Data Is Risky Business: The Big Picture Ethics of Small Data Actions
Regular readers of this column will have noticed a thread weaving its way through the articles over the past few…
metadata management
You Don’t Know Data! (The Importance of Sound Definitions)
W. Edwards Deming, the father of statistical quality control, said: “If you can’t describe what you are doing as a…
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…
Metadata is Like Body Language
The Nonverbal Dilemma Nonverbal communication is composed of body gestures and vocal inflections. The words you speak are a small…
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.…
Road to Enterprise Architecture Success
A “pre-corollary” to the Cheshire cat’s advice is: “If you don’t know where you are, you certainly can’t know if…