Thoughts on Semantic Debt
Semantic debt arises when an organization’s data management systems are conceptually inadequate. We often see semantic debt in source-to-target mappings…
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Features of an Effective Disciplined Agile Coach
I am often asked what makes a Disciplined Agile (DA) coach effective. The features to look for in a DA coach include:…
Why Agile is Like Football
In any team sport, there are persons who never score. Test your trivia mind on that! They do not play…
A Universal Problem in Data Management – Classification
Some classification problems are very straightforward. For example, a data vendor uses a numerical country code, and the business uses…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Data Model Patterns for Agile Projects
This is the fourth column in my series about applying Agile techniques to data projects in our Tips and Tricks from the…
The Agile Enterprise Coach
When your organization chooses to transition into more agile and leaner ways of working, you quickly discover that this effort…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Agile Principles in Data Projects, Part 3
Data Modeling in Agile Projects This is the third in a series of columns about applying Agile techniques to data projects.…
Disciplined Agile Data Management
The Disciplined Agile (DA) process decision framework provides light-weight guidance to help organizations streamline their information technology (IT) and business…
A Disciplined Agile Mindset for Data Management
There are very few organizations left these days that haven’t adopted agile and lean strategies within some – and very…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Agile Principles in Data Projects, Part 2
The Agile Data Disconnect Why do data practitioners, and (especially) data modelers typically run away from Agile? In traditional projects…