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Stewarded Data Is Secure Data

Many years ago we worked with a person whose default position on a surprisingly large variety of issues and tasks came down to something like, "If you don't do things this way, the IRS can fine our...

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Lets Talk Data Governance Committee

In this blog post we will be discussing data governance or data intelligence committees (or whatever your organization calls it). Sometimes these committees are ineffective. There is nothing wrong...

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Wealth of Resources on Data Governance and Data Intelligence Topics and Components

We have a great deal of resources (blog posts, videos, and recorded webinars)  related to a variety of topics and components in data governance (or what we call data intelligence). Topics include: ...

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Helping Data Consumers

We tend to focus our data governance marketing, training, and services efforts on a few key roles: subject matter experts, business analysts and certain technical resources, and of course data...

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Data Governance Content Creation Methods

There are many methods to create data governance content at an organization. Some methods are easier than others. Some methods require a great deal of human touch whiles others do not. Some methods...

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Taking a Customer Service Approach to Data Governance and Data Intelligence

In this blog post we will discuss that organizations should take a customer service and just-in-time approach to data governance and data intelligence. Your organization needs to realize that despite...

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Understanding Data Governance Points of Engagement

Value is only added if there is engagement with the data governance-related content that supports your organization’s goal. This blog post will discuss the points of engagement (or entry) with data...

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Getting Data Steward Acceptance

Very few organizations have all the technical and functional data stewards in place to handle the ever-increasing data-related questions and requests. Therefore, a search for new data stewards is...

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Some Ideas on Taking Full Advantage of Your Data Stewards' Potential

Here at IData, we take an expansive view of data stewards, and we group a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities under the rubric of data stewardship. Without conscientious data stewardship,...

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Here’s Some Resources Regarding People and Data Governance / Data Intelligence

People are an important part of data governance. They are part of the necessary framework. In this blog post we will mention educational resources (blog posts, videos, and recorded webinars) that are...

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Agile Just-in-Time Data Governance is the Way to Go

We are a firm believer in just-in-time data governance (or as we also call it, data intelligence) which is very agile. The agile methodology has radically transformed the process of software...

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Soft Skills and Traits of a Good Data Steward

Being a good data steward is not all about technical knowledge. There are several soft skills, traits, and behaviors that a good data steward should have. Every data steward will be different and...

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Data Governance Framework: Stewardship

One of the three components of a data governance (data intelligence) framework is data stewardship which is defining and establishing stewardship. Stewardship involves people and these individuals...

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Providing Meaning - Writing Good Definitions

A business glossary is a major component within a data governance (or data intelligence) initiative. Glossary entries consist of a name and a functional definition. The purpose of a functional...

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Resources for the Many Components of Data Governance

Data governance (or what we call data intelligence) consists of many components including data system inventory, data request, data stewardship, reference data, data lineage, business glossary, data...

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Data Stewardship is Critical - Here are Some Resources

Data stewardship is an important part of data governance (also referred to as data intelligence) and thus an important part of the success of the organization. A key part of data governance is...

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Setting the Proper Stage for Data Stewards

To have successful data governance (or data intelligence or data management) you need to have data stewardship. And for data stewards to be successful you need to provide them with the proper...

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Data Steward Principles

For folks identified as data stewards there are a few principles you should follow which are: being helpful, being a problem solver, being a creator, being a protector and being positive. Data...

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Data Steward Matrix

The ideal situation is to have people on staff who are experienced and knowledgeable.  And have data stewards who can do a variety of tasks effectively. 

This blog post will cover the steps to create...

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What Are You Doing with Your Data?

Information – or the possession of information – is seen as a kind of power, and some people are loath to give it up. While some individuals hoard information for venal or nefarious purposes, in most...

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Don't Use Committees for Data Governance Content

Is your data governance (or data intelligence) content (report requests, data dumps, data systems inventory, data definitions, etc.) taking too long to produce or does not seem to be as effective as...

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What Does the Data Steward Do?

The data steward role is pivotal for the success of data governance and data intelligence. In a previous post we discussed the 3 data governance roles of steward, owner and custodian. The steward...

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Data Governance Roles: Steward, Owner and Custodian

Data governance (also called data intelligence) consists of processes and tasks that staff perform within their organization. When these activities are executed well, all data users enjoy easier...

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Best Way to Build a Data Dictionary

A data dictionary is a repository of definitions of the data you use to make decisions at your organization. This post will suggest, gathered from our experience, the preferred way to build your data...

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Quick Summary of What is Data Governance and Key Best Practices

We are often asked about data governance (or as we call it data intelligence) such as what is it and what are some key best practices in data governance. This post summarizes our thoughts on this. We...

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