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…
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…
Practical Points from the DGPO: Communications is the Key
There are many great quotes and sayings about communication. Two of my favorites are from Peter Drucker and George Bernard…
The Evolution (and Opportunity) of IT Careers
I had a thought-provoking conversation this week with my friend and colleague, Jennifer Hay. Jennifer is an IT career specialist…
How to Avoid the Requirements Trap
Jason Williscroft has written elsewhere about sources of inertia that can send an EDM project sideways. In that piece he…
How to Approach Enterprise Content Management
I was recently asked if I could support an organization on their journey of improving their approach to Enterprise Content…
Digital Transformer: Introducing the IT4IT Standard
About three years ago, I got an unexpected email from Shell Oil – in particular, their chief architect for the…
Insight … So What?
There is a lot of hype around analytics today, with most of it centered on the word “insight.” It seems that…
DAMA International Community Corner: January 2016
New Year, New Start! Refreshed after the holiday break, the team at DAMA International are looking forward to a breakthrough…