Protect Your Data with Data Governance
There are many reasons why organizations design, develop, and deliver Data Governance Programs. Typical reasons include improving data quality, improving analytical…
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Questions Metadata Can Answer
The world of information technology has “grown up” dramatically in the last twenty-five years – the term of my comparably…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Using the Glossary to Drive Your Quality Strategy
I have recently received many challenging questions about how to use Data Governance processes, technology, and the Business Glossary to…
A Lesson for Data Pros – Agility is for Everyone
Over the years, I’ve learned that for agile teams to succeed, everyone – from team members to those who interact…
Is a Lack of Data Governance Cancerous?
Often individuals in an organization believe that they don’t have to think about Data Governance (DG) during the implementation stage…
Ask the Data Governance Coach: Do We Have to Call It Data Governance?
The question that I’m going to address in this column is one I get asked fairly regularly. Sadly however, there…
All in the Data: Achieving “Good Data” – Pt 1 Improving Data Definition
Many organizations are focusing their data management and “data as an asset” governance programs on improving data for analytical purposes.…
Improving Patient Data Quality, Part 2: What is Evaluated in the PDDQ Framework
This is part two of a two-part article by Melanie Mecca and Jim Halcomb of the CMMI Institute about the…
Data and Trending Technologies: Artificial Intelligence Is All About Data
Artificial Intelligence Is All About Data! It’s Real (And Not Fake) NewVantage Partners’ annual Big Data Executive Survey reveals that…
Ask the Data Governance Coach: Role of the DG Team in Issue Remediation
I always recommend that one of the early processes you should introduce in your Data Governance initiative is a Data…