We’ve all been affected by Covid-19, and I hope you and your loved ones are well. The health crisis continues to unfold, and it may be many months before it …
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 …
Data Sufficiency – What Is Enough Data?
When creating a new app / product or system, how do you know when you have enough data to go live? Liz Henderson, Associate Director, Global Data Governance Lead, Turner …
Data Governance: A New Hope
Struggling to implement an effective data governance strategy? Stuart Squires, Comma’s Managing Director – EMEA, tells us how we can learn from the mistakes of the Galactic Empire to avoid …
Business Glossary or Glossary for Business?
Playing with Numbers As you will see from my signature at the end of this note (provided you have enough patience to finish it), I am a business analyst in …