In this blog post we’ll discuss the institution culture that will maximize the benefit of data governance at all levels. And that data governance needs to be a part of your institution’s culture.
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May 08, 2019
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Jim Walery
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communication,
HE,
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A data quality program can be any size. Whether large or small, the key thing is to have a plan and to use processes that are predictable and repeatable. A haphazard or unpredictable approach will...
May 02, 2019
By
Aaron Walker
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governance,
higher,
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intelligence,
BI,
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science
This post is inspired by two pieces of terminology that have seemingly been everywhere this year, and one factoid that’s been circulating for years. One term is “self-service business intelligence
April 27, 2019
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Brenda Reeb
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governance,
higher,
Data Cookbook,
quality,
actions
A data quality program can be any size. Whether large or small, the key thing is to have a plan and to use processes that are predictable and repeatable. A haphazard or unpredictable approach...
April 24, 2019
By
Jim Walery
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education,
governance,
higher,
idata,
integration,
system,
challenges,
HE,
management
There are many challenges in integrating 2 data systems. In this post we will cover the following challenges: lack of skills, lack of money, lack of resources, poor communication/planning, after...
April 03, 2019
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Aaron Walker
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glossary,
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information,
tecnical
Recently we discussed the differences between a business glossary and a data dictionary, and why you are likely to need both at your organization. In this post we want to delve more deeply into...
March 28, 2019
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Jim Walery
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education,
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higher,
idata,
integration,
practices,
HE
Integration between data systems is a key part of data management. As more data systems are used in an organization, system integrations are becoming even more critical. Data system exchanges...
March 21, 2019
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Brenda Reeb
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Data Cookbook,
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Data governance consists of processes and tasks that staff perform within their organization. When these activities are executed well, all data users enjoy easier and faster access to the data...
March 13, 2019
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Jim Walery
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HE,
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Building a culture that fosters data quality is the job of everyone in your higher education institution, from front line staff in various functional departments such as admissions and advancement...
March 06, 2019
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Aaron Walker
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Having accessible knowledge is an important part of data governance and we thought in this post (and in upcoming posts) we would go back to the basics. Topic this time: is “What is the difference...