Building Corporate Portals with XML by reviewer Alan Perkins: ​ This book is an excellent single reference and "how to" for Enterprise Engineering, Data Warehousing, Corporate (Enterprise) Portal Deployment, Metadata Management, and Business Reengineering. In addition it provides an overview of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) and describes the uses and value of XML in support of these methods and practices. I have never read a more thorough description of the activities necessary for an enterprise to deliver the right information, regardless of source or format, to the right people, in the right form, and on demand. That alone justifies buying and using this book as my professional "Bible." The authors have also included practical advice and procedures for fully using the power of the Internet, intranets, and extranets to not only deliver quality information, but also transform enterprises to ensure their success in the 21st Century. As if that weren't enough, this book is a virtual "treasure map" that can guide visionary individuals and enterprises through the perpetual dangers of rapidly changing environments to the reward of information systems that fully support enterprise goals and strategies. For over ten years, I have been a successful practitioner of many of the methods and techniques described by the authors, and I found the book to contain well-written, comprehensive descriptions of those methods. I also found many more techniques and practices that are both new and inspired, which will be of great value in my consulting practice. I highly recommend this book to any information technology professional, regardless of experience. It should become your most valued reference. I also recommend that business analysts, management consultants, and enterprise managers acquire this book. Even though you may not be charged with "building enterprise portals," applying the concepts and methods contained in this book will make your jobs easier and may even be the key to your success. ​ Slaying the Legacy Dragon Check Price @ Amazon Check Amazon Reviews

The CDO is a new business role, and just starting to appear in state, local, and federal governments. Like many new roles, the CDO's responsibilities are continuously evolving and changing. Most institutions are not consistent with assigning CDO responsibilities, and this lack of standardization is of great concern. Also, some say public and private sector CDOs are dramatically different. We don't believe that. We think CDOs are more similar than dissimilar. More importantly, though, we think private and public CDOs can learn from each other. We've created this book to help all CDOs, public and private. This book is about ideas and recommendations which have broad application - on the shop floor, in a conference room, or even in legislative chambers. Apply our advice to smooth your ride during the CDO journey. Use our ideas and suggestions in ways that work for you, because every organization and data journey is different. These ideas are here to help you avoid some of our frustrations. We hope this can reach executives, managers, legislators, and others leading organizations to help bridge explanations of new vocabulary, ideas, and processes. Ultimately, we think this book will help you create data-centric value for your organization. CDO Journey Insights and Advice for Data Leaders Check Price @ Amazon Check Amazon Reviews 20% Direct use code "anythingawesome"

Peter Aiken, PhD is an acknowledged Data Management (DM) authority, an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University , President of DAMA International , and Associate Director of the MIT International Society of Chief Data Officers . For more than 35 years, Peter has learned from working with hundreds of data management practices in 30 countries including some of the world's most important. Among his 12 books are the first on CDOs (the case for data leadership), focusing on data monetization , on modern strategic data thinking and objectively specifying what it means to be data literate . International recognition has resulted in an intensive schedule of events worldwide. Peter also hosts the longest running data management webinar series hosted by our partners at Dataversity . Starting before Google, before data was big, and before data science, Peter has founded several organizations that have helped more than 200 organizations leverage data–specific savings have been measured at more than $1.5B USD. His latest is Anything Awesome . I am really old but I have seen lots of stuff - that gives me a good basis for comparing things. I like working with inspired individuals. I am a horse-husband and a musician. I’m great with deadlines and agreements. I have deep expertise in IT-related areas and am happy to share it. Biosketch Biosketch I am really old but I have seen lots of stuff - that gives me a good basis for comparing things. I like working with inspired individuals. I am a horse-husband and a musician. I’m great with deadlines and agreements. I have deep expertise in IT-related areas and am happy to share it. ​ Peter Aiken, PhD is an acknowledged Data Management (DM) authority, an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University , President of DAMA International , and Associate Director of the MIT International Society of Chief Data Officers . For more than 35 years, Peter has learned from working with hundreds of data management practices in 30 countries including some of the world's most important. Among his 12 books are the first on CDOs (the case for data leadership), focusing on data monetization, on modern strategic data thinking and objectively specifying what it means to be data literate . International recognition has resulted in an intensive schedule of events worldwide. Peter also hosts the longest running data management webinar series hosted by our partners at Dataversity . Starting before Google, before data was big, and before data science, Peter has founded several organizations that have helped more than 200 organizations leverage data–specific savings have been measured at more than $1.5B USD. His latest is Anything Awesome . ​ Learn more: 'Wikipedia' Entry LinkedIn YouTube 'Channel' My career in data interview

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I am proud that some of these have been translated into Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Mandarin. Other freely available data program resources are available to download here . Some books that may be of interest Introduction to Data Governance I am proud to have contributed a chapter to Professors Caballero & Piattini's newly release edited volume: Data Governance: From the Fundamentals to Real Cases (click here for a preview copy)

Reference vs Master Data Management 9 April 2024 19:00 UTC (2:00 pm NYC) Register for this free Webinar DataEd YouTube Channel Review last month's Webinar Chat with Peter Data tends to pile up and can be rendered unusable or obsolete without careful maintenance processes. Reference and Master Data Management (MDM) has been a popular Data Management approach to effectively gain mastery over not just the data but the supporting architecture for processing it. This webinar presents MDM as a strategic approach to improving and formalizing practices around those data items that provide context for many organizational transactions—it’s master data. Too often, MDM has been implemented technology-first and achieved the same very poor track record (one-third succeeding on time, within budget, and achieving planned functionality). MDM success depends on a coordinated approach typically involving Data Governance and Data Quality activities. Learning objectives include: Understand foundational reference and MDM concepts based on the Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK) Understand why these are an important component of your Data Architecture Gain awareness of Reference and MDM Frameworks and building blocks Know what MDM guiding principles consist of and best practices Know how to utilize reference and MDM in support of business strategy

Data Literacy Do you know what a "PIDD" is? A PIDD is a Perpetual Involuntary Data Donor. Surveillance capitalists love PIDDs because PIDDs materially support the data extraction industry by unwittingly surrendering their personal information, paying for the data's transport/storage, and tolerating resulting poor Internet/technology performance. Today, this quiet industry collects massive data about people to modify and control their societal behavior. Exploiting the citizens' low data literacy, the surveillance capitalists manage a significant portion of Internet traffic and consumer interaction. Three things increase the magnitude of the challenge: – Data volume continues faster than we can process. – Poor data interchange costs drain citizen and organizational resources and productivity. – Society's reliance on technologies has not materially addressed this gap. Below are a couple of talks that I have given on the topic. Achieving Higher Productivity for Citizens, Knowledge Workers, and Organizations Check Price @ Amazon Buy this title direct from the publisher with a 20% discount using the code "anythingawesome" Check Amazon Reviews A Digital Civics Framework (DCF) provides a guide to tackling the challenge of increasing the data literacy of billions of citizens or at least those connected to the internet. We objectively outline levels and types of data knowledge areas required suggest several exercises that will help citizens interact productively with data-driven society. Unfortunately, far too many PIDDs allow surveillance capitalists to monitor their data and at their expense. What is worse is that this is being done to support ‘better’ advertising (at its most benign) and to change behavior (at its most dangerous). Completing this material will help prepare you to interact with our ever present data world equipped with a common understand including standard vocabulary, process understanding, and specifically articulated needs. ​ You can access the Table of Contents or the Foreword if you want to dive deeper. ​ Also included are: ​ Five levels of data literacy organized into a Digital Civics Framework for everyone 30 specific, citizen knowledge data areas required by organizational who to ‘do more with data' A 12-step program for improving organizational data literacy The Data Doctrine™ (V2) specifying objectively what it means to put data first Data Literacy “Literacy” is far more than the ability to read and write. Its definition implies much about our capacity to obtain and master knowledge generally and offers an opportunity and grounds for the basis of mastery. Data Literacy provides an amazing framework that will allow a mobile data spreader to move from a crawler to a walking knowledge worker to a running data professional should they so choose. Another masterpiece from the visionary that taught us that data is ‘soil’ not ‘oil’! Michael Leahy Maryland Secretary of Technology Finally! A book that explains Data Literacy in simple terms providing real-world context to a concept defined and debated by data professionals, executives (CDOs), business analysts, academics, and consultants. It provides relatable examples for everyone to identify bad data behaviors and learn good data hygiene. It presents clear and actionable activities to raise data acumen through tiered teaching curriculum and phased organizational actions. It is a must-read for executives and managers responsible for enterprise data management programs and strongly encouraged for all adults, especially parents. Maria Voreh KPMG, Director, Fed CIO Advisory, former CDO FBI “Data.” The word itself places a different image in your mind today than it did 20 years ago, which makes sense. Data is different. Aiken and Harbour present a thorough view of how data has become an anthropological movement and what organizations and individuals need to do. Data has entered all aspects of society. Aiken and Harbour present a thorough treatment of what you need to look out for and what to do about data in all of its forms. John Ladley Thought leader and author of Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy, and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program 2nd Edition Michael Leahy Maryland Secretary of Technology Making good decisions about anything takes good data. This book is a great reference for those who are seeking to understand the critical role of data in the evolving landscape of technology, business, governments, and your own day-to-day life. Suzette Kent CEO Kent Advisory Services, former Federal Chief Information Officer/OMB A thought-provoking look into the vast impacts of data illiteracy coupled with a practical approach to maximizing data’s value through improved data literacy. Catheryn Clay Doss CDO Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, former CDO CapitalOne Advance Praise for Data Literacy

I am proud that some of these have been translated into Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Mandarin. Other freely available data program resources are available to download here . Some books that may be of interest Understanding the 2018 Federal Data law: Much more than open data During the winter of 2018-19, while many Americans were shoveling their driveways and sidewalks from a series of winter storms, the Federal Government shut down, and the President signed the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (FEPA). Much of what we know about the new law and its impact is still unclear, but several things are readily apparent. First, the role of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) is now incorporated into federal law and separated from the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Second, government data is now open by default, and the Federal Government must maintain its data using open standards. Third, the law requires that the Federal Government carefully manage its data following industry best practices. Fourth, the Act fully recognizes the value and use of data in agency operations especially as part of evidence-based decision-making. Finally, the law anticipates that, collectively, these efforts will improve governmental decision-making and overall effectiveness. FEPA's broad requirements present federal agencies with new opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, some enthusiastically support the arrival of data management at the national data. On the other hand, some are concerned that without new funding, the Federal Government couldn't reasonably meet these new expectations. There is little doubt, however, that these changes will impact data across federal systems regardless of its format, digital or paper. It is not unreasonable to think that compliance with FEPA requirements could require levels of effort reaching those expended for Y2K compliance in the late nineties. This paper is a synopsis of the new legislation, the authors' views of the new law, a preliminary assessment of the law, and the impact it may have on government, industry, and the public. We summarize the legislation's significant features, examine how the new law differs from previous legislation, and review the requirement to expand the use of data across the federal landscape. Then, we identify outstanding questions we believe deserve further analysis and clarification. This content exclusively reflects the authors' thoughts and opinions. Download this Publication

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The Case for the Chief Data Officer This book is likely not written for you to read - it is for you to give to your boss' boss to read. Data are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered right, data's value increases over time because the added dimensions of time, geography, and precision. To achieve data's full organizational value, there must be dedicated individual to leverage data as assets - a Chief Data Officer or CDO who's three job pillars are: • Dedication solely to leveraging data assets, • Unconstrained by an IT project mindset, and • Reports directly to the business Once these three pillars are set into place, organizations can leverage their data assets. Data possesses properties worthy of additional investment. Many existing CDOs are fatally crippled, however, because they lack one or more of these three pillars. Often organizations have some or all pillars already in place but are not operating in a coordinated manner. The overall objective of this book is to present these pillars in an understandable way, why each is necessary (but insufficient), and what do to about it. • Uncovers that almost all organizations need sophisticated, comprehensive data management education and strategies. • Delivery of organization-wide data success requires a highly focused Chief Data Officer. • Engineers organization-wide data advantage which enables success in the marketplace • Chinese and Portuguese versions available Recasting the C-Suite to Leverage Your Most Valuable Asset Check Price @ Amazon Check Amazon Reviews