Recommended Key Initiative Plan
These 9 initiatives have been found to elicit the most significant measurable impact for professionals in this role.
- 1. Create a Data Management Practice
- 2. Improve Data Governance
- 3. Restore Trust in Your Data
- 4. Modernize Data Architecture
- 5. Optimize Data Integration Practices
- 6. Develop a Master Data Management Strategy
- 7. Build an Extensible Data Warehouse Foundation
- 8. Build a Business Intelligence Strategy
- 9. Leverage Big Data by Starting Small
Data Management & Governance
Featured Blueprints

October 26, 2021
Data platform selection should be based on common best practices and, at the same time, be optimized for the organization’s specific needs and goal...

August 27, 2021
The key to landscaping your data environment lies in ensuring foundational disciplines are optimized with a recognition for the interdependency amo...

June 28, 2021
The amount of data within organizations is growing at an exponential rate, creating a need for organizations to adopt a formal approach to governin...

May 10, 2021
Self-serve analytics is not simply transitioning IT-driven analytics to the business. Organizations are struggling to understand what's involved in...

January 27, 2021
Models represent the real world and make it more understandable. Data models play the same role and are a powerful communication tool for the IT pr...

November 18, 2020
Read this blueprint to understand Info-Tech's data quality methodology and why having quality data is essential for modern organizations.

November 13, 2020
BI drives a new reality. Uber is the world’s largest taxi company and they own no vehicles; Alibaba is the world’s most valuable retailer and they ...

November 02, 2020
Data management has distinct phasing. Fitting all phases inside a single data warehouse environment creates an unmanageable monster. Instead, think...
Resources
Enterprise Information Management
Featured Blueprints

October 28, 2021
The pandemic introduced many to the importance of running meetings well, whether they are held in person, remotely, or in a hybrid delivery model. ...

January 26, 2021
The newest evolution of SharePoint is the content file cabinet to the business’ everyday Office productivity tools, with a huge menu of possibiliti...

September 22, 2020
The most important aspect of implementing a digital workspace is organizational change management. To truly take advantage of these advertised bene...

July 31, 2019
Instead of viewing enterprise content management as a system which stores content that is accessible to everyone, think of it as the organization’s...

May 23, 2018
Focus on creating a streamlined set of tools that users need and want. Shape demand for these supported tools by engaging with end users long after...

April 21, 2017
Not all information assets are created equal; you need a structured approach to handling your organization’s information assets from creation to de...

January 05, 2017
ECM success does not come out of the box with an ECM solution. Concerted efforts are required on an ongoing basis to establish, enforce, and improv...

May 31, 2016
Often, the IT manager, director, or even the CIO cannot determine or comprehensively identify how the applications, services, and capabilities with...