Which Business Rule do I Believe?
Here we are, well into the 21st Century, and still we have large companies that are not in control of…
A Practical Tool for Data Stewards
Data stewardship is an important role in today’s data-driven business organizations. Data stewards facilitate consensus about data definitions, quality, and…
Ask the Data Governance Coach: What is a Data Glossary?
What is a Data Glossary and how is it Different from a Data Dictionary? This is a question I get…
DAMA International Community Corner: May 2016
Introduction The conference season is underway with DAMA International partnering with outstanding providers around the world to bring our community…
Letter to the Publisher
Dear Mr. Robert S. Seiner: Thank you for including me in the highly regarded IT industry premier online newsletter for data…
What is Non-Invasive Data Governance?
From time-to-time, TDAN.com will share oldie but goodie articles as Features that are relevant for the times. This article, written…
Toward a Better Understanding of Metadata – Program Initiation
Today’s Metadata Management conundrum exceeds the capabilities of any one tool, subject area, business domain, capability, competency, or person. Instead,…
Governance, Risk Management and Compliance – A Step Toward Value-Centric and Data-Driven
As trivial as it may sound today, 100 years ago companies from all industries elected electricity experts on their senior…
It’s all in the Data: Data Governance and Sharing Data Models
On March 17, 2016, I held a Real-World Data Governance (#RWDG) webinar with DATAVERSITY that was titled The Data Model…
Just Enough, Just In Time Semantics
Organizations have been struggling with integrating data across their departments and with business partners. Differences in syntax can often be…