In order to have a successful Enterprise Information Management (EIM) and data management program companies need to ensure that they are properly executing the fundamental building blocks of these initiatives. …
Data Governance Dream Team
Since several years now, Data Governance is not such a mystical term anymore, and Data Governance initiatives have been introduced to many Companies around the world. It’s almost cool and …
Data Quality Shortcomings: Another Case For Data Governance
Data quality has again made headline news in the UK, and as usual for all the wrong reasons. In February 2021 UK TV and press extensively covered a story which …
Data Modelling For Analytics Using Timeless Techniques
Data wrangling is the process of gathering, selecting, and transforming data to answer an analytical question. Also known as data cleaning or “munging”, legend has it that this wrangling costs …
How Does Good Data Impact Our Life?
A leading office products manufacturer had data on thousands of unique products which were scattered across multiple European siloed systems equating tens of thousands of duplicated products. Every new product …
Is Data An Afterthought?
Does your business consider data an afterthought? This was the question posed to the CDO of Dyson, Mridul Mathur, during a recent podcast. Michael Lonnon, MDM Marketing Manager, Stibo SystemsStibo …
Selling Data Governance: How To Win Friends And Influence People
Over the last ten years I have been lucky to work with a variety of client organisations on Data Governance engagements. These organisations have ranged greatly in size, complexity and …
A Hero’s Journey
Implementing successful MDM is all about story telling. The project leader is tasked with taking the dry subject of data and transforming it into something relatable, exciting and understandable. It’s …
The New Boundaries Of Analytics
For many enterprise users I speak with, the future of analytics seems uncertain and rather cloudy. They have invested in self-service business intelligence and visualization, but they’re not sure if …
What Will Your Data Strategy Look Like?
Following my panel appearance at the recent IRM Enterprise Data and BI & Analytics European Conference where we discussed data strategy and, myself and fellow panel members were named CDO Lions! …
Exploring The Bond Between Business Analysis & UX At The Business Analysis Conference Europe 2019
I recently presented a workshop at the Business Analysis Conference Europe 2019 by the industry group International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) where an illustrator created this image summarizing the …
How To Make Plans That Work With Lean PPM™
Boxing legend Mike Tyson said it best when he exclaimed, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” While Tyson meant this quite literally, the sentiment is …
Data Management – Brilliant Basics
Recently I presented at the Noord Data & Analytics Dialogue UK conference. Fantastic event and great to be with my peers sharing ideas and discussing current challenges, predominantly around developing …
Developing a Digital Strategy – What are the Pitfalls?
Where are you with digitization in your organisation?A surprisingly large number underestimate the increasing momentum of digitization, the behavioural changes and technology driving it, and, perhaps most of all, the scale …
Data Security Policies for Modern Enterprises
I. Data in Modern Day Enterprises Enterprises today rely on data to execute daily operations, conduct efficiency analyses, gauge market trends, and obtain insights to gain a competitive advantage. As …
Data Governance & Data Quality – An Architecture for Success
I started working in data management in the dim and distant days of the mid 1990s when I was part of a small team in the Business Strategy function of …
A People Business: IRM UK Data Governance Conference and Master Data Management Summit 2019
This year’s edition of the co-located Data Governance Conference and Master Data Management Summit saw a change of scene – from Portman Square to Tower Bridge, arguably a better panorama …
Forget Warehouse vs. Lake – You Need a Modern Data Architecture
It has been a decade-long dilemma. Do you replace your data warehouse with a data lake? Do you build a lake as well as keeping your warehouse? Could your lake …
Data Is Not Just a Four Letter Word!
Just imagine, if your database held accurate, correctly formatted and duplicate-free data, you would: Martin Doyle, CEO and founder of DQ GlobalIRM UK will be running the the Enterprise Data …
Modern Master Data Management for a True Customer 360
To establish what modern data management is, in the context of a “true” customer 360, first you need to define what a “true” customer 360 is and is not. That’s …
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