Why Do Top-Down Big-Picture Modeling? Part 1
Models are only ever a means to an end. Sometimes car designs are modeled in clay –you can’t drive the…
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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…
A Universal Problem in Data Management – Classification
Some classification problems are very straightforward. For example, a data vendor uses a numerical country code, and the business uses…
MDM Requires These Data Governance Activities
Many organizations seem to be confused in how to implement a master data management (MDM) program. The MDM program is…
Business Glossaries and Metadata: Glossaries, Metadata & MDM
Over the last few months, a few companies have asked me a disturbing question: “Which project do you recommend we…
MDM Needs Data Governance
In recent years, there has been a growing awareness among organizations with regards to their data and the role it…
Dancing Around BPM and Data Management
Recently, I read an article comparing Business Process Management (BPM) versus Data Management (DM). I am sure you have come across…
The Business of Data: The Importance of Business Process in Data Management
The concept of linking business processes with data is not a new concept. But, as with many core architectural components,…