Tag Archives: data-cookbook

Research organizations generate vast amounts of valuable data daily, yet without proper data governance frameworks, this critical asset remains underutilized, inconsistent, and vulnerable to...

Effective data governance and data intelligence transforms healthcare organizations by ensuring data quality, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence while protecting patient privacy and...

We want to return to a theme we've touched on over the last few months, which might boil down to this question: what are your data stewards actually doing? Those people you have named as data...

In the United States, K-12 institutions handle massive volumes of student data daily, making robust data governance essential for protecting privacy, ensuring accuracy, and enabling informed...

Nonprofit organizations face unique data challenges that can undermine donor trust, program effectiveness, and mission impact. In this blog post discover how data governance and data intelligence...

After reviewing our recent blog posts, I realized that Aaron Walker has written several (6 in fact) around the topic of artificial intelligence (AI). And I want in on the conversation. In my opinion,...

At the beginning of the year is a good time to set a goal of getting started with data governance or data intelligence (or a restart). This blog post will discuss the key elements (goals, roadmap,...

In this blog post we will discuss why a help desk, customer service and just-in-time approach to data governance and data intelligence should be taken by organizations. We’ll provide some examples,...

Value is only added if there is engagement with the data governance-related content that supports your organization’s goal. This blog post will provide resources (blog posts, videos, and recorded...

What are the different types of content and processes that are being engaged by data consumers at your organization? Data governance and data intelligence content could include data catalog entries,...

In many organizations, data stewards are the most knowledgeable subject matter experts for the organization’s data. Many data stewards are not offered any formal training on how to be a data steward....

You receive a data-related request. Maybe there is a request for a new report.  Maybe it is a question on an existing report. Maybe there is a data quality issue – real or perceived. Maybe it is a...

Is the effort to implement data governance and data intelligence worth it? The answer to this question is yes. With the implementation of data governance and data intelligence, the organization will...

Keep in mind that data governance and data intelligence is not only about technology and information but also about staff. Make it easy for the staff at your organization to follow data-related...

Data systems at an organization change, or they are no longer needed, or new ones are added. Thus, a data system inventory needs to exist and be maintained. But how do you maintain the data system...

In this blog post, we are going discuss the when, who, and how of creating good business glossary definitions. The business glossary should be accessible to employees would have a need for it. A...

Where do you start with data governance and data intelligence?  Before starting, you want to have a roadmap and set goals. Check out our “Want to Know More About Data Governance Assessments and...

There are six key elements (goals, roadmap, buy-in, content, points of engagement, and data stewardship) that we say are needed for organizational data governance (and data intelligence) success. We...

It’s football season, and if you watch games, you’ve probably seen something like this. It’s fourth down, deep in your opponent's territory. Should you go for it? Should you attempt a field goal? How...

There is a great deal of data governance-related content including  business glossary, report specifications, policy documentation, data requests, data system inventory, reference data, data quality, ...

When we introduced the Data Cookbook, one of our goals was to help clients solve a problem they all had with requesting and providing data. We observed that users who wanted data would describe the...

Let us be among the first to wish you a happy new year. Here's hoping it's productive and rewarding. As with many organizations, we are spending a little time, at the end of last year and the...

Important content in a data governance knowledge base is a data flow catalog which contains information about such items as reports, dashboards, ETLs, data flow integrations, and surveys. Maybe you...

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...

In this blog post we will be discussing data governance or data intelligence committees (or whatever your organization calls it). Sometimes these committees are ineffective. There is nothing wrong...