The Data Asset How Smart Companies Govern Their Data for Business Success
by Fisher, TonyEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-06-22
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
This book is divided into four parts: Business Case Building ; Maturity Model and Organization Capabilities; 7-Step Programmatic Approach for Success; and Technologies Required for Effective Data Quality and Data Governance. There will be case studies woven throughout the book as well as industry and expert quotes. This book will appear to the business and IT readers as it will combine the what it is/definition with the more practical "how to do it approach." The tentative contents is: Part One, Building the business case; (1) Risk mitigation; (2) Cost control; (3) Revenue optimization; Part Two, Data quality and data governance; (4) Undisciplined organizations; (5) Reactive organizations; (6) Proactive organizations; (7) Governed organizations; Part Three, 7-step program for success; (8) Step 1: Justify; (9) Step 2: Scope; (10) Step 3: Assess; (11) Step 4: Plan; (12) Step 5: Implement; (13) Step 6: Test; (14) Step 7: Communicate; Part Four: Technologies required for effective data quality and data governance; (15) Analysis technology; (16) Improvement technology; (17) Control technology.
Author Biography
Tony Fisher is President and CEO of DataFlux, a wholly owned subsidiary of SAS, that enables companies to analyze, improve, and control their data through an integrated technology platform. He has guided DataFlux through tremendous growth as it became a market-leading provider of data quality and data integration solutions and speaks throughout the world on emerging trends in data quality, data integration, and master data management, as well as how better management of data leads to business optimization.
Table of Contents
| Fore! Word | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xv |
| Building the Business Case for Data Governance | p. 1 |
| Making the Case for Better Data | p. 3 |
| Risk Mitigation: How Quality Data Keeps Your Company Out of Trouble | p. 19 |
| Controlling Costs with Accurate and Reliable Data | p. 31 |
| Optimizing Revenue with Quality Data | p. 47 |
| The Data Governance Maturity Model | p. 61 |
| Governing Your Data | p. 63 |
| Undisciplined Organizations: Disasters Waiting to Happen | p. 77 |
| Reactive Organizations: Trying to Get Beyond Crisis Mode | p. 87 |
| Proactive Organizations: Reducing Risk, Avoiding Uncertainty | p. 97 |
| Governed Organizations: Trust in Data Pays Multiple Benefits | p. 111 |
| Utilizing People and Processes to Achieve a Quality Culture | p. 119 |
| The Quality Culture | p. 121 |
| People | p. 129 |
| Processes | p. 143 |
| Closing the Loop: Selecting the Right Technology for Your Organization | p. 163 |
| Undisciplined Organizations: Discovering the Value of Data Quality Tools | p. 165 |
| Reactive Organizations: Choose the Technology That Gets the Most from Your Applications | p. 181 |
| Proactive Organizations: Bridging the Chasm and Becoming Proactive | p. 191 |
| Governed Organizations: Moving Beyond Data to Business Process Automation | p. 201 |
| Glossary | p. 209 |
| Index | p. 213 |
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