Metaphors are hard to implement. This is the first in a series of blog posts to address “data literacy.” Data literacy is in quotes, because the current accepted definition is wholly inadequate to address the real problems. To say (using the accepted definitions) that a data driven organization needs data literacy to succeed, is to […]
“Data literacy” is misleading – What does leadership really need to know? Read More »
“Data Governance” or “data governance” There are many, many ways to tackle your data governance needs. Very often organizations start small and work their way out. Small successes are supposed to pave the way for larger ones. But at some point, the little iterations need to take on the enterprise role. If not, you get
Simplicity vs. Simple Answers – Naming is necessary to order, but naming cannot order all things – Tao te Ching Anyone with enough experience in any given profession can see patterns and similarities. Project X looks a lot like project Y , so therefore the solution is XYZ. But experience also provides caution –
In Data Management, Simple Is Good Until it Isn’t. Read More »
John expands an article he did a few years ago with examples and much more detail
A Bit More on Data Debt Read More »
