Data Professional Introspective: Organizational Factors Impacting EDM
“Money won’t save you, no, no, no, no, no.” – Reggae artist Jimmy Cliff, 1974. In fact, money, insofar as…
Data Governance News, Articles, & Education
Get a thorough Data Governance education through TDAN’s Business Intelligence articles, news, and blogs.
Practical Points from the DGPO: For Professionals, By Professionals
There has never been a better time to be a data governance professional. Why? Two words: Job. Security. Whether it…
Protect Your Data with Data Governance
There are many reasons why organizations design, develop, and deliver Data Governance Programs. Typical reasons include improving data quality, improving analytical…
Data is Risky Business: Ethics at the Core of a Data-Driven World
There is a famous Dilbert cartoon from a few years ago in which Dogbert provides Dilbert’s company with advice on…
Questions Metadata Can Answer
The world of information technology has “grown up” dramatically in the last twenty-five years – the term of my comparably…
8 Ways to Discover Personal Data for GDPR
As many companies around the globe are struggling with how to meet the new GDPR requirement, we are all receiving…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Using the Glossary to Drive Your Quality Strategy
I have recently received many challenging questions about how to use Data Governance processes, technology, and the Business Glossary to…
Make an Impact: Data Team Building
Welcome to my refreshed TDAN.com column! We decided to align the title, Make an Impact, more closely with other Data…
Is Your Senior Leadership Losing Interest?
An interesting topic came up in conversations I had with organizations twice this week. The topic was about “Senior Leadership…
The Value of Clean Customer Data
We all understand the importance of data. Since the inception of Big Data in the 90s through its breakthrough—via the…