There are five key elements (goals, buy-in, content, process, champions) that we say are needed for data governance success for organizations which we will cover in this blog post as well as...
June 10, 2020
By
Jim Walery
In content,
data,
governance,
idata,
process,
Data Cookbook,
people,
buyin,
start,
why
July 24, 2019
By
Jim Walery
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
idata,
process,
Data Cookbook,
technology,
people,
HE
We are a firm believer of just-in-time data governance. In this blog post we will cover less expensive, better ways to do data governance over the more typical (and more costly) ways.
July 18, 2019
By
Jim Walery
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
idata,
process,
reporting,
Data Cookbook,
technology,
people,
HE,
policies,
how
Reporting can always be improved. It is often not the reporting technology being used that is the problem. Usually it comes down to people and processes. In this post we share some thoughts on...
June 12, 2019
By
Jim Walery
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
idata,
process,
reporting,
Data Cookbook,
technology,
people,
HE,
policies,
not,
problem
While some higher education institutions have been successful with a wide range of reporting tools, many others struggle with the same tools. We feel it is because institutional reporting problems...
May 08, 2019
By
Jim Walery
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
idata,
Data Cookbook,
people,
culture,
communication,
HE,
training
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.
...
March 13, 2019
By
Jim Walery
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
idata,
Data Cookbook,
quality,
people,
HE,
staff,
responsibilities,
roles
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 to...
January 16, 2019
By
Jim Walery
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
idata,
Data Cookbook,
people,
HE,
it,
own,
ownership,
department
Who owns the data at higher education institutions? Information Technology (IT) Department or the specific functional department like Admissions, Human Resources, Institutional Research or everyone...
January 02, 2019
By
Jim Walery
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
idata,
Data Cookbook,
people,
HE,
it,
own,
ownership,
department
Data quality is a key component of data governance. This post lists impacts of poor quality data and identifies sources of poor quality data. If you can’t get traction to establish a formal program,...
December 05, 2018
By
Jim Walery
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
idata,
Data Cookbook,
people,
HE,
benefits,
onboarding,
new,
employee,
training
Data governance is an institutional priority and it is critical to give all employees the resources and training to achieve this priority as soon as they walk in the door.
The on-boarding or training...
November 07, 2018
By
Jim Walery
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
idata,
Data Cookbook,
people,
HE,
benefits
So, you don’t trust your data. Well, you need to do something about it. You need to create a culture for having trusted data and have effective data governance in place. Don’t blame your data. This...