DAMA International Community Corner: Enterprise Data World 2018
By the time you read this, the Enterprise Data World (EDW) 2018 conference will have come and gone and all…
Data Quality News, Articles, & Education
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A Lesson for Data Pros – Agility is for Everyone
Over the years, I’ve learned that for agile teams to succeed, everyone – from team members to those who interact…
Is a Lack of Data Governance Cancerous?
Often individuals in an organization believe that they don’t have to think about Data Governance (DG) during the implementation stage…
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.…
Introduce Agile Environments for Your BI Team
Agile is like Big Data – a buzzword that has been around for a couple of years already, but in…
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…
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 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…
Improving Patient Data Quality, Part 1: Introduction to the PDDQ Framework
Patient demographic data quality issues are pervasive across the healthcare industry. A significant percentage of healthcare professionals report that duplicate…