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Hotlink Monday - Data Governance and Management Articles
2007-10-08 15:02:00
Here is the latest news in the Data Governance Industry New Study Shows That Most Firms Struggle with Data Integrity Issues - This article states “most firms struggle with Data Integrity Issues” and lists Data Governance as part of the solution to this problem. Business Intelligence in Healthcare: The Drivers - Consultant Jill Dyche muses about ...
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Data Governance and Quality Sessions from the IDQ Conference
2007-10-05 14:13:00
Wednesday at the conference began the series of shorter sessions. The day kicked-off with the one-hour keynote from Elizabeth Kirscher, President of Morningstar’s Data Services Business. Her presentation, titled “When Data Quality Drives Revenue“, centered around the accomplishments of Morningstar in the data management field and the road that they took to get ...
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Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information
2007-10-04 14:15:00
I attended an all day session by Danette McGilvray titled “Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information ” at the IAIDQ Conference. The session provided a really nice framework that you can follow, step-by-step, to implement a strong Data Quality Program in your organization. Danette is the President and Principal of Granite Falls ...
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Power & Politics
2007-10-03 16:10:00
On the first day at the Information and Data Quality Conference, I attended the session, “Using Data Profiling for Proactive Data Quality Improvement“. That session was for the first half of the day, so for the second half I attended the Len Silverston session titled “Power and Politic s in Data Quality Improvement Efforts“. ...

Better Security, Faster Browsing… The Open Source movement
2007-09-30 06:00:00
If you have been following the open source movement (wikipedia page), you’re probably very excited about the products that are coming out of it. In short, open source means that the product is free, peer-edited, and often times better than its cost-based counterparts. Take Firefox for example; Firefox is a web browser that ...
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Vegas Conference - Data Quality
2007-09-29 23:41:00
This past week I attended the Information and Data Quality Conference at the Palms Hotel in Las Vega s . The conference material was great, and because data quality is an emerging discipline just as data governance is, there were many different approaches and methodologies to implementing data excellence in your organization. Last week I ...

Put your Policies in Writing!
2007-09-24 13:12:00
One document that is an absolute must-have for your program is the “Data Governance Policy Document”. This is a document that states what the Data Governance Office (and council) will not allow. It can also state what you do allow, but I’ve found its easier to just list what is now prohibited. ...
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Data Governance Article Roundup - Sept 21st
2007-09-21 20:13:00
Here are a few articles to expand your data horizon… Governance Portal This is a pretty good article in DMReview about the beginning stages of data governance. It states that, “data quality is the first step towards a proactive data governance initiative”. Its a very timely post, as I’m headed to the Information and ...
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Information & Data Quality Conference
2007-09-20 14:53:00
This weekend I’m headed out to the Information & Data Quality Conference in Las Vegas. I’m really excited about the conference because the agenda looks awesome (not to mention they also picked a great locale). For all of you unable to attend, you can view the agenda here; this is what I’m going ...
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3 Ways to Catch Changes to Governed Data Before they Occur
2007-09-17 16:55:00
An important piece of Data Governance is enforcing the policy and governance over data that the council has put in place. This can be one of the most challenging pieces of data governance, and it really occurs at the point where a data governance program and data quality program intersect. The position you ...
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A better article
2007-09-13 15:10:00
I posted the Data Governance whitepaper link yesterday thinking that it would be something particularly helpful for data governance practitioners. The press release had just came across my desk and I posted it so that everyone could read it at the same time I did. Little did I know that it was more of ...
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Freebie Data Governance Whitepaper
2007-09-12 15:45:00
A new whitepaper just came out and it is available on Information Week. I haven’t read this one yet, but I will today and write a post on it tomorrow. You can check it out here. Bonus links: Mark Madsen covers some of the trends he noticed coming out of the TDWI Conference in San ...
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Speak their language - Tailor your message!
2007-09-11 16:15:00
Tailoring your message is an essential project management tool that for some comes natural, but can prove to be a difficult task for others. We’ve all been in ‘business meetings’ that have been hijacked by an IT person who goes way too in depth on programming logic, database design, and architecture plans. On ...
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Congrats
2007-09-10 17:34:00
Congratulations to Charlie R. in Plano, TX. His registration on September 5th was the winning drawing, and he will be receiving a free copy of the book “Alpha Males and Data Disasters: The Case for Data Governance”. Lots of new members have joined, and the contest was a great success. If ...
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Data Governance Book Giveaway
2007-09-04 16:55:00
For the next 4 days you’ll have some opportunities to win the book “Alpha Males and Data Disasters - The Case for Data Governance ”. This book is a great case study on why Data Governance is needed in an organization, and its a really quick and easy read. It provides a nice business perspective ...
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Web 2.0 in the Workplace
2007-08-31 16:42:00
It’s no secret that I’m a big supporter of bringing web 2.0 ideas into the corporate world. There is certainly something to be said about these technologies that are being born out of the second generation of successful websites. The ideas around web 2.0 are collaboration, communication, and community. If you haven’t ...
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Get into the Corporate Newsletter or Magazine
2007-08-30 15:46:00
One thing that I’ve always advised people to do when starting an enterprise wide program is to get into the corporate newsletter, magazine, weekly update, or whatever communication device your organization uses. It is generally pretty easy to get in as the communications department is always looking for good content to fill out their publication. ...
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Data Governance Resources for the week
2007-08-29 15:13:00
Every few weeks I put together a list together for you of all of the resources that I’ve gathered on the latest happenings and discussions going on in the Data Governance and Management industry. Please use these resources to expand your knowledge and feel free to email in or leave a comment with any ...
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5 Days to a Data Maturity Model for Data Governance: Day 5
2007-08-24 15:15:00
Hopefully yesterday you were able to review and fill in the sample maturity model template I provided you for. If you did, it should all be coming together for you. You likely have 5-7 Maturity Levels that are a tailor fit for your organization, and specifically your data. Remember, we crafted ...
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5 Days to a Data Maturity Model for Data Governance: Day 4
2007-08-23 15:21:00
We’re almost through building a maturity model that is just right for your organization. I hope yours is coming along nicely. Today I’m going to provide you with a template that you can use that nicely sums up your maturity model. Did I mention that your maturity model document need not be ...
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5 Days to a Data Maturity Model for Data Governance: Day 3
2007-08-22 15:17:00
You’ve made it to day 3 of “5 Days to a Data Maturity Model “. Day one was all about defining your scope and identifying the lowest maturity level you have. Day 2 covered finding a natural maturity model already occurring in your data. This is a good technique because it helps you build ...
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