Data Stewards Should Get a Raise
Wait a minute… You thought I was talking about data stewards deserving more money for what they do? That is…
data stewardship
All in the Data: A Steward is a Steward
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a popular maxim from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet,…
Where Does Data Governance Fit into a Data Strategy (and other important questions)?
This series of question and answers were prepared for a meeting with a client’s Corporate Communications Specialist. The purpose of…
Keys to Successful Data Governance
Unfortunately a lot of data governance programs fail and there are many reasons why. The silver lining is that there are…
Information Governance, IT Governance, Data Governance – What’s the Difference?
There has been a great deal of confusion around the term information governance (IG), and how it is distinct from…
All in the Data: My, My, Hey, Hey – The Value of Data is Here to Stay
Neil Young waxed poetically when he proclaimed that “It’s better to burn out than it is to rust” in his…
Defeat Your Data Demons
The stories you hear on the news often mention how this person or that person was battling their demons. Alcoholism,…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Data Governance May Require a Village
Is your organization struggling to succeed with your Data Governance program? Is adoption by the business an issue for you?…
Look Out for These Six Data Mistakes
As a year-end activity, a lot of people write about the top-ten this and the top-ten that, from the year…
Collaborative Information Governance
This is the second of three articles that I am writing to introduce the Collaborative Information Governance Framework (CIGF)TM. The…