Data is a valued organization asset. Data is continually flowing and changing and growing. Your organization needs to properly manage data all the time. If you have not already done so, you need to...
August 17, 2023
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Jim Walery
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process,
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intelligence,
project,
framework,
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binder,
service,
expectations
February 01, 2023
By
Aaron Walker
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governance,
process,
Knowledge,
quality,
intelligence,
base,
resiliency,
certification,
path
As data practitioners, we assume that even the most skilled user can and will make mistakes, and we have a number of safeguards in place to prevent or remediate them. When users are entering an...
March 02, 2022
By
Jim Walery
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governance,
idata,
process,
Data Cookbook,
technology,
people,
intelligence,
inexpensive
We are a firm believer of just-in-time data intelligence. In this blog post we will cover less expensive, smarter ways to do data intelligence (data governance) over the more typical (and more...
December 15, 2021
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Jim Walery
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data,
governance,
idata,
process,
stewardship,
Data Cookbook,
people,
communication,
intelligence,
change
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 it is complex to implement...
November 29, 2021
By
Jim Walery
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data,
governance,
idata,
process,
Data Cookbook,
training,
intelligence,
sharing,
framework,
agreements
Organizations and communities are strengthened when there is collaboration of data. And that requires data sharing agreements (DSAs). An organization must achieve a culture of open and transparent...
November 24, 2021
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Jim Walery
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data,
governance,
idata,
process,
Data Cookbook,
culture,
training,
intelligence,
framework,
elements,
clean,
cleanup
Periodically, you will want to modify or remove data in your organization that is incorrect, incomplete, improperly formatted, unnecessary, or duplicated. To do this you want to clean your data....
November 04, 2021
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Jim Walery
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data,
governance,
idata,
process,
Data Cookbook,
people,
success,
buyin,
intelligence,
start,
why,
roadmap,
key,
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elemens
There are six key elements (goals, roadmap, buy-in, content, process, and champions) that we say are needed for organizational data governance (and data intelligence) success. We will cover these key...
October 14, 2021
By
Jim Walery
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data,
governance,
idata,
process,
Data Cookbook,
intelligence,
framework
We have used the term Just-in-Time Data Governance in the past and over time realized that this is not the correct terminology to use. We now call it Just-in-Time Data Intelligence which is a...
September 09, 2021
By
Jim Walery
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idata,
integration,
process,
Data Cookbook,
people,
policies,
intelligence,
solution
Having some of your data governance-related activities automated drives strategic decision-making and improves daily operations in the organization. Data governance automation is an incredibly...
An established data request process is an important data governance (also referred to as data intelligence) process to have at an organization. This process is for staff members asking for such items...