AM3: Good (Data Governance) to Great (Data Governance)

A dozen years ago Jim Collins authored the book Good to Great (Harper Business, 2001), the first business book that stretched far beyond the traditional business book audience and market. In this half-day working session with Bob Seiner, he will borrow from the main points of this book to focus on the activities organizations should consider to extend their good data governance programs to become great data governance programs.

Seiner will demonstrate factors that have led to “glass ceilings” and highlight those factors that world-class organizations have built governance into everyday activities. Attendees should expect to become part of the discussion while working toward a sensible list of these factors to be taken back to their organizations and applied accordingly.

In this session Mr. Seiner will lead active discussion regarding these items and more:

How Good Becomes the Enemy of Great
Not Letting Perfection Get in the Way of Good Enough
Addressing Who First, Then What
Confronting Brutal Facts
Developing a Culture of Formal Discipline

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 2017, TDAN.com is celebrating its 20th anniversary. In 2016, KIK Consulting celebrated its 15th anniversary focusing on knowledge transfer and consultative mentoring in the areas of Data Governance, Metadata, and Information Quality.

Bob was recently 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.