by Charles Roe In an effort to leverage the knowledge of several of the top minds in the Data Management industry, DATAVERSITY™ has been conducting a series of interviews on some of the most relevant topics in the field today. Recently, we interviewed John Ladley, the President of IMCue Solutions. John will be giving a […]
New Book: Data Governance by John Ladley
by Angela Guess Elsevier has announced the upcoming publication of John Ladley’s new book, Data Governance: How to design, deploy and sustain an effective data governance program. The book is set to be released in July, 2012. According to the description, “This book is for any manager or team leader that has the green light […]
John Ladley
John Ladley John Ladley is a highly experienced advisor and advocate for organizations looking for sustainable value from information and data. His experience and knowledge is balanced between treating data as an essential component of modern business and economies, and the practical solution of business problems. John’s books are the authoritative sources for Data and […]
Press Release: Agenda Announced and Registration Open for the 2021 Data Architecture Online Event
May 18, 2021 — DATAVERSITY Education LLC announced the agenda and opened registration today for the third annual Data Architecture Online (DAO). This free online event will be held at dataarchitectureonline.com on July 14, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. One of several online events hosted by DATAVERSITY, DAO is designed to teach data […]
Tales of A Common Vocabulary, Data Quality, and Machine Learning, Oh My!
Order in the court! Order in the court! The case being heard is a serious one. The defendant—the Chief Data Architect of VeraVisionFake Inc.—is accused of having ignored the need to establish a valid and sound common data vocabulary in her organization. She is up against The Common Vocabulary Value regulatory agency, whose mission is […]
Increasing the Business Impact of Data Management Using Force-Field Analysis
Click to learn more about co-author Thomas Redman. Click to learn more about co-author John Ladley. This article introduces Force-Field Analysis (FFA) [1], a tool that one of us (Tom) has used for many years to help understand and summarize the impacts of multiple factors in the data space. The goal is to equip readers […]
Do Fines Motivate Data Governance? Do the Math!
Click to learn more about co-author John Ladley. Click to learn more about co-author Thomas Redman. It’s hubris to think that the way we see things is everything there is.” — Lisa Randall Recently, Citi Group was fined $400 million by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) “… related to deficiencies in […]
The Dangers of Data Illiteracy: Coronavirus and Data Distortions
Click to learn more about co-author John Ladley. Click to learn more about co-author Len Silverston. People are unconsciously incompetent at communicating with data. This applies to our personal and professional lives. This ignorance creates an ethical issue that is profoundly important to all business and societal communities. This inability to understand and communicate with […]
Data Management Hasn’t Failed, but Data Management Storytelling Has
Click to learn more about author Scott Taylor. Let’s not kill the messengers; let’s fix the messaging! In their recently published declaration, Data Management Has Failed!, John Ladley, Tom Redman, and a host of other long-time DAMA leaders drafted a call-to-action recommending the “bold, powerful moves” needed to secure business leader support for Data Management. […]
Data Management has Failed! And Presented Us a Historic Opportunity
Click to learn more about co-author John Ladley. Click to learn more about co-author Thomas Redman. In addition to Tom and John, the following folks also contributed and co-authored this piece. We all feel it is time for Data Management to move “off of the beach.” Theresa Kushner is a Consultant for AI/Analytics at […]