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Master Data Governance is a critical enabler of a successful MDM strategy. In this debut of a three-part series I had the pleasure of joining Lauren Maffeo from CDO Magazine to dive into the fascinating world of Data Governance. Get ready for an engaging conversation brimming with insights and expertise!

💡Learn about the governance challenges with unstructured data and how to overcome those. Viral Kamdar, Data Governance Leader at Intuit, speaks with Jack Berkowitz, Chief Data Officer at Securiti, about the challenges related to people data and how it differs from financial data, the governance challenges with unstructured data, and the potential strategies to overcome those. According to Kamdar, unstructured data in isolation is not as impactful as using it in conjunction with structured data. For instance, an organization can have structured data such as information on employee tenure, stagnation, and compensation, or declining performance reviews. Similarly, it can analyze unstructured data, like negative sentiment detected in emails or recurring complaints in surveys, and combine the types of data to model employee attrition risk effectively. 👉 WATCH the interview here: https://hubs.ly/Q02_BqGZ0 You can also find this episode on our podcast page! 🎧 LISTEN here - https://hubs.ly/Q02_Bqjx0 #Leadership #DataGovernance #AIreadiness #DataManagement Did you find this post relevant? Like it, share your views with the interviewee, and tag others who can benefit from it in the comments.👍🗨️

🌟 Ever wondered how data governance and visualization work together? 🌟 In the latest episode of the Data Governance Podcast, host Nicola Askham welcomes the incredible Joe Perez ("Dr. Joe") to dive into this very topic! 🎧 Dr. Joe Perez, a seasoned data expert shares his insights on integrating data governance with data visualization. This episode is a must-listen for anyone in the data management field! Key Takeaways: Data visualization is the art and science of making complex data visually engaging and understandable. Data governance ensures data accuracy and reliability. 🤝📊 Data visualization and data governance work together like a melody and sheet music, creating a harmonious data-driven experience. Data governance practitioners provide the solid architectural framework (measurements, processes, calculations) while data visualizers inject creative expression, turning the plan into an experience that enlightens and inspires.🤝🏆 When these multiple disciplines combine their respective genius for structure and storytelling, they create an enduring master work like the Step pyramid. 🔺️ Data governance serves as the foundation, ensuring data quality, consistency, and security. This is essential for creating accurate and trustworthy visualizations. ⚖️ Listening to Dr. Perez, I was struck by his analogy of data visualization as a melody and data governance as the sheet music guiding it. It really highlights the harmony needed between the two for effective data management. His enthusiasm is contagious and makes complex topics so approachable! What are your thoughts on integrating data visualization and governance? 🤔 Have you experienced any challenges or successes in this area? Share your insights in the comments! 📝 Big thanks to Nicola and Dr. Joe Perez for this enlightening conversation! 🙌 You can catch the full episode on the Data Governance Podcast here: https://lnkd.in/ePMEz8Ub. #DataGovernance #DataVisualization #DataManagement #Collaboration #PodcastSummary

#Data is an asset of the Orgniaztion. And, as with any asset, in order to make most value out of it, Data should be properly governed. With lack of transparent ownership and clear maintenance routines, Data easily becomes a mess. Considering its prime feature - being a mean of information carrying - mess in Data leads to affectin of related business processes and misalignment of organization entities. Therefore, in order to mitigate Babilonian Embassy within the organization, its data should be properly defined and maintained across the lifecycle. In this regard, I’d like to share quite interring episode of #dataengineeringpodcast with Data Govenrnace Coach Nicola Askham (awesome job name BTW!), which provides great insights into the domain. What are your thoughts on Data Governance? Would you consider it important or it’s fine to introduce Data Slang, it gives us some cool spices 😎😉?

Drowning in data chaos? It's time to wrangle your data with Data Governance! Here's the secret: It's not about complicated frameworks, it's about practical steps taking by Humans with the help of Tools. I just listened to a fantastic episode on the Data Engineering Podcast (Tobias Macey & Nicola Askham) on Practical First Steps in Data Governance. Nicola dives into piratical steps to implement Data Governance in your organization, avoiding pitfalls and setting you up for long-term success. Here is my take for implementing a successful Data Governance in an organization: 1. Secure High-Level Support: - Executive Sponsor: Find an executive who understands the value of data governance and can advocate for your efforts. This sponsorship is crucial to garner organizational buy-in and overcome potential roadblocks. 2. Manage Expectations and Deliver Value Early: - Building a Strong Foundation Takes Time:  Be realistic about the time it takes to establish a robust data governance program. - Focus on Quick Wins: Identify and deliver early wins that demonstrate the tangible benefits of data governance. This keeps stakeholders engaged and fosters ongoing support. 3. Collaboration is Key: - Engage Key Stakeholders: Involve both IT and business stakeholders early on.    -- IT stakeholders understand the challenges of poor data governance firsthand and can highlight potential quick wins.    -- Business stakeholders directly benefit from the improved data quality and accessibility that data governance brings.  4. Prioritize Value Over Perfection: - Focus on Value Delivery: Strive for a pragmatic approach that delivers practical value first, rather than aiming for an idealized, but potentially time-consuming, perfect solution. This iterative approach keeps the momentum going and encourages adoption. 5. Choosing the Right Data Governance Tools: - Evaluate Capabilities: Select tools that address key aspects like data cataloging, lineage tracking, access controls, and data quality monitoring. - Consider Diverse Requirements: Account for potential issues like inconsistent terminology across teams and ensure integration with your existing infrastructure and workflows. 6. Streamline Tool Adoption: - Minimize Onboarding Friction: Make onboarding data governance tools as seamless as possible. Ideally, embed them within existing workflows to minimize disruption and encourage user adoption. 7. Data Products vs. All Data: - Define Data Products: Clearly define the characteristics of data products to differentiate them from general data assets. This helps focus your efforts on the data that requires a more rigorous governance framework. Episode Link: https://lnkd.in/eyuXQ_kb Check it out! #DataGovernance #DataManagement #BusinessIntelligence

📚Learn 3 challenges of harnessing unstructured data and how a Data Command Center can help. Jack Berkowitz, Chief Data Officer of Securiti, speaks with Robert Lutton, VP - Sandhill Consultants Ltd and Editorial Board Vice Chair at CDO Magazine, in a video interview about the CDO role today, success stories with unstructured data, challenges in models harnessing unstructured data, data governance strategies for clients, the data command center, and the evolving role of the CDO. When asked to shed light on the challenges in harnessing unstructured data, Berkowitz lists three big ones: 1. Finding where the data resides 2. Structuring it along with data governance 3. Protecting the data 👉 WATCH the interview here: https://hubs.ly/Q02v0Y3N0 You can also find this episode on our podcast page! 🎧 LISTEN here - https://hubs.ly/Q02v0XXx0 #Leadership #DataManagement #ThoughtLeadership Did you find this post relevant? Like it, share your views with the interviewee, and tag others who can benefit from it in the comments.👍🗨️

Great insights from Jack Berkowitz, CDO, Securiti on the need for enhanced #datasecurity as enterprises leverage unstructured data through #GenAI and #LLMs. When asked to shed light on the challenges in harnessing unstructured data, he lists three big ones: - Finding where the data resides - Structuring it along with data governance - Protecting the data Securiti helps its clients overcome the challenges by detecting models being used, figuring out where data is, and identifying critical information. Additionally, it helps with document summarization, and it is working on building pipelines for data flow and then putting firewalls around to protect information. Reach out to the SecurityOps practice at Intelliswift Software to see how you can harness our managed services to improve your confidence in building GenAI applications. Sreejith Chandran, Charles Benjamin

Data Contracts have gained a huge amount of traction over recent years as Data teams strive to increase the quality of their offering. This week on The Stacked Data Podcast I had the pleasure of taking a deep dive into the world of data contracts with none other than Andrew Jones, the Principal Engineer at GoCardless and the pioneer behind this transformative concept. If you haven’t heard of Data Contracts, they bring several significant benefits to a data team and their data management practices, including: ✅ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 ✅ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 ✅ 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 ✅ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 ✅ 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🔍 Episode Highlights: • 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬: Andrew kicks off our episode with a basic understanding of what data contracts are and how they revolutionise GoCardless's approach to data management. • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬?: Discover the crucial role data contracts play in today's complex data landscape and why Andrew felt compelled to develop them. • 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝: Learn about the substantial advantages data contracts bring to data governance, integrity, and management practices. • 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Andrew shares compelling examples from his experiences at GoCardless, illustrating the significant improvements data contracts have facilitated. • 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬: Find out how data contracts can solve prevalent issues like data inconsistency and quality concerns. • 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Gain practical strategies and tips for integrating data contracts into your data management processes, alongside the best tools and cultural shifts required for success. • 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞s: Hear about the common challenges organizations face when adopting data contracts and the solutions to overcome them. • 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Before we wrap up, Andrew imparts some invaluable advice for anyone considering data contracts as part of their data strategy. This is not one to miss for scaling data team looking to address data quality issues, Andrew shares real stories and strategies for implementation. LINKS in the comments. #DataContracts #StackedDataPodcast #DataManagement #DataGovernance #TechPodcasts #moderndatastack

💡Learn how Paycor’s data office ensures a seamless and safe data flow across the organization. Christopher Eldredge, VP of Data Office at Paycor, speaks with Channie Mize, General Manager, Slalom, in a video interview about his current role, the organizational approach to data, leveraging AI and GenAI, and ensuring appropriate data access across the organization. Eldredge highlights the importance of ensuring data flows effectively across an organization while addressing and dismantling silos when they hinder progress. Paycor developed comprehensive intake processes for data requests. These processes catered to technical and business needs, accommodating requests for training, adjustments, or enhancements to datasets. 👉 WATCH the interview here: https://hubs.ly/Q02_pg2c0 You can also find this episode on our podcast page! 🎧 LISTEN here - https://hubs.ly/Q02_phY80 #Leadership #DataGovernance #AIreadiness #DataManagement Did you find this post relevant? Like it, share your views with the interviewee, and tag others who can benefit from it in the comments.👍🗨️

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