Data Dictionary vs. Business Glossary
Enterprises today are focused on ensuring robust data governance, and are exploring different tools and approaches to support their efforts.…
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DAMA International Community Corner: A DAMA Update
So what are we up to this year? Well, this is the year of consolidation – we have had a…
Guidelines for Building World-Class Business Glossaries: Aligning Multiple Definitions
This article by Ron Ross is a continuation of his series focused on Guidelines for Building World-Class Business Glossaries. In…
Guidelines for Building World-Class Business Glossaries – The Essence of Concepts
There are various schools of thought about how to define terms, some arising from professional terminologists and academia. But…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: The “Value” of our Data Consumers
Traditionally, many Data Governance organizational activities and processes have been focused on the infrastructure efforts to create, maintain, and improve…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Building the Data Governance Business Case
I recently spoke at a user conference on the topic of building a business case to get your Data Governance…
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…
Business Glossary Definitions: The Most Difficult Effort
My last article presented an overview of the Business Glossary and its potential contents. While there may be 100 attributes…