A Data Governance Self-Assessment Test
The purpose of this article is to provide a model to conduct a self-assessment of your organization’s data environment when…
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Data Management 20/20: The Unacceptable Cost of Bad Data – Part 1
“…quite simply, the better and more accessible the data is, the better the decisions you will make.” – “When Bad…
DAMA International Community Corner: 2020 Reflections and 2021 Resolutions
Announcements and News DAMA International and Local Chapter members! Welcome to the DAMA Corner, a source of information for data management…
Establish a Profitable Quality Program in 2021
Quality Managers have a problem. The success of their quality program hinges on one thing. It’s not KPIs and it’s…
Partly Cloudy with a Scattered IT Environment
How many times, when you were a kid, did a thunderstorm cause an immediate mix of emotions: the fear of…
Data Professional Introspective: Enterprise Data & EDM Strategy Pt 1
It’s been a while since I’ve written about the goals and objectives of an Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Program and…
The Business Case for a Common Language – Not “If,” but “What and When?”
Weinberg’s Second Law: If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.[1] Introduction…
Make An Impact: Why “I Didn’t Have Time” is Always a Lie
I got yelled at this month. Well, sternly-worded texts, anyway – it’s the 2020 version of being yelled at. As…
Common Data Management Mistakes to Avoid
It’s reasonable today to say that a business doesn’t have much of a chance at success without a strong data…
Expanding Role of Data Governance, Metadata Management, and Data Quality
Ensuring data quality is an important aspect of data management and these days, DBAs are increasingly being called upon to…