In a previous post we shared some thoughts about shadow systems, and how they are symptomatic of poor data governance practices as much as, if not more than, users seeking to evade rules....
February 14, 2019
By
Aaron Walker
In ed,
education,
governance,
higher,
reporting,
Data Cookbook,
analytics,
shadow,
systems,
databases,
tools
October 24, 2018
By
Aaron Walker
In ed,
education,
governance,
higher,
reporting,
Data Cookbook,
analytics
Of our clients who have embarked on an analytics program, many of them have seen the same issues emerge that came up when they introduced Business Intelligence (BI) tools, as well as historically...
February 15, 2018
By
Brenda Reeb
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
reporting,
Data Cookbook,
barriers
Implementing effective reporting in higher education is not easy. This post outlines the barriers to effective reporting and provides solutions to eliminate these barriers.
December 07, 2017
By
Brenda Reeb
In best,
data,
governance,
higher,
practices,
reporting,
Data Cookbook,
pragmatic
In their Top 10 IT Issues, 2017, EDUCAUSE identified “data management and governance” as an issue to “improve…the management of institutional data through data standards, integration, protection,...
May 05, 2015
By
Aaron Walker
In data,
education,
governance,
higher,
reporting,
Data Cookbook,
quality,
technology,
culture
Anyone who's ever attended a Data Cookbook demonstration, or heard us talk about it at a higher education conference, has heard us say this: "Reporting is not a technology problem." While we think...
So, we're converting from X to Y - can you help us re-write our reports?
Often when an organization is changing from one system to another, they look to automate the process. This works fine,...