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...
April 09, 2025
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Jim Walery
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Daylight savings time is upon us once again, and if you’re like us, you may have a lengthy list of things that are recommended to be taken care of when you change your clocks. The first item on the...
March 12, 2025
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Jim Walery
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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...
Here in the blog we like to discuss current topics, often inspired by experiences we have working with clients, or meeting with prospective clients, or even sometimes in the (data) news. At least...
February 24, 2025
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Jim Walery
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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...
Back in the past we authored a series of posts about data literacy (see below for list of posts). We suggested that data literacy isn't something you have or don't have, either individually or...
January 28, 2025
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Jim Walery
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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...
A new year is upon us, and for many organizations that presents an opportunity for reflection. What went well last year, and can we build on that success in the coming year? What didn't go as well as...
December 26, 2024
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Jim Walery
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And the envelope please! We did our review and here are the top 10 most viewed blog posts in 2024 from our IData Insights Blog about Data Management, Data Intelligence, and Data Governance. They are...
November 13, 2024
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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...
November 07, 2024
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Aaron Walker
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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...
September 16, 2024
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Jim Walery
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In this blog post we will discuss data culture at an organization, particularly the elements necessary to have a data culture. These elements include leadership, knowledgebase, access, tools,...
We attended an industry event recently, and during the meet and greet portion we got to talking about what we do. The minute we mentioned "data governance," the response was something like: "you mean...
August 21, 2024
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Jim Walery
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In this blog post we will discuss the importance of open access to the data about data. Having staff access to data about data should be part of the data governance and data-driven culture at your...
Nearly everyone, it seems, understands that organizations perform better when they make evidence-based and data-informed decisions. A data-driven or data-enabled culture is essential for improving...
August 06, 2024
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Jim Walery
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Data intelligence includes a framework with people and processes along with content designed to help people access, understand, connect, protect, and effectively use an organization’s data across all...
July 10, 2024
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Jim Walery
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There is a great deal of data governance-related content including reference data, business glossary, report specifications, policy documentation, data requests, data system inventory, reference...
June 18, 2024
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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 any change is complex to...
June 11, 2024
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Jim Walery
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Achieving a data governance or data culture is critical for an organization. Culture is many things but it must be created with training and policies and management. In this blog post we will provide...
We were recently reintroduced to the "5 Whys" concept, which we first learned of many years ago as part of Lean Six Sigma training. When it's appropriate, it can be an elegant and useful tool to...
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April 22, 2024
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Jim Walery
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Data governance and data intelligence is not just about content. It is not just about having the information. It is about having processes to help keep that information up to date and a knowledge...
April 04, 2024
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Aaron Walker
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Clients often come to us for data governance assistance after they have migrated to a major new software solution, or after they have deployed significant upgrades to their BI stack (a new warehouse,...
March 19, 2024
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Jim Walery
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A key goal of data governance is to increase data literacy and trust. And a business glossary is important in delivering this goal. But organizations have a challenge in updating the business...
February 27, 2024
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Jim Walery
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People (Human Resources) are an important part of data governance and data intelligence. They are part of the necessary framework. Data governance is about helping people and providing guidance....
It’s been a while since we have talked about data requests. An established data request process is an important part of data governance and should provide accurate and trusted information. Often one...