Data dictionaries and definitions are an important content item in data governance (or as we call it data intelligence). These dictionary items and definitions are important to all organizations...
Jim Walery
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A data intelligence or data governance initiative at an organization involves change and is not easy to perform. Acknowledge that change is difficult. You understand that it is complex to...
To take control of your data at your organization you need to have sound data policies in place on how data can, and cannot, be used. These policies need to be in alignment with what is possible...
Organizations and communities are strengthened when there is collaboration of data. And that requires data sharing agreements (DSAs). An organization must achieve a culture of open and transparent...
Periodically, you will want to modify or remove data in your organization that is incorrect, incomplete, improperly formatted, unnecessary, or duplicated. To do this you want to clean your data....
There are six key elements (goals, roadmap, buy-in, content, process, and champions) that we say are needed for organizational data governance (and data intelligence) success. We will cover these...
Data lineage is not easy. But knowing where your data came from and how it has been changed is an important part of data governance and data intelligence. In this blog post we will mention...
We have used the term Just-in-Time Data Governance in the past and over time realized that this is not the correct terminology to use. We now call it Just-in-Time Data Intelligence which is a...
A key part of data governance and data intelligence is to have an easily accessible knowledge base and a key part of this knowledge base is a data processing (report) catalog. And a key piece of...
In this blog post we will cover who might be making data-related requests at your organization and the types of requests you might be receiving. You should create a list of your data requestor...