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Using Metadata as the Control Panel for MDM
 
David Loshin

All aspects of coordinating the information management aspects of an enterprise initiative such as master data management require a clarified view of the "data about the data" that is used within the organization - its metadata. Metadata management can be used as a control mechanism to develop a model, framework, and architecture providing a unified view of master data objects across applications. The metadata management needed for any enterprise migration differs from the relatively simple data dictionary-style repositories that support individual applications, and there is value in looking at a conceptual view of master metadata that starts with basic building blocks and grows to maintain comprehensive views of the information that is used to support the achievement of business objectives.
 
In this discussion, we provide a view of these seven levels of metadata that are critical to master data management, starting from the bottom up:

1.        Business Definitions
2.        Reference Metadata
3.        Data Element Metadata
4.        Information Architecture
5.        Data Governance Management
6.        Service Metadata
7.        Business Metadata
 
 

Process Orientation for Data Management Professionals:
Using "Process" to Gain Support
 
Alec Sharp

Organizations everywhere are once again looking at their business processes - undertaking Business Process Redesign, adopting Six Sigma methods, or getting into Business Process Management. This is great news for data management professionals with skills in the business process arena. That's because our goal may be improved data and information, but experience has shown that focusing on business processes is a great way to get the attention and support of the enterprise. This session introduces techniques for working on process-oriented projects, and is packed with practical frameworks and tips to get you off to a successful start. It touches on all phases of a project, including introducing business process concepts, discovering processes, scoping and assessing the target process, modeling the as-is process, and designing the to-be process. Throughout, we'll illustrate the interaction between process and data perspectives.
 
Specifics include:
 
*     The lessons of history - the rise and fall and rise again of process re-engineering
*     What people think a process is, what a business process really is, and how to discover them
*     Why some of our beloved data management approaches and frameworks can work against process orientation
*     How to make processes visible and the need for improvement compelling yet blame-free
*     Proven presentation techniques for getting management attention
*     Why process modeling begins before you begin process modeling and how process modeling is different than data modeling, and the methods that work
 
 

Tech Presentation:
A Visual Tour of Data Governance
 
Arka Mukherjee

Governing corporate data environments is becoming increasingly difficult. Human resource constraints, cost-cutting priorities and ever increasing complexity are forcing Enterprise Data Managers to do more with less. Our presentation shows how a corporate data governance program can be sustained over time by focusing on demonstrable business value and visual outputs that can be shown to executive leadership. In our talk, we will present a gallery of visual outputs that can answer key questions related to data governance. Members of the audience will be encouraged to ask similar questions within their own business contexts.
 

  Speaker Bios for:
David Loshin,
Knowledge Integrity, Inc.

David Loshin is the President of Knowledge Integrity, Inc, (www.knowledge-integrity.com), a consulting company focusing on customized information management solutions including information quality consulting and training, business intelligence, metadata, and data standards management. David is among Knowledge Integrity's recognized experts in information management, contributing to Intelligent Enterprise, DM Review, and The Data Administration Newsletter (www.tdan.com) and is a channel expert for the Business Intelligence network (www.b-eye-network.com).
 
David's book, "Business Intelligence: The Savvy Manager's Guide" (June 2003), has been hailed as a resource allowing readers to "gain an understanding of business intelligence, business management disciplines, data warehousing, and how all of the pieces work together."

    Alex Sharp
Clariteq Systems Consulting Ltd.

Alec Sharp has managed his own consulting and education business, Clariteq Systems Consulting Ltd., for 25 years. Serving clients from Ireland to Illinois to India, Alec's expertise includes facilitation, strategy development, application requirements specification, data management, and of course, business process improvement. His popular workshops and conference presentations on these topics, conducted globally, unfailingly receive "excellent" ratings.
 
Alec is the principal author of "Workflow Modeling" (Artech House, 2001) which is widely used as a university text and is consistently a best-selling book in the field.

    Arka Mukherjee
Global IDs

Arka Mukherjee, Founder and CEO of Global IDs, brings management experience from companies such as IBM, Accenture and KPMG, with expertise in sales, consulting, finance and technology. Prior to founding Global IDs, Mr. Mukherjee was a Principal in IBM's Business Intelligence Practice and led the ERP Data Warehousing area. He was responsible for selling multi-million dollar data integration projects to Fortune 2000 companies around the globe. Mr. Mukherjee earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University.
 

Directions to:  
 
Crowne Plaza Hotel Clark, NJ
36 Valley Road
Clark, New Jersey 07066
(732) 574-0100 (telephone)

Open a printer friendly pdf file, of directions to the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Clark NJ.

From the NORTH:
Take Garden St Pkwy to exit 136,
stay to the right following signs for Cranford.
Make a right onto Raritan Rd.
Take Raritan Rd. to 1st light and make left onto Walnut Ave.
Crowne Plaza will be on right.
 
From the SOUTH:
Take Garden St Pkwy to exit 137,
stay to the right following signs for Cranford.
At the 5th light, make left onto Union St.
Go through 4 lights and Crowne Plaza will be on your right hand side.
 

Upcoming Events:
Mark your calendars now for these upcoming DAMA New Jersey meetings.
 

DAMA New Jersey 2008 Events

June 18th 2008		DAMA Day 2008   Using Metadata as the Control Panel for MDM David Loshin   ... and ...   Process Orientation for DM Professionals: Using "Process" to Gain Support Alec Sharp   ... and ...   A Visual Tour of Data Governance Arka Mukherjee   location: Crown Plaza Hotel, Clark NJ
May 2008		Aligning Information Technology and the Business to Achieve Superior Performance Dr. Arthur Langer and Winston Chen   location: Chubb Insurance - Warren NJ
April 10th 2008		DAMA-NJ teleconference   SOA and Data Management Peter Aiken - Data Blueprint   location: teleconference
March 2008		no DAMA-NJ meeting Wilshire Metadata - DAMA International Symposium
February 14th 2008		Developing an Effective Road Map for EIM John Ladley - IMCue Solutions   location: Chubb Insurance - Warren NJ
January 10th 2008		The Long & Winding Road to Data Governance-Driven MDM Thomas V. Carlock - former The CIT Group   location: Chubb Insurance - Warren NJ
December 2007		Holiday Season Break no meeting scheduled
November 8th 2007		Data Modeling Contentious Issues Karen Lopez - InfoAdvisors, Inc. and Building a Reference Data Consolidation Strategy Bob Schork - Citi   location: Chubb Insurance - Warren NJ
June 14th 2007		The Metadata Lifeline Adrienne Tannenbaum - Database Design Solutions, Inc.   location: Chubb Insurance - Warren NJ
May 10th 2007		Introducing the Rule Maturity Model (RMM™) (How to Align Business Objectives with Business Rule and Information Management) Barbara von Halle - Knowledge Partners, International.   location: Chubb Insurance - Whitehouse Station NJ
April 12th 2007		Information Flows A Tool for Enterprise Architecture Reengineering Dr. Jerrold Rosenbaum - The Rose Tree Group.   location: Chubb Insurance - Warren NJ
March 2007		Wilshire Metadata - DAMA International Symposium
February 8th 2007		Aligning Business and IT to achieve a successful Enterprise Data Warehouse Nick Bonamassa - Info Architects, Inc.   location: Chubb Insurance - Warren NJ
January 11th 2007		Globalizing Data: Database and Data Management Impacts and Challenges Michael Ley - UPS   and   Creating a Usage Metadata Repository How to show them what can be! Bob Schork - Citigroup   location: Chubb Insurance - Warren NJ

Any ideas for a topic or event? Let us know!  Your input is important to us!

 

Member Discounts and Education opportunities:

Data Governance Conference US - Summer 2008
Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco, California
June 2-5, 2008
 

Enterprise Information Management Conference
Hilton-Toronto, Toronto, Canada
June 18-20, 2008

Data Modeling and Data Management in a SOA Environment
Tom Haughey - one day seminar
Woodbridge, NJ
September 15, 2008

DAMA Day 2008 (DAMA-NY) - New Trends in Data Architecture
New York, NY
September 18, 2008
Meet with industry experts Claudia Imhoff, John Zachman, Peter Aiken, Bob Seiner and learn first hand some of the new challenges and issues in Data Architecture that might change our jobs.
 

DebTech International, L.L.C
Public and On-Site Classes
 

The DAMA Dictionary of Data Management (1st ed,)
Authored by DAMA International, published by Technics Publications, LLC, and edited by Mark Mosley, this dictionary will promote a standard set of data management terms within the field of Information Technology (IT).
 

Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
is offering DAMA NJ members discounts up to 20% on the following books:
 
XML and Data Management
- Peter Aiken and David Allen
 
Business Intelligence: The Savvy Manager's Guide
- David Loshin
 
Data Modeling Essentials 3rd Edition
- Graeme Simsion and Graham Witt
 
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