All in the Data: Achieving “Good Data” – Pt 1 Improving Data Definition
Many organizations are focusing their data management and “data as an asset” governance programs on improving data for analytical purposes.…
Data Governance News, Articles, & Education
Get a thorough Data Governance education through TDAN’s Business Intelligence articles, news, and blogs.
Data Professional Introspective: Do This to Be the Toast of the Town
You are a data management professional, so we know you are a hero already. But if you’d like to be…
Data Modeling is (Still) Data Governance
The title of this feature should grab the attention of data modeling people as well as data governance people and,…
Pushing the Analogy – Data Lake vs. Data Swamp
Anyone who has been looking at big data for any length of time is already likely to be overexposed to the “data…
Preparing for GDPR
GDPR goes into effect on May 25, 2018. Anyone who captures personal data for EU members will be subject to…
Practical Points from the DGPO: Data Governance Best Practices
Is anyone successful in data governance? What do you need to do to create an effective data governance program? How…
Data is Like Contaminated Water
What if the water that flowed through the pipes in your house or apartment was contaminated and you knew that if…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Business Glossary Value
I wrote an article a year ago about the Business Glossary Prime Directive for TDAN.com, which can be found here.…
Data is Risky Business: I’m a Doctor, Jim …
In Star Trek, DeForest Kelley use to exclaim “I’m a Doctor Jim, not an engineer” or something similar whenever Captain…
Improving Patient Data Quality, Part 2: What is Evaluated in the PDDQ Framework
This is part two of a two-part article by Melanie Mecca and Jim Halcomb of the CMMI Institute about the…