Four years ago, in a fit of naivete, I decided to write a book about Data Governance. I wasn’t naïve about Data Governance – I was naïve about what that book would bring about. But, first, some background. After I left my corporate gig, I did a state-of-the-state in the data industry to get a broader understanding […]
Doing Cloud Migration Right
More than 15 years ago, Amazon launched Amazon Web Services. Just two years later, more than 100 applications had been built on top of the platform. Fast-forward to today, and you know where this story winds up – nearly every enterprise company in the world deploys applications in the cloud in some form or fashion. […]
Establishing Data Governance as a Service
Although Data Governance has been a hot topic for a long time, companies are still struggling to get value from their governance programs. The astounding number of tools available on the market have potential, but organizations often have trouble leveraging those tools for the most value. As data continues to become more complex and voluminous, […]
Dear Laura: My Data Governance Program Is Being Hijacked
Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen. Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series! As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. I’ll be sharing these questions and answers via this DATAVERSITY® series. In 2019, I wrote the […]
Redefining Success with Agile Data Governance
Laura Madsen wants to challenge your outdated ideas about Data Governance. “I’m pretty sure that we wouldn’t use software that we used 20 years ago, but we’re still using Data Governance and Data Governance methodologies the same way we did 20 years ago.” And although she advocates for Agile, she’s not an Agile coach or […]
Dear Laura: Agile Data Governance
Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen. Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series! As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance, I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. I’ll be sharing these questions and answers via this DATAVERSITY® series. Last year I wrote the […]
Dear Laura: What About Data Governance Policies?
Click to learn more about author Laura Madsen. Last year I wrote the book “Disrupting Data Governance” because I firmly believe that poor Data Governance (DG) programs are getting in the way of data programs being as successful as possible. As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance I get a […]
Four Phases to an Agile Data Governance Implementation
Bringing Data Governance to an Agile environment requires a focus on thin-slice, small step implementation, said Sarah Rasmussen, Senior Manager, Data Management, at CUNA Mutual, speaking at DATAVERSITY© Enterprise Data World 2017 Conference during her presentation titled “Delivering a Data Governance Program the Agile Way.” “It’s about being incremental, and the key is to communicate […]
Articulating Agile Data Management: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Best Practices
Agile Data Management has become central to the art of software development and Data Governance. Technology needs to change quickly, adapting to customer and business people’s interactions in a fast-paced corporate world. Consider a freight forwarding company in the Northwest, selling seeds to countries in Europe and Asia. The seed quantity and quality, supplied and […]