Stop Complaining About Your Data – And Do Something About It
Organizations are drowning in a sea of data, facing challenges that range from inconsistent quality to inefficient and ineffective management.…
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A Step Ahead: Hierarchies – Boon or Bane?
This is a follow-up article to last quarter’s “A Step Ahead: Categories – Boon or Bane.” There’s an old cliché…
The Currency of Information: Measuring the Value of Data (Part Four)
Data professionals often talk about the importance of managing data and information as organizational assets, but what does this mean?…
The Evidence Act Brings Opportunity for Data Governance
Five years ago, the most comprehensive data governance law was passed in the U.S. On January 14, 2019, the “Foundations…
All in the Data: The Search for Intelligent Life in Your Organization
An invisible, yet universal, force exists that is shaping the very fabric of data-driven decision-making, data practices, and operational data…
Data Professional Introspective: Demystifying Data Culture
The term “data culture” is frequently used to describe a normative view about how an organization functions (or more precisely,…
Data Protection: Trends and Predictions for 2024
Data protection, as the term implies, refers to the safeguarding of personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.…
Where Data Governance Should Live
Determining the optimal administrative placement for a data governance program, and specifically a Non-Invasive Data Governance program, is a pivotal…
Data Is Risky Business: Turning Abstract Ethics into Practical Practices
This quarter’s column draws on my keynote for DAMA Calgary’s contribution to DAMA Days Canada last month, which in turn…
Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success (Part Two)
In part one of “Metadata Governance: An Outline for Success,” I discussed the steps required to implement a successful data…