How to Use a Data-Centric Approach to Support Business Transformation

What does it really mean to be a "Data-Centric Organization"? Why should we be thinking about this as a priority for our Data Management Programs? 

In this presentation, we'll share a real-world example of how using innovative approaches to data governance, including a knowledge graph database, can provide mission value that results in stakeholders and stewards seeing data management as a business multiplier. The struggle to develop business support for Data Management and Governance is real. This example shows how developing partnerships between business and data supports both.

We will cover:

• The business problem we were trying to solve
• The processes, formal and informal, we applied to create understanding and support
• Demo of the knowledge graph Enterprise Data Governance tool that enables the business capabilities
• Discussion of how this data-centric approach created a partnership that serves our community
• Answers to your questions so you can apply this in your own business and data community

Speakers:

Kimber Roshelle Pederson, Department of the Interior

Kimber Roshelle Pederson is the Associate Chief Data Officer for the national, interagency wildland fire program. With over 25 years of experience in federal data management, Roshelle is committed to making data and information meaningful and available for the many stakeholders in wildland fire. Recognized as an innovative and inspiring leader, Roshelle and her team were recognized by the Federal Chief Data Officer Council with the Distinguished Achievement in Federal Data Award for their use of knowledge graphs to facilitate data governance.

GaBriella Branson, National Wildfire Coordinating Group

GaBriella is the Knowledge Manager for the Interagency Wildland Fire Data Management Program. She loves working with semantics and all things knowledge graph. Teaching others about how great they are and how to use them keeps her excited about her work.

Katy O’Hara, National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Katy O’Hara is a Branch Coordinator with the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). With nearly 20 years of experience in federal wildland fire management, Katy is committed to enabling interoperable wildland fire operations among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners. Katy’s work helps establish national interagency wildland fire operational standards, including data standards, to contribute to safe, effective, and coordinated response to wildfires.