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Jun 19 2024

Data Crime: Bob Smith

I call it a “data crime” when someone is abusing or misusing data. When we understand these stories and their implications, it can help us learn from mistakes and prevent future data crimes. The stories can also be helpful if you have to explain the importance of data management to someone. The Story I met Bob Smith! While that […]

Master Data Match Rules

As part of a master data management (MDM) implementation, a series of rules must be implemented to determine if two records refer to the same real-world entity that they represent. In the world of MDM, this is often referred to as the golden record, and master data match rules identify when two should become one. Introduction […]

The Art of Lean Governance: Addressing the Elephant in the Room

Hands down one of the most frequent observations when walking the data factory at different clients is the excessive use of spreadsheets for data collection and purification. These spreadsheets are part of a critical data enrichment process for getting reports out the door on time. However, these same spreadsheets represent a significant control problem exposing […]

Data Is Risky Business: Turning Abstract Ethics into Practical Practices

This quarter’s column draws on my keynote for DAMA Calgary’s contribution to DAMA Days Canada last month, which in turn drew on some of the content in the second edition of the “Data Ethics” book I wrote with my colleague Katherine O’Keefe (particularly, Chapter 3 and Chapter 11). My keynote looked at the thorny question […]

Fresh Ideas for Data Governance Professionals

As a frequent reviewer of data and strategy books, I am always interested in understanding authors’ perspectives on data governance. Two recent books have ideas that are worthy of data governance professionals: “Rewired” by Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, and Rodney W. Zemmel; and “Data Is Everybody’s Business” by Barbara H. Wixom, Cynthia M. Beath, and […]

Data Product Success With Non-Invasive Data Governance

The role of data products has become pivotal, driving organizations towards insightful decision-making and competitive advantage. However, ensuring the achievement of these data products demands the strategic integration of Non-Invasive Data Governance (NIDG). This approach fortifies data quality, security, compliance, and collaboration while expertly navigating user queries and concerns. Central to this cooperation is the […]

Who Needs A Data Model Anyway?

These days, there is much conversation about the necessity of the data model. The data model has been around for several decades now and can be classified as an artifact of an earlier day and age. But is the data model really out of date? And exactly why do we need a data model, anyway? […]

Data Speaks for Itself: The Challenge of Data Consistency

Data quality management (DQM) has advanced considerably over the years. The full extent of the problem was first recognized during the data warehouse movement in the 1980s. Out of this, dimensional frameworks were developed for expressing data quality requirements and the development of DQM models such as the ISO 8000 Part 61: Data quality management: […]

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Data Crime: Bob Smith

Master Data Match Rules

The Art of Lean Governance: Addressing the Elephant in the Room

Data Is Risky Business: Turning Abstract Ethics into Practical Practices

Fresh Ideas for Data Governance Professionals

Data Product Success With Non-Invasive Data Governance

Who Needs A Data Model Anyway?

Data Speaks for Itself: The Challenge of Data Consistency

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