To Own or Not to Own Data
To own data or not to own data, that is the question. This question comes up often when I am…
data governance
Data Governance Roles and Responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities are the backbone of a successful information or data governance program. To operate an efficient and effective…
Data Management 20/20: Connecting the Data
Data collection is getting more dispersed and voluminous every day. Corporate entities are constantly merging or splitting, and new lines…
All in the Data: CDOs Should Be Asking “How” … and Not “Why”
The secret lies with Data Governance. The Chief Data Officer (or whoever the Data Czar is at your organization) needs…
Data Professional Introspective: Data Architecture and the Role of Business
The phrase “data architecture” often has different connotations across an organization depending on where their job role is. For instance,…
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.…
Practical Points from the DGPO: What Data Governance Is and Is Not
If you are just starting out and feel overwhelmed by all the various definitions, explanations, and interpretations of data governance,…
Your Metadata Will Not Govern Itself
Metadata Governance is easiest to understand when you separate the term into its two parts – Metadata and Data Governance.…
Data is Risky Business: Call for Compulsory Ethics
In our book, Ethical Data and Information Management, Katherine O’Keefe and I look at the relationship between the Ethic of Society, which today finds expression…
A Predictor of Data Governance Success
Getting business and leadership support for data governance programs – and building a data culture on that buy-in – remains…