What Makes Data Critical? Where Do I Start with Data Governance?

In many cases, the importance of data depends on who you ask. What is critical to one person, or even an entire department or division, may not be important or used by other people or departments or divisions. So where should an organization start to deploy its data governance program? Glad you asked.

In this upbeat and fast-paced session, Bob Seiner will help you to answer this question for your organization and provide context for identifying the data that is most critical. When everybody tells you that their data is most important, there must be a way to prioritize the data, while addressing business opportunities and issues.

In this session, Bob will present:

• A Working Definition for Critical Data
• How to Recognize Critical Data Elements (CDEs)
• A Method to Prioritize Your Most Critical Data
• Demonstrating Value Through Critical Data
• What to Do With Less Than Critical Data

Speaker: Robert S. Seiner

Robert (Bob) S. Seiner is the President and Principal of KIK Consulting & Educational Services and the Publisher of The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com). In 2022, TDAN.com celebrated its 25th year, and KIK Consulting celebrated its 20th year of focusing on knowledge transfer and consultative mentoring in the areas of Data Governance, Metadata, and Information Quality.

Bob has been awarded the DAMA Professional Award for significant and demonstrable contributions to the data management industry. Bob specializes in Non-Invasive Data Governance™, data stewardship, and metadata management solutions and has successfully assisted and mentored many notable organizations. Bob is Adjunct Faculty at Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) Heinz College CDataO and Data-Driven Leadership programs.