Helping Charities Do Data Governance
As you probably know I help organisations understand and manage their data better. Typically people turn to me because their data is a mess and they need help unravelling it or because they realise...
Data & Insight
The Six Principles for Successful Data Governance
There are six principles that underpin all successful data governance initiatives. These are principles that I have developed over many years of experience of successfully (and sometimes not so successfully in the early days)...
The Rocky Horror Data Show: Did you get what you asked for?
Data shouldn’t be a wild and untamed thing, but sometimes it is just that – wild… and untamed. And unfortunately for our friend Tim, he’s about to find out just how wild and untamed...
Can I use our existing IT Incident Management Process for Data Quality issues?
Getting to the root of a data quality issue I’ve recently been going over with a client the pros and cons of utilising their IT incident management process to handle data quality issues. IT...
What is the number one Data Governance mistake?
Nine years ago, I wrote a report detailing what I believe to be some of the biggest mistakes you can make when implementing data governance. However, over the years I’ve come to realise that...
Data Governance Interview with Neil Rutland
Neil is the Data Governance Lead at CLS. I have been helping CLS with their Data Governance periodically for a while now and always enjoy working with Neil. He has a long history of...
