Data Professional Introspective: EDM Education – Part 2 When & How
In our last column, ‘EDM Education – Why, What & Who – Part 1,’ we addressed why EDM Education is…
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Data Professional Introspective: EDM Education – Part 1 Why, What & Who
In my previous TDAN.com column, “Piloting the Plane – EDM Program and Project Management,” I explored perspectives, structures, cultures, approaches…
Data Professional Introspective: Piloting the Plane
An organization’s Enterprise Data Management Strategy, which establishes an EDM Program, requires a corresponding sequence plan (aka, ‘roadmap’) describing initiatives…
Data Professional Introspective: The Perennial Question
Recently, I’ve encountered many client staff, course students, and conference attendees who are grappling with the basic question: “What is…
Data Professional Introspective: Why You Can’t Create an EDM Strategy
Some countries successfully create long-term strategic plans. For example, China’s first 100-year plan was aimed at the elimination of extreme…
Data Professional Introspective: Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
This phrase has been attributed to several people including: Ben Franklin, Winston Churchill, and Abraham Lincoln. Despite whoever said it…
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 Professional Introspective: How to Tackle a Data Quality Strategy
Everyone talks about the importance of data quality, but no one does anything about it. Not anything much, that is. …
Data Professional Introspective: Accelerating Enterprise Data Quality
My recent columns have focused on actionable initiatives that can both deliver business value, providing a tangible achievement, and raise…
Data Professional Introspective: Organizational Factors Impacting EDM
“Money won’t save you, no, no, no, no, no.” – Reggae artist Jimmy Cliff, 1974. In fact, money, insofar as…