Defining and Naming Data Models Related to the Zachman Framework
by Eskil Swende
Eskil Swende describes the work of DAMA Chapter Scandinavia. They have initiated a task force named “DM Network” to further develop data modeling standards, methods and experiences. The network consists today of ten experienced and interested members.

Experiences on the Hidden Complexities of Data Standards Integration
by Tony Eastwood
This article discusses the challenges of both moving to Public Petroleum Data Model (PPDM) for the first time and transitioning between different versions of the PPDM model.

Political Economies and Data Decisions
by Gwen Thomas
Gwen Thomas reminds us that the ability to deliver an actionable strategy or plan will be influenced by politics, whether we want it to be or not.

Information Management: A Key for Creating Business Value
by Yogesh Bhatt, Arunachalam Thirunavukkarasu
An enterprise information management strategy should offer comprehensive set of functions such as data quality, data governance and also a well-knit plan to address every possible challenge in management of information.

Non-Invasive Data Governance Explained
by Robert S. Seiner
Considerations for the NIDG Approach
A lot of people ask Bob Seiner, "How can we possibly implement a Data Governance Program in a Non-Invasive way?”. Check here to find the answer.

Taking Inventory of the Unstructured World
by Bill Inmon
Most corporations have never even attempted to try to manage their corporate documents even though some of the most valuable information the corporation has is found in documents.

Architecture Made Easy, Part 8
by Mark Gleason, James Luisi
Enterprise Architecture: Profit versus Cost Centers and the Parallels of Industry versus Government
The authors provide a new perspective to help better understand the mind-sets and principles that operate within profit centers and cost centers. They call this "architecting the mind-set of the enterprise."

Reference Data Management
by Michael M. Gorman
The objective of this paper is to present the Whitemarsh approach to managing a very critical set of enterprise data: reference data.

Good Data Governance A to Z
by Robert S. Seiner
And a Challenge to the Readers
This article by Bob Seiner is a brief attempt to associate important Data Governance Terms to each letter of the alphabet. Bob looks forward to hearing back from you to help him complete the list of "Good Data Governance A to Z".

Creating and Establishing a Common Language
by Adam Giles, Tom Hammergren
A common business language is a powerful tool within any enterprise. Adam Giles and Tom Hammergren explain how to get there without a major investment.

Software Product Selection: Improved Methods, Improved Results
by Andres Perez
Even when all the participants agree at the outset to pursue the best solution for the organization as a whole, and in many cases are willing and ready to do so, quite often overcoming disparate opinions and predispositions becomes insurmountable.

Controlling Hierarchical Structure Processing From SQL
by Michael M. David
This article presents some of the more powerful and advanced hierarchical processing operations and capabilities possible with ANSI SQL hierarchical full multipath processing.

The “Non-Invasive Data Governance”™ Operating Model
by Robert S. Seiner
A Framework of Roles & Responsibilities
Bob Seiner uses the term “Operating Model” because the roles & responsibilities of a “Non-Invasive Data Governance”™ program play such a crucial role in the operational success or failure of this type of endeavor – from best practices, to acceptability, to long-term sustainability.

The Power of a Common Business Language
by Adam Giles, Tom Hammergren
This article explains how companies create and standardize their common business language – terms, definitions, and related metrics – to prevent “metrics confusion,” accelerate deployment and maintenance of enterprise information systems, and increase focus on analyzing and decision making instead of collecting, debating, and reworking numbers. The result is improved quality of enterprise information systems and greater efficiencies in the deployment, maintenance, and consumption of information.

Lean IT Value Streams: An Entity Lifecycle Approach
by Charles Betz
This article describes a framework for both managing and understanding IT value and its underpinnings, incorporating principles from Lean, the major IT frameworks, enterprise architecture, and other sources from the IT management and software engineering literatures.

Best Practices for IT Service Management
by Robert Pentuk
How do you quantitatively measure the value of IT services to your organization? “I can’t” and “I don’t” are not the answers your CEO is looking for. Adopting best practices for IT service management (ITSM) ensures that you know the value of IT services.

Business Event Management
by Michael M. Gorman
Mike Gorman offers an approach that can capture the business event transactions themselves, the history of the business event transactions and the interrelationships among business event transactions.

Architecture Made Easy, Part 7
by Mary Kotch, James Luisi
Data Road Map: A Journey Within Information Architecture
A data road map can be a useful tool for illuminating the path that will lead to an improved level of maturity for understanding, managing and optimizing the data landscape.

Just the Facts About Mainframe Specialty Processors
by Craig S. Mullins
What are specialty processors and why do they exist? Craig Mullins explains their uses in this article.

Data for Information Management
by Vishal Gupta
Relook at Data for Today’s Business

Bridging the Data-Metadata Duality
by Thijs van der Feltz, MBA
How to Manage the Data-Metadata Continuum
There is a certain class of information, so-called reference data, that can be designated as both data and metadata. This middle ground between data and metadata is a challenge for data management that is often handled in an ad hoc manner, spanning multiple environments. This article describes a way to bridge this gap by establishing a single point of control for this gray area within the data-metadata spectrum.

Transparency
by Peter Benson
It is About the Data – The Quality of the Data
This Article is being published in association with the Electronic Commerce Code Management Association (ECCMA) 10th Annual International Conference that will be held in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on October 27-29. Click on the conference banner to learn more.

Creating More Value than is Captured with Hierarchical Data Structures Using SQL
by Michael M. David
Michael David explores the ways hierarchical structures can be used to significantly increase data value and its utilization.

Enterprise Data Warehouse: A Patterns Approach to Integration Evolution
by Michael Eldridge
Using a patterns approach could be the difference between successfully implementing an enterprise data warehouse (EDW) time and being yet another project failure statistic. It provides steps for defining a set of solution patterns that provide a balance between the need to collect and integrate data for the EDW and the need of the business to have immediate, tactical solutions.

Data Governance Communications Planning
by Robert S. Seiner
The Data Governance Communications Plan Matrix©
This article introduces a simple tool, the Data Governance Communications Plan Matrix©, that can be used to dramatically improve communication planning around data and awareness around data security and risk management concerns.

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