Entries Tagged 'Web 2.0' ↓
September 30th, 2007 — data quality, Project Management, Web 2.0
If you have been following the open source movement (wikipedia page), you’re probably very excited about the products that are coming out of it. In short, open source means that the product is free, peer-edited, and often times better than its cost-based counterparts. Take Firefox for example; Firefox is a web browser that runs faster than Internet Explorer, has a far superior security system (fewer exploits and viruses) than Internet Explorer, and this was all created by a not-for-profit foundation called Mozilla with the help of thousands of volunteers. You can click here to install
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August 31st, 2007 — Project Management, Web 2.0, Data Governance
It’s no secret that I’m a big supporter of bringing web 2.0 ideas into the corporate world. There is certainly something to be said about these technologies that are being born out of the second generation of successful websites. The ideas around web 2.0 are collaboration, communication, and community. If you haven’t looked into these technologies, the following links should give you a good foundation on what web 2.0 is all about:
Web 2.0 sites that you’d recognize are:
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July 16th, 2007 — Project Management, Web 2.0, Data Governance
I’m always talking about being visible within your organization. You don’t want Data Governance to be forgotten about, you want it to be an integral part of the business. As such, you should do everything you can to be a champion for Data Governance. One of the things that really worked for me was setting up the Data Governance intranet site. At most organizations its pretty easy to grab some space on your corporate intranet and get going, and thats great. Lots of projects and programs start out with intranet sites that quickly go stale - don’t do that!
You want your intranet site to be updated often with news, minutes, updates, and other relevant and timely information. If you keep your site up-to-date, you can ensure that your audience will return often to stay in-the-loop. Continue reading →
June 29th, 2007 — Web 2.0, Data Governance
Here is the agenda from the conference I was telling you about… data governance conference
Some of the standout features in my mind were Michele Koch from Sallie Mae, Bonnie O’Neil
from Project Performance, and Chris Bradley with Donna Burbank from IPL and Embarcadero (respectively).
Michele talked about her experience in starting the Data Governance Program at Sallie Mae. It was interesting to hear her talk about how the she got involved because some execs wants to fix a few data elements. She figured that was a good prototype to start DG, and once everyone liked the progress they were making, she introduced it as DG and proposed it be an ongoing program. Needless to say, they jumped at the chance because of how successful the prototype was. Continue reading →
