The second part of my data governance primer series addresses ways to "mind your metadata." I can just hear the collective groans, and perhaps a stifled yawn. Sorry, but metadata collection is one of those necessary evils that may not be fun, but having it available as a resource to
Root-cause analysis is a core technique of all data quality improvement initiatives. You can’t improve a situation unless you know what is causing it to happen in the first place. There are many different techniques for root-cause analysis. Recently I discussed the 5 Why’s technique and how to improve it
The “5 Whys” technique is one of the most commonly cited analysis tools in popular data quality texts, and for good reason. First, it's a simple tool to teach. It only takes a few minutes to explain to someone the basic workings of the 5 Whys approach. Start with a known
“You don’t make a great museum by putting all the art in the world into a single room. That’s a warehouse,” explained Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson in their bestselling book Rework. “What makes a museum great is the stuff that’s not on the walls. Someone says no. A
I've written, talked and thought about data management for an entire decade now. In that time, I've collected examples of how data – and the processes for managing that data – can affect our everyday life. For years I used the "Have you ever gotten multiple pieces of mail from
They say that data governance is about people, process and organization. Much of the work required in planning for data governance is in defining people’s roles and responsibilities, and then designing the organizational structure that will provide authority for decisions to be made and enforced.
Jim Harris (@ocdqblog) explains how to eenie, meanie, mindie your MDM sources.
Jim Harris on data foodies, iron chefs and big data fast food.
Each year during springtime in the Midwest, we long-suffering residents slowly disentangle ourselves from the grips of Old Man Winter – one twisted finger at a time. Like clockwork, with spring comes hopes of golf, and dreams of that par game I was never able to put together last summer. So (ever hopeful) I visited a golf
Jim Harris (@ocdqblog) just wants to buy a blue shirt. Why does e-commerce make it so hard?
