Category: Communication

Data Governance and Industrial / Organizational Psychology

Much has been written about the technical side of data governance, but we continue to give minimal treatment to the human side of the equation. I think that is in part due to the fact that as IT professionals, we tend to look for technical solutions to problems. But what do you do when the [...]

Stick Figures

Technology workers often overlook the human element of any solution. We are quick to assemble an architecture diagram with servers, SAN space, and .NET applications; but what is almost always conspicuously missing are the people to run them and use them. These days I find it hard to resist the temptation during meetings to jump [...]

Is your IT shop a rebellious teen?

Sitting around with some developers recently and I asked why they were hesitant to embrace data governance. They acknowledged that there was good to be gained from it, but they felt they would be too constrained if they had to follow a bunch of governance rules. A woman in our group stated that they sounded [...]

Creativity vs. Standardization

Often the argument against standardization and data governance centers on not wanting to hobble the creativity of the application developer. The perception seems to be that in allowing the creation of customized data elements and data models, developers build a better application. In reality, the application comprises only one part of the entire information system [...]

Closing Communication Gaps

Why has it become so challenging for corporate America to establish effective internal communication? Meeting goals and objectives seems increasingly problematic. A common workplace perception is others block progressive efforts either intentionally or through incompetence. Could the technology we designed be pushing us further apart rather than uniting our organizations? Is the specialization of the [...]

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