Reimagining Data Preparation for High-Impact Decision-Making
Data often arrives from multiple sources in inconsistent forms, including duplicate entries from CRM systems, incomplete spreadsheet records, and mismatched…
Data Management News, Articles, & Education
Get a thorough Data Management education through TDAN’s Business Intelligence articles, news, and blogs.
The Art of Lean Governance: Moving Beyond Governance Buzzwords and Bling
This column will expand on a Systems Thinking approach to Data Governance and focus on process control. The vendors of…
Celebrating a Year of Excellence: EDM Council’s Data Excellence Program
The EDM Council’s Data Excellence Program has reached a significant milestone: its first anniversary. The program is proving to be…
Empowering Data Stewards: Building a Forum That Drives Value
Data steward forums are catalysts for organizational data wisdom and cultural transformation. When executed thoughtfully, they become your strongest asset…
The State of Data Governance
In 2024, our research at Dresner Advisory Services revealed that only 32% of organizations have a formal data governance organization…
Data Speaks for Itself: Data Quality Management in the Age of Language Models
Unsurprisingly, my last two columns discussed artificial intelligence (AI), specifically the impact of language models (LMs) on data curation. My…
What Is a Citizen Data Scientist and How Has the Role Changed?
The world-renowned technology research firm Gartner first introduced the concept of the citizen data scientist in 2016. Since then, the…
Identifying and Addressing Data Overload
Increased data generation requires modern businesses to manage vast volumes of information. All this data holds immense potential for insights…
Data Professional Introspective: Your Organization Can’t Create an EDM Strategy
Some countries successfully create long-term strategic plans. For example, China’s first 100-year plan was aimed at the elimination of extreme…
Decentralized, Centralized, and Federated Data Governance
In my discussions with CIOs over the last several years, they have repeatedly told me that they strongly dislike traditional…