanding and maintaining a meaningful dialogue. For data governance initiatives this means…
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…
Five Misconceptions of Data Governance
As a scientist, my first attempt at defining something starts by excluding what it is certainly not or what is…