---
title: Best Sources of Business Glossary Content
description: IData Blog | Data Governance | Best Sources of Business Glossary Content
image: https://blog.idatainc.com/hubfs/StockSnap_YYJBMNVN6Q_blankpage_sourcescontent_BP.jpg
---

[![iData_notag_tm](https://blog.idatainc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iData_notag_tm.png?width=184&name=iData_notag_tm.png)](http://www.idatainc.com)

# Best Sources of Business Glossary Content

## Best Sources of Business Glossary Content

[February 14, 2023](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/02) By  [Jim Walery](https://blog.idatainc.com/author/jim-walery)  In [content](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/content), [data](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/data), [education](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/education), [governance](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/governance), [higher](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/higher), [Data Cookbook](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/data-cookbook), [HE](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/he), [glossary](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/glossary), [business](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/business), [intelligence](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/intelligence), [resources](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/resources), [definition](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/definition)

This blog post suggests the best sources of definition content and ways to determine what should be defined.  The sources are existing popular reports, pre-existing local glossaries, data dictionaries or other material provided by vendors, and then information from reporting agencies such as IPEDS. Existing popular reports is by far the best source of definitions but most organizations use a variety of sources.  

![StockSnap_YYJBMNVN6Q_blankpage_sourcescontent_BP](https://blog.idatainc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/StockSnap_YYJBMNVN6Q_blankpage_sourcescontent_BP.jpg?width=500&height=331&name=StockSnap_YYJBMNVN6Q_blankpage_sourcescontent_BP.jpg)

Let us look at each one of these. 

The first source are existing popular reports.  This is our preferred source of definitions because it will automatically situate your data elements within a context that is important to your environment. Select your topmost popular ten reports in any given domain.  Look at the columns and identify the ones to define such as enrollment term or at-risk customer or sales lead status.  The report itself will ensure that you are defining data elements that are important and the context will help you with efficiency by grouping like data elements together.

The second source are pre-existing business glossaries.  Some departments or groups in your organization may have created and published a list of glossary entries already.  Here is an example of one we found located at [https://data.research.cornell.edu/content/glossary](https://data.research.cornell.edu/content/glossary).  Move this existing information into your business glossary, either move it directly or import it. You want one central knowledge base as easier to maintain and allows everyone to talk the same language.  Then review it and lightly edit it to conform to your organization’s standards of content that you are trying to ensure.  Ask your departments or groups for these glossaries.

The third source is vendor provided information.  There is various types of vendor information.  

The first type is accessed by checking out the websites of vendors that the organization uses and searching for glossaries that they share. These are better for general terms but will need to be modified to fit the organization’s terminology. Here is an example of vendor provided: [https://workday-info.miami.edu/resources/glossary/glossary-finance/index.html](https://workday-info.miami.edu/resources/glossary/glossary-finance/index.html)

Another type of information from a vendor is the more classic data dictionary and this is very technical in nature and sometimes there is a narrative definition.  Definitions in the data dictionaries tend to be very circular and of poor quality for a business glossary and require more substantive editing.  The dictionary itself can be a starting point for looking for vocabulary.  It has been our experience that a data dictionary will shrink in size when it is being transposed into a business glossary.  It will shrink anywhere from half to a third of its size.  An example could be a short code description and a long code description in the dictionary but just needs one glossary entry.  The other classic example of collapse is around addresses: address line 1, address line 2, address line 3, city, state, zip code, and country.  All these elements are collapsed into one business glossary entry called customer forwarding address or employee home address. 

The fourth source is to look at third-party reporting agencies.  An example in the higher education market is  IPEDS.  The writing style is usually very narrative and business glossary focused but often the scope of what they are addressing tends to create a set of vocabulary that is too broad for a single organization.  You need to edit out (or modify) the vocabulary that is not needed by your organization because it is not relevant to the type of organization you have.  

Some other thoughts regarding business glossary content:

- Not a source but a good way to get ideas for definitions is to ask your new employees.  What terms did they need definitions on that are not in the business glossary?  They are new to your organization and maybe new to your industry.  The business glossary should be a living resource and gets better over time.  
- Often a new glossary entry will lead to another entry.  It would be hard to create an entry for active customer when you do not have entry for customer.
- Don't forget your acronyms.   For example, you should have entries for "BI" and for "Business Intelligence".  And they should be linked together.  Link your definitions when applicable.
- A business glossary is a key artifact for employees.  A challenge for organizations is how to engage data users with their business glossary.   You want to have the ability for reports users to request a change to a definition or add a new definition while accessing the report.  Make the business glossary accessible to data users right where they see the data.  Train them on the business glossary when they join the organization.  Make it easy for employees to access the business glossary and keep it up-to-date so that it is useful.

It is just very challenging to sit down with a blank piece of paper and make a list of vocabulary.  This blog post provides our recommendation of sources.  We hope you found it useful to you and your organization.  Most of our clients use a mix of these sources.   They may use source one and source three more heavily or use a mix of all four sources.

Other business glossary-related resources (blog posts, recorded webinars and videos) are located in this [blog post](https://blog.idatainc.com/business-glossary-resources).  Also check out our [Best Sources of Business Glossary Content video](https://youtu.be/QnZkdxocfsY).

IData has a solution, the [Data Cookbook](http://www.datacookbook.com/tour/), that can aid the employees and the organization in its data governance, data intelligence, data stewardship and data quality initiatives. IData also has experts that can assist with data governance, reporting, integration and other technology services on an as needed basis. Feel free to contact us and let us know how we can assist.

 [![Contact Us](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4171032/6765be6f-f024-407e-aadb-a1418a68ab0f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4171032/6765be6f-f024-407e-aadb-a1418a68ab0f)

(image credit: StockSnap\_YYJBMNVN6Q\_blankpage\_sourcescontent\_BP #1252)

![Jim Walery](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/e2a751ec95ddcd02d65a750bc8aea9dc)

##### About the Author

Jim Walery is a marketing professional who has been providing marketing services to technology companies for over 20 years and specifically those in higher education since 2010. Jim assists in getting the word out about the community via a variety of channels. Jim is knowledgeable in social media, blogging, collateral creation and website content. He is Inbound Marketing certified by HubSpot. Jim holds a B.A. from University of California, Irvine and a M.A. from Webster University. Jim can be reached at jwalery\[at\]idatainc.com.

### Subscribe to Email Updates

### Recent Posts

### Archives

- [February 2018 (13)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2018/02)
- [May 2019 (6)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/05)
- [January 2019 (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/01)
- [February 2019 (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/02)
- [October 2019 (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/10)
- [March 2021 (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/03)
- [June 2021 (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/06)
- [July 2021 (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/07)
- [September 2021 (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/09)
- [March 2022 (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/03)
- [October 2018 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2018/10)
- [March 2019 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/03)
- [June 2019 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/06)
- [July 2019 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/07)
- [December 2019 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/12)
- [April 2020 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/04)
- [May 2020 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/05)
- [June 2020 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/06)
- [August 2020 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/08)
- [January 2021 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/01)
- [April 2021 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/04)
- [May 2021 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/05)
- [August 2021 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/08)
- [January 2022 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/01)
- [June 2022 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/06)
- [July 2022 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/07)
- [August 2022 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/08)
- [November 2022 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/11)
- [February 2023 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/02)
- [September 2023 (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/09)
- [May 2018 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2018/05)
- [November 2018 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2018/11)
- [April 2019 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/04)
- [August 2019 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/08)
- [September 2019 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/09)
- [November 2019 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2019/11)
- [January 2020 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/01)
- [February 2020 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/02)
- [March 2020 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/03)
- [July 2020 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/07)
- [September 2020 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/09)
- [October 2020 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/10)
- [November 2020 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/11)
- [December 2020 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2020/12)
- [February 2021 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/02)
- [October 2021 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/10)
- [November 2021 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/11)
- [December 2021 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2021/12)
- [February 2022 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/02)
- [May 2022 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/05)
- [October 2022 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/10)
- [January 2023 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/01)
- [January 2024 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/01)
- [June 2024 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/06)
- [August 2024 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/08)
- [September 2025 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/09)
- [December 2025 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/12)
- [March 2026 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2026/03)
- [April 2026 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2026/04)
- [May 2026 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2026/05)
- [June 2026 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2026/06)
- [July 2026 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2026/07)
- [August 2026 (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2026/08)
- [December 2018 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2018/12)
- [April 2022 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/04)
- [September 2022 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/09)
- [December 2022 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2022/12)
- [March 2023 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/03)
- [April 2023 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/04)
- [May 2023 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/05)
- [June 2023 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/06)
- [July 2023 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/07)
- [August 2023 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/08)
- [October 2023 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/10)
- [November 2023 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/11)
- [February 2024 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/02)
- [March 2024 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/03)
- [April 2024 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/04)
- [July 2024 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/07)
- [September 2024 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/09)
- [November 2024 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/11)
- [December 2024 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/12)
- [January 2025 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/01)
- [February 2025 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/02)
- [March 2025 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/03)
- [April 2025 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/04)
- [May 2025 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/05)
- [June 2025 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/06)
- [July 2025 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/07)
- [August 2025 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/08)
- [January 2026 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2026/01)
- [February 2026 (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2026/02)
- [June 2013 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2013/06)
- [July 2013 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2013/07)
- [March 2014 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2014/03)
- [May 2015 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2015/05)
- [July 2015 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2015/07)
- [August 2015 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2015/08)
- [January 2017 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2017/01)
- [March 2017 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2017/03)
- [May 2017 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2017/05)
- [June 2017 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2017/06)
- [August 2017 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2017/08)
- [November 2017 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2017/11)
- [December 2017 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2017/12)
- [January 2018 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2018/01)
- [June 2018 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2018/06)
- [July 2018 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2018/07)
- [August 2018 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2018/08)
- [September 2018 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2018/09)
- [December 2023 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2023/12)
- [May 2024 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/05)
- [October 2024 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2024/10)
- [October 2025 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/10)
- [November 2025 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2025/11)
- [September 2026 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/archive/2026/09)

### Categories

- [2019 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/2019)
- [2020 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/2020)
- [2024 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/2024)
- [acceptance (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/acceptance)
- [access (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/access)
- [accountability (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/accountability)
- [action (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/action)
- [actions (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/actions)
- [Admissions (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/admissions)
- [adoption (6)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/adoption)
- [adult (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/adult)
- [advantages (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/advantages)
- [agile (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/agile)
- [agreements (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/agreements)
- [ai (12)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/ai)
- [analytics (22)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/analytics)
- [answers (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/answers)
- [approach (8)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/approach)
- [areas (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/areas)
- [artificial (17)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/artificial)
- [assessment (11)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/assessment)
- [assistance (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/assistance)
- [at-risk (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/at-risk)
- [avoid (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/avoid)
- [back (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/back)
- [barriers (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/barriers)
- [base (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/base)
- [begin (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/begin)
- [benefit (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/benefit)
- [benefits (7)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/benefits)
- [best (26)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/best)
- [BI (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/bi)
- [binder (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/binder)
- [blog (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/blog)
- [book (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/book)
- [brainstorming (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/brainstorming)
- [business (25)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/business)
- [buy (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/buy)
- [buyin (6)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/buyin)
- [capabilities (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/capabilities)
- [cases (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/cases)
- [catalog (12)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/catalog)
- [ccpa (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/ccpa)
- [CDO (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/cdo)
- [certification (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/certification)
- [challenges (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/challenges)
- [change (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/change)
- [checklist (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/checklist)
- [chief (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/chief)
- [citizen (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/citizen)
- [clean (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/clean)
- [cleanup (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/cleanup)
- [cloud (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/cloud)
- [collaboration (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/collaboration)
- [committee (13)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/committee)
- [communication (27)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/communication)
- [community (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/community)
- [complexity (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/complexity)
- [compliance (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/compliance)
- [components (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/components)
- [connectors (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/connectors)
- [consulting (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/consulting)
- [consumer (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/consumer)
- [content (43)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/content)
- [contents (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/contents)
- [continuous (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/continuous)
- [control (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/control)
- [controlling (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/controlling)
- [cookbook (32)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/cookbook)
- [corporation (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/corporation)
- [creation (7)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/creation)
- [CRM (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/crm)
- [cultural (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/cultural)
- [culture (12)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/culture)
- [curated (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/curated)
- [curating (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/curating)
- [custodian (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/custodian)
- [customer (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/customer)
- [cybersecurity (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/cybersecurity)
- [cycle (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/cycle)
- [dashboards (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/dashboards)
- [data (312)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/data)
- [Data Cookbook (185)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/data-cookbook)
- [databases (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/databases)
- [decision (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/decision)
- [definition (7)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/definition)
- [definitions (9)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/definitions)
- [deliverables (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/deliverables)
- [department (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/department)
- [description (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/description)
- [desk (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/desk)
- [dictionary (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/dictionary)
- [digital (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/digital)
- [dimensions (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/dimensions)
- [direction (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/direction)
- [discovery (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/discovery)
- [distribution (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/distribution)
- [dx (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/dx)
- [dynamic (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/dynamic)
- [ed (19)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/ed)
- [education (84)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/education)
- [educause (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/educause)
- [efficiencies (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/efficiencies)
- [efficiency (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/efficiency)
- [elemens (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/elemens)
- [elements (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/elements)
- [emergent (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/emergent)
- [employee (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/employee)
- [enablement (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/enablement)
- [enforcement (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/enforcement)
- [engagement (19)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/engagement)
- [entry (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/entry)
- [erp (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/erp)
- [ETL (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/etl)
- [examples (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/examples)
- [executive (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/executive)
- [expectations (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/expectations)
- [failure (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/failure)
- [features (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/features)
- [flow (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/flow)
- [football (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/football)
- [forum (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/forum)
- [framework (20)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/framework)
- [friction (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/friction)
- [front (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/front)
- [functional (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/functional)
- [gaps (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/gaps)
- [gatekeeper (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/gatekeeper)
- [GDPR (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/gdpr)
- [getting (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/getting)
- [glossary (27)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/glossary)
- [governance (297)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/governance)
- [government (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/government)
- [guidance (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/guidance)
- [HE (42)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/he)
- [health (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/health)
- [healthcare (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/healthcare)
- [HEDW (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/hedw)
- [help (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/help)
- [helping (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/helping)
- [higher (86)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/higher)
- [hiring (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/hiring)
- [how (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/how)
- [idata (143)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/idata)
- [idatahub (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/idatahub)
- [implementation (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/implementation)
- [import (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/import)
- [importance (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/importance)
- [improve (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/improve)
- [improvement (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/improvement)
- [in (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/in)
- [included (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/included)
- [inexpensive (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/inexpensive)
- [information (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/information)
- [initiative (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/initiative)
- [institutional (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/institutional)
- [integration (22)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/integration)
- [intelligence (280)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/intelligence)
- [intervention (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/intervention)
- [inventory (22)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/inventory)
- [investment (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/investment)
- [ipeds (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/ipeds)
- [ir (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/ir)
- [issues (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/issues)
- [it (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/it)
- [items (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/items)
- [iteration (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/iteration)
- [JIT (8)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/jit)
- [journey (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/journey)
- [just (9)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/just)
- [K-12 (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/k-12)
- [key (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/key)
- [know (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/know)
- [Knowledge (20)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/knowledge)
- [knowledgebase (25)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/knowledgebase)
- [language (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/language)
- [leadership (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/leadership)
- [learning (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/learning)
- [lessons (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/lessons)
- [level (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/level)
- [levels (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/levels)
- [libary (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/libary)
- [librarian (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/librarian)
- [library (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/library)
- [life (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/life)
- [lifecycle (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/lifecycle)
- [lineage (6)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/lineage)
- [lists (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/lists)
- [literacy (10)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/literacy)
- [loop (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/loop)
- [maintain (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/maintain)
- [maintenance (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/maintenance)
- [management (32)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/management)
- [manufacturing (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/manufacturing)
- [map (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/map)
- [market (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/market)
- [matrix (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/matrix)
- [measurement (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/measurement)
- [metadata (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/metadata)
- [method (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/method)
- [migrating (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/migrating)
- [migration (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/migration)
- [model (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/model)
- [monkey (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/monkey)
- [new (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/new)
- [non-profit (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/non-profit)
- [not (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/not)
- [office (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/office)
- [officer (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/officer)
- [onboarding (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/onboarding)
- [operations (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/operations)
- [organization (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/organization)
- [organizational (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/organizational)
- [organizations (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/organizations)
- [out (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/out)
- [oversight (8)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/oversight)
- [own (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/own)
- [owner (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/owner)
- [ownership (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/ownership)
- [parts (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/parts)
- [path (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/path)
- [people (36)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/people)
- [plan (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/plan)
- [planning (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/planning)
- [platform (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/platform)
- [playbook (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/playbook)
- [points (8)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/points)
- [policies (15)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/policies)
- [policy (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/policy)
- [portal (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/portal)
- [potential (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/potential)
- [practices (20)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/practices)
- [pragmatic (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/pragmatic)
- [principles (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/principles)
- [priorities (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/priorities)
- [priorization (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/priorization)
- [privacy (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/privacy)
- [problem (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/problem)
- [process (35)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/process)
- [processes (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/processes)
- [processing (7)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/processing)
- [products (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/products)
- [project (11)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/project)
- [projects (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/projects)
- [protection (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/protection)
- [purpose (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/purpose)
- [quality (38)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/quality)
- [questions (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/questions)
- [quick (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/quick)
- [quotes (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/quotes)
- [reasons (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/reasons)
- [recap (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/recap)
- [reference (17)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/reference)
- [regulation (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/regulation)
- [related (8)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/related)
- [report (12)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/report)
- [reporting (19)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/reporting)
- [repository (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/repository)
- [request (25)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/request)
- [research (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/research)
- [resiliency (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/resiliency)
- [resolution (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/resolution)
- [resources (33)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/resources)
- [responsibilities (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/responsibilities)
- [return (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/return)
- [review (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/review)
- [road (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/road)
- [roadmap (16)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/roadmap)
- [ROI (7)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/roi)
- [roles (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/roles)
- [SaaS (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/saas)
- [savings (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/savings)
- [schedule (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/schedule)
- [science (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/science)
- [scientist (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/scientist)
- [score (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/score)
- [security (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/security)
- [self-service (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/self-service)
- [sensitive (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/sensitive)
- [service (7)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/service)
- [services (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/services)
- [session (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/session)
- [shadow (7)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/shadow)
- [sharing (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/sharing)
- [shelf (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/shelf)
- [silo (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/silo)
- [single (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/single)
- [SIS (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/sis)
- [situations (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/situations)
- [skills (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/skills)
- [smarter (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/smarter)
- [soft (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/soft)
- [software (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/software)
- [solis (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/solis)
- [solution (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/solution)
- [source (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/source)
- [specification (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/specification)
- [specifications (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/specifications)
- [spotlight (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/spotlight)
- [sprawl (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/sprawl)
- [staff (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/staff)
- [stakeholders (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/stakeholders)
- [start (10)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/start)
- [started (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/started)
- [steward (34)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/steward)
- [stewardship (47)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/stewardship)
- [story (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/story)
- [strategy (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/strategy)
- [student (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/student)
- [students (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/students)
- [success (8)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/success)
- [summary (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/summary)
- [support (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/support)
- [supporting (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/supporting)
- [survey (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/survey)
- [system (23)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/system)
- [systems (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/systems)
- [tacit (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/tacit)
- [team (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/team)
- [technical (4)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/technical)
- [technology (21)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/technology)
- [telling (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/telling)
- [thoughts (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/thoughts)
- [ticket (3)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/ticket)
- [time (7)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/time)
- [tool (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/tool)
- [tools (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/tools)
- [top (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/top)
- [topics (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/topics)
- [training (25)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/training)
- [traits (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/traits)
- [transformation (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/transformation)
- [transition (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/transition)
- [trend (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/trend)
- [triage (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/triage)
- [trust (17)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/trust)
- [trusted (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/trusted)
- [truth (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/truth)
- [types (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/types)
- [urban (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/urban)
- [use (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/use)
- [used (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/used)
- [uses (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/uses)
- [valid (6)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/valid)
- [value (7)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/value)
- [versioning (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/versioning)
- [vertical (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/vertical)
- [visualization (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/visualization)
- [warehouse (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/warehouse)
- [warehousing (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/warehousing)
- [way (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/way)
- [webinar (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/webinar)
- [what (5)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/what)
- [where (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/where)
- [who (2)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/who)
- [why (7)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/why)
- [wins (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/wins)
- [workflow (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/workflow)
- [writing (1)](https://blog.idatainc.com/tag/writing)

### Address

1727 King Street, Suite 250  
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA

- <https://www.linkedin.com/company/idata-incorporated>

- [Jobs](http://www.idatainc.com/about-us/jobs/)
- [Contact Us](http://www.idatainc.com/about-us/contact-us/)

Copyright © 2026 [IData Incorporated](http://idatainc.com). All rights reserved