When You’re Not Ready for Data Governance 1 Feb 2010 at 11:11pm I had a really good discussion today with someone about whether they were actually ready to implement a formal Data Governance program. What prompted it was my concern for their career and the prog... A New Era for Data Governance 6 Jan 2010 at 6:58am We’ve come a long way, baby.
Back in 2003, when I started the Data Governance Institute, a Google search on the term “data governance” yielded just 67 hits. I could count on one hand the number of ... Net-centric Data Governance: Not for Sissies! 14 Sep 2009 at 11:55pm Recently I had occasion to once again pass along advice to “Consider removing some of the burden from management teams by utilizing a centralized, federated, or net-centric Data Governance Model.... From Baby-Sitting to Adoption - a Data Governance Perspective 6 Sep 2009 at 4:15pm Yesterday, Thomas L. Friedman posted an interesting New York Times op-ed column entitled “From Baby-Sitting to Adoption” about U.S. policy in Afghanistan. No, I am not going to comment on that. Bu... Data Governance Missions and the “Branches of Government” 24 Jan 2009 at 12:55pm This past week the U.S. media have been abuzz about President Obama’s first-day-in-office efforts to bring transparency to government. And there are many stories around the theme of the balance of ... Data Governance and Stewardship Technology 23 Jan 2009 at 1:12pm The Data Governance Institute is vendor-neutral. But we’re not tool-blind. It’s just that for a long time, there weren’t many tools that really addressed Data Governance and Stewardship needs.
This... What Data Governance leaders have in common around the world 23 Jan 2009 at 3:47am I admit it. I’m old. At least I’m old enough that we didn’t have cell phones when I was in high school. (Or college, or for a bit after that…) Now I wouldn’t dream of leaving home without one. But ... What are the ethical obligations of Data Governance and Data Management workers? 21 Jan 2009 at 5:13am I hate it when words just disappear. Maybe they meet up with all those socks that go missing from washing machines. Anyway, somewhere there are a few hundred “brilliant” words written on this topic... How to Sell Data Governance to Executive Management 19 Jan 2009 at 12:55am Guest host, Reese Thomas
At every Data Governance conference I’ve attended, at the dinner tables, in the lounge and on break between presentations and workshops, one question invariably pops up. ... Proactive Data Governance and the Economic Crisis 12 Jan 2009 at 4:49pm So I took some time off from this blog to just… think. Clearly, Data Governance is entering a new stage. It’s no longer the obvious-to-a-few, confusing-to-many discipline that a few of us started e... People I’m Thankful For: Bob Seiner 24 Nov 2008 at 5:57am In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’m making note of some people working in the Data Governance field for whom I am especially thankful. Bob Seiner is one of them.
Back in the mid 90s, Bob and I worke... People I’m Thankful For: Davida Berger 22 Nov 2008 at 4:03pm If you’ve been to a Data Governance event in the past few years, you should thank Davida Berger. You see, there was no such thing as a Data Governance conference before Davida, along with Tony Shaw... Potato Chips, French Fries, and Metadata 22 Nov 2008 at 3:27pm Here in the U.S., we’re coming up on our Thanksgiving holiday. One of the discussions that always comes up in conjunction with this is food, and specifically, potatoes. Mashed? (of course) Boiled ... People I’m Thankful For: Jill Dyche 20 Nov 2008 at 6:14pm A lot of you may know the (true) story that when I bought the URL www.DataGovernance.com, a Google search only had 67 hits. But I was certain that Data Governance and Stewardship were disciplines... A Girl Who Can’t Say No 20 Nov 2008 at 5:46pm Ever have a situation where the difference between then and now kinda blows your mind? I’ve been having a series of them, tied to regularly-scheduled phone and web conversations I’ve been having wi... What I Wish I’d Said 19 Nov 2008 at 4:31am In recent posts, Reese Thomas and Tom Jesionowski, who sometimes share this space with me, make some good points about situations where strong data governance have aided organizations during the c... In Data We Trust (But Wear Protection Anyway) 19 Nov 2008 at 1:53am In Data We Trust (But Wear Protection Anyway)
Reese Thomas
Tom’s latest guest post certainly raises the question of what part did data practices play in this current situation. Bad decisions can, a... In Data We Trust 19 Nov 2008 at 1:49am In Data We Trust
Guest poster Tom Jesionowski, Prime Data Consulting LLC
These days you cannot open a news portal, magazine, or turn around without hearing about the markets and the crisis in confi... Data Governance, The War on Drugs, and Little Blue Pills 11 Nov 2008 at 6:44pm A few days ago Reese wrote a blog about a piece he’d read that got him fired up. The writer compared Data Governance to fighting “The War on Drugs” and seemed to have a poor opinion of those who se... Buddhism, the London Underground, and Data Governance 10 Nov 2008 at 10:54pm If your name is Steve Jordan, and if you don’t want a surprise spoiled, stop reading.
For the rest of you, Steve is one of my dearest friends, and I happen to be bringing him a little gift from L...
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