Need Help with Your Data Dictionaries and Definitions? Here are Some Resources

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 as it allows staff to speak the same language.  A functional definition should not be tied to a specific data system while a technical definition can be tied to a specific data system.  Creating an effective data dictionary or data definitions is not easy.  It might involve many discussions (sometimes heated).   So how do you create a data dictionary?  Well, we have written some blog posts, created some videos and done some webinars on the subject of data dictionaries and definitions and thought we would put all of these resources in one place.  Previously we provided a blog post with business glossary resources which is a related subject and can be accessed here.

Here are some of the blog posts that we have written on the subject:

• Back to Basics - Data Dictionary vs. Business Glossary
• Get Off to a Good Start When Writing a Glossary Definition
• Key Principles and Thoughts of Writing Good Business Glossary Definitions
• Best Way to Build a Data Dictionary
• Providing Meaning - Writing Good Definitions
• Sources of Definition Content
• Best Practices for Functional and Technical Definitions

Also, we have a few videos in our YouTube Channel regarding data dictionaries and definitions:

• Functional and Technical Definitions
• Different Types of Definition Collisions
• Resolution of Definition Collisions Using the Data Cookbook
• Plan and Process for Creating a Data Dictionary in Higher Education
• Data Dictionary Creation

And we have done some webinars on the subject as well (here are the recordings):

• Tips for Writing Great Business Glossary Definitions (30 minutes)
• Differences between Managing Technical Metadata and Functional Metadata
• Managing the Collisions of Definitions
• Effective Use of a Data Dictionary Across Your HE Institution
• Data Catalog Best Practices
• Demonstration of the Data Catalog Features of the Data Cookbook

As always, we will be adding content resources on a variety of data governance related subjects. Feel free to check out our data governance resources page to access all the resources. Feel free to let us know any other resources that could aid you in your data governance journey.

IData has a solution, the Data Cookbook, that can aid the employees and the organization in its data governance, data intelligence, business glossary, 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.

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