Some companies limit data profiling to a tsunami of SQL queries by analysts. This ‘non-scalable’ approach consumes a lot of time and is a tedious and uninspiring activity for a skilled analyst. Most important, this approach does not enable the groupthink of data profiling reviews. For that, we need an accelerator – and a quorum Read more…
Do you wish your organization had more BI power users? BI power users build complex reports, drive statistical models, satisfy ever changing regulatory reporting, and drive sophisticated analysis for your management team. These folks do the heavy data lifting at your organization. They are the data gurus, good ones are hard to find, and they don’t work cheaply. Read more…
The best executed system testing happens prior to the project ‘test phase.’ If you think that’s a catch-22, you’re right. How can system testing happen prior to the completion of development, before the ‘test phase’ even begins? In fact, if you read my last six blogs and followed my lead, you already have the prerequisities Read more…
My wife and I are avid fans of the reality show ‘Kitchen Nightmares.’ In case you haven’t seen it, the show’s intimidating host, Chef Gordon Ramsay, is called in to help restore the image and operations of failing restaurants. Ramsay’s formulaic approach is to rework the menu and atmosphere, ignite the enthusiasm of kitchen and Read more…
Ajilitee’s newly-released “Ultimate Guide to Data Governance Metrics for Health Payers” dives into 30+ data governance metrics from a quantitative and qualitative vantage point. But today, I’m exploring a subset topic, which is how to measure the success of a Data Governance Council initiative. We’ve said this often, but it bears repeating: data governance programs Read more…
