IData Insights

By now you've decided that data governance is a good idea for your organization. You want to use organizational data to drive better decisions, and to better understand the effect of actions...

When we speak with new or prospective clients, the topic of their organization's data quality often comes up. And it's frequently our experience that when someone who is not data-savvy thinks...

For folks identified as data stewards there are a few principles you should follow which are: being helpful, being a problem solver, being a creator, being a protector and being positive.  Data...

We've been at this data management thing for a while now, and while much has changed over the last couple of decades, there are a few archetypes of data failure that continue to bedevil our...

This blog post will show you how to evaluate your data governance processes so that they can be improved, thus improving the institution’s efficiency and effectiveness.  You need to determine the...

The ideal situation is to have people on staff who are experienced and knowledgeable.  And have data stewards who can do a variety of tasks effectively. 

This blog post will cover the steps to...

Data is everywhere at an institution in many data systems. And growing all the time. Data at an institution needs to be understood, individually and collectively, and can’t be done without a data...

An important data governance process to have is an established data request process that is known and easy to use. This process should provide accurate and trusted information.   Often one data...

Information – or the possession of information – is seen as a kind of power, and some people are loath to give it up. While some individuals hoard information for venal or nefarious purposes, in...

This post is about student data privacy which is a big issue at higher education institutions.  We’ll discuss how student data privacy fits ethically, legally and financially.  Third party access...