Practical Points from the DGPO: Dawn of Self-Service BI Governance
Happy New Year from the DGPO! On January 8, 2020, Cynthia Parsons and Scott Peachey presented Nationwide Insurance’s Award Winning…
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Metadata is Like Body Language
The Nonverbal Dilemma Nonverbal communication is composed of body gestures and vocal inflections. The words you speak are a small…
2020 AI Predictions
2019 was a major year for AI— from innovations in design and ethical advancements to the increased demand for AI…
Data is Risky Business: The Lure of the “Shiny”
I’ve been privileged over the past few months to have the chance to contribute to work being done by the…
Business Glossary and Metadata: When a Data Catalog Product is Not a Data Catalog
If you do a general internet search for data catalogs, all sorts of possibilities emerge. If you look closely, and…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Semantics and the DAMA Wheel
Recently, I was giving a presentation and someone asked me which segment of “the DAMA wheel” did I think semantics…
Make An Impact: Create More Value with Data Curation
Wherever we go, we are overwhelmed by MORE: more sales, more discounts, more fun, more excitement, more features – the…
You Can’t “Cherry Pick” Agile Projects
When you are first adopting agile techniques in your organization a common strategy is to run one or more pilot…
Data Management 20/20: Rationalizing Complex Business Terms
Common Business Term Problem Symptoms Much of the information assets of an organization are captured in business glossaries which are…
Data Breaches are Pervasive and Costly
Unless you’ve been living in a cave somewhere, you’ve certainly heard news about stolen and hacked data, commonly referred to…