Data Management and Data Governance are the same thing! Aren’t they? Most people would say that this line of thinking is absurd – or even worse. There is NO WAY that they are the same thing. Or are they? Join Bob Seiner and Anthony Algmin for a lively, interactive, and entertaining discussion targeted at providing…

A Data Strategy is a plan for moving an organization towards a more data-driven culture. A Data Strategy is often viewed as a technical exercise. A modern and comprehensive Data Strategy addresses more than just the data; it is a roadmap that defines people, process, and technology. The people aspect includes governance, the execution and enforcement…

Roles and responsibilities are a critical component of every Data Governance program. Building a set of roles that are practical and that will not interfere with people’s “day jobs” is an important consideration that will influence how well your program is adopted. This tutorial focuses on sharing a proven model guaranteed to represent your organization.…

It is impossible to formally govern or manage any-“thing” without information about that “thing.” This certainly holds true for data and information. Data about the data improves confidence in data. Data about data engages and activates people that define, produce, and use data in your organization. Data about data is metadata. Join Bob Seiner for…

Data catalogs, business glossaries, and data dictionaries house metadata that is important to your organization’s governance of data. People in your organization need to be engaged in leveraging the tools, understanding the data that is available, who is responsible for the data, and knowing how to get their hands on the data to perform their…

Gartner defines Data Literacy as the ability to read, write, and communicate data in context, including an understanding of data sources and constructs, analytical methods, and techniques applied, and the ability to describe the use case, application, and resulting value. That is a mouthful and fair definition. Everything included in the definition screams the need…

Is data intelligence a real thing? How is it related to business intelligence? Isn’t the goal of every data-focused investment to become more intelligent in how we define, produce, and use data? In this webinar these questions will be answered. Join Bob Seiner and his special guest, Dave Kellogg (not confirmed yet), for a lively…

The data disciplines listed in the title must work together. The key to success requires understanding the boundaries and overlaps between the disciplines. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to present the relationships between the disciplines in a simple all-in diagram? At the end of this webinar, you will be able to do just…

When starting or evaluating the present state of your Data Governance program, it is important to focus on best practices such that you don’t take a ready, fire, aim approach. Best practices need to be practical and doable to be selected for your organization, and the program must be at risk if the best practice…

The question is asked all the time: “What part of the organization should own your Data Governance program?” The typical answers are “the business” and “IT (information technology).” Another answer to that question is “Yes.” The program must be owned and reside somewhere in the organization. You may ask yourself if there is a correct…