Recently, I wrote about treating a data process as the business process that it truly is. The premise was that we must look at data management processes in a more structured way. By spotting repeatable patterns and looking for opportunities to automate some of the mechanical aspects of the process, we can create opportunities to [...]
Businesses have long sought to optimize core business processes to ensure maximum business performance. IT departments have supported the cause by building systems to automate many of the mechanical aspects of these processes ensuring repeatable, efficient execution of operations. These same IT departments, however, have continued to use traditional labor-intensive methods of building many of [...]
As I sit and watch the unbelievable talent during the World Series (even though my beloved Tampa Bay Rays didn’t make it to the fall classic), I can’t help but think of what it means to compete at that level. Watching the flaming MPH indicator every time one of these pitchers throws above 95MPH (and [...]
So you have a data governance program. Congratulations! Now you’re probably thinking about how you can measure the state of data governance in your enterprise moving forward. Perhaps you’ve compile a list of questions: How many layers of escalation are built into the framework? How many permanent council members versus virtual team members are engaged [...]
In this, the conclusion of my blog series on “Measuring data governance programs,” I’ll be exploring the need to measure data governance process performance and techniques you can use to ensure that those processes are operating optimally. The last few posts expressed the need to measure data governance programs from various perspectives to ensure that [...]
