The UK might be leaving the European Union, but there is a corner of London near Marble Arch where data professionals from across Europe will gather to share ideas and …
GDPR: Beyond Compliance
Ask any business leader, anywhere, and they will proudly declare their organisation is compliant with the GDPR privacy regime which came into force on 25 May 2018. They will tell …
Data is NOT the new Oil .. The “Data Asset” is Really Different
I recently presented a seminar at an event called “Data, the vital organisation enabler” Information is at the Heart of ALL of the Business during which I raised the question, “Is …
Data Changemakers 10: Rachael Tiffen, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton
The Data Changemakers series is a set of interviews and interactions with people who have spent their careers working in or around data and data management initiatives. They have a …
Data Changemakers 7: Vanessa Eriksson, CDO Advisor Sweden, PwC
The Data Changemakers series is a set of interviews and interactions with people who have spent their careers working in or around data and data management initiatives. They have a …
2018 is Big on Organizing Data with AI
With the first quarter of 2018 behind us, we now have a taste of the top trends in data management. And by all accounts, the predictions are spot on! The …
Developing And Institutionalising The Western Cape Government Of South Africa’s Master Plan For Province-Wide Data Governance: First Lessons Learned.
The Master Plan for Province-wide Data Governance for the Western Cape Government of South Africa is a strategic response to the complexity in which Government operates within the area of …
Rolling Out A Sustained Data Governance Culture
Did you know that more data has been created in the last two years than in the entire history of the human race and that over 60% of the human …
The Data Changemakers: Sri Kanthadai, Global Insights & Data Lead, Capgemini
The Data Changemakers series is a set of interviews and interactions with people who have spent their careers working in or around data and data management initiatives. They have a …
Defining Innovation
At a software company where I worked years ago our CEO called his product leads to a meeting. We sat at a long conference table, with hot drinks and ample …
The Leader’s Data Manifesto
All business leaders need to know something about their finances, their people, and the running of their organization. They understand that people and money have value and have to be …
Data Quality and the GDPR
What does the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have to do with data quality? Plenty! Simply put, high quality data means that you have the right information available at the …
Master Data: The Building Blocks of Business
Skyscrapers are built with huge concrete slabs and the most rigid girders around; granted, you can build an enormous office without much foundation and flimsy beams, but realistically, how long …
Changing the Way We Do Things Around Here
In Data Management, designing the required controls and processes are not enough. There has to be an absolute focus on bringing people along with you from day one! Setting up this …
Fake News – a Data Perspective
The past year has witnessed a seismic shift in the global political landscape. Just a few short months ago, even the legendary seer Nostradamus would have had problems predicting that …
MDM Market 2017-18: Facts vs. Beliefs (with apologies to current political affairs fans!)
As the “godfather of the MDM market”, and a regular sanguine commentator on the market’s solutions, my analyst career has often had to “call out” the hypsters on numerous occasions. …
The Third Generation CDO
We’ve talked about the first and second generation CDO’s so what next? We have all heard that the CDO role is just a gimmick that companies are being sold, that …
Is the Car Instrument Panel the Most Underrated Bit of Data Governance Ever?
I’ve used a car instrument panel pretty much every day of my adult life, and not ever given it a second thought. That is until this one went wrong and at …
The Secret Ingredients of the Successful CDO
Being a Chief Data Officer in the current climate is a rather interesting place to be, it can feel a little like dancing on quicksand while you have to learn …
DAMA International’s Certified Data Management Professional Program
DAMA International is the global membership organisation for Data Management professionals and has been around as a central organisation for close on 30 years (first chapter opened in 1980). As …