2 days agoWhere’s the Why?In any kind of data initiative, the WHY is most frequently overlooked. I’ve been present in dozens of meetings, board meetings, management meetings, project meetings and the focus is always on the WHAT, on the HOW, on the WHO, on the WHEN, or on the WHERE, hardly ever on the…Data3 min readData3 min read
Nov 30My questions about your dataOne of the points I’ve been stressing for a long time now is that: It’s not about data It’s about business, the business outcomes, about the value that is generated for business. Business is the driver, data and what it produces is the enabler. As any other corporate asset, data’s…Data4 min readData4 min read
Nov 29The Data-Driven Michelin StarI’m more into eating than cooking but I related with this sentence from the Michelin Guide website. Great cooking starts with great ingredients, so use the best produce you can find — whether that’s a tomato or a chicken.[1] This relates deep into what I’ve been stating along the time…Data7 min readData7 min read
Jul 27, 2022Master Data Management — Supply Chain, Logistics, ProcurementOrganizations have been questioning if Master Data Management (MDM) was the right approach, or if they had the condition to move forward to an MDM implementation, this is no longer the case. Over the last few years, I’ve been writing extensively about Master Data Management, what it is, it’s role…Master Data Management5 min readMaster Data Management5 min read
Jul 12, 2022Increase our sales — a data governance exerciseOf course, a sales objective can’t be defined like this, but let’s imagine it can, what would soon happen? Fictitious sales being recorded? Sales between subsidiaries rising? Friendly customers placing orders in one accounting period cancel them the next? Besides the operational processes in place to control this kind of…Sales4 min readSales4 min read
Jun 29, 20226 Questions about Master Data Management1. What is Master Data? Master data is usually defined as the set of core entities within an organization, depending on the industry it may include customers, prospects, suppliers, sites, hierarchies etc. The purpose of managing this data is to assure a consistent definition of these business entities and data about them across the organization’s…Master Data Management3 min readMaster Data Management3 min read
Jun 13, 2022Getting Started with Master Data ManagementGartner defines master data as a consistent and uniform set of identifiers and extended attributes that describes the core entities of the enterprise. This places master data at the heart of every business process within an organisation and because it’s used in multiple systems and processes, bad master data will…Master Data Management9 min readMaster Data Management9 min read
May 27, 2022Enabling AnalyticsIn an increasing digitized economy — and digital world — analytics have a critical strategic role in how organizations pursue gaining the necessary competitive edge to be at the forefront of digital disruption. Organizations are investing heavily in analytical solutions to improve their corporate decision processes, identify new business improvement…Analytics3 min readAnalytics3 min read
May 2, 2022Laptop Data QualityWe talk about Laptop Data Quality when an organization’s responsibility — the quality of its data — is informally delegated to some people that, according to their specific needs and context, autonomously, and relying on their individual judgment develop a version of quality data. When I say informally, I also…Data Quality2 min readData Quality2 min read
Apr 23, 2022Partners in DataIt’s common to say that “Data is the new oil”, although we might all agree with this, but not all in the same sense, surely, it’s a valuable resource, but like oil if unrefined it cannot really be used. The same way oil needs to be transformed into gas, plastic…Data4 min readData4 min read
