Tag Archive for ‘Business Process Management’

Blame the IT Guy: Fear and Mistrust of Technology

When things go wrong, many business users blame the IT guy. Jarrett explains how this blame stems from a fear and mistrust of technology and offers tips for collaboration and overcoming the blame game.

Empowering the Business Data Steward: Don’t Cut the Cord!

In my last post, I talked about applying principles of Kaizen or “continuous improvement” to the enterprise’s practice of master data management. The post has elicited a number of insightful comments. I appreciate you who have taken time to read and respond, especially those of you with expertise in the science of quality assurance in [...]

Happy Blogiversary to Mastering Data Management!

Initiate’s blog, covering topics from Master Data Management and Data Governance to Entity Resolution and Interoperable Health has grown leaps and bounds since it was launched on August 25, 2009. We look back to our top 10 posts of the last year.

More Data Quality Metrics: Standardization, Availability, Adoption and Reference Data

Larry wraps up this three part series on data quality metrics by examining four more categories: standardization, availability, adoption and reference data.

Defining Data Quality Metrics: Uniqueness, Completeness, Latency & Consistency

Defining what metrics matter is essential to your MDM and data governance programs. Larry reviews the relevance and details of four common categories of these metrics: uniqueness, completeness, latency and consistency.

The Business Data Steward: A “Kaizen” Approach to MDM

In a typical organization, the business and IT practices of data management are terribly disconnected. Ian examines how a “kaizen” approach of continuous improvement can foster collaboration and lead to better data quality.

Measuring MDM and Data Governance Success

To function properly, any organization or line of business (LOB) must have performance metrics. Larry identifies eight key categories of metrics that can help measure your data governance and MDM success.

Men, Directions and Data Governance

Men hate asking for directions. Does this tendency affect how they perform data governance tasks? Jarrett Goldfedder explores the phenomenon.

Data Governance & MDM: Why Bother?

What’s the point of data governance? Why do we bother with MDM? Marty discusses how to link these concepts into every day business – and societal – problems, while also continuing to look at the big picture.

Conclusion: Building Your MDM Roadmap

In this series of blog posts, we focused on the importance of an MDM roadmap. (Be sure to review any posts you may have missed.)
We explained why the MDM business case and roadmap should be considered together. The MDM roadmap defines the evolution of MDM and critical architectural and organizational decisions that impact the MDM [...]