Monetizing Data Management & Practical Metadata Strategies
by Dr. Peter Aiken
Associate Professor of Information Systems & the Founding Director of Data Blueprint

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Overview

Monetizing Data Management

Organizations have lost millions due to poor data management practices, but remain unaware of the root causes of their losses. Unless IT professionals can monetize these lost opportunities and their related costs, gaining executive-level approval for basic data management investments will continue to be difficult. This sets up an unfortunate loop: executive management is focused on fixing symptoms, but cannot address the underlying problems. This talk illustrates how to identify specific costs of poor data management practices using examples from HR, Financial, Supply Chain, and compliance. As organizations understand poor data management practices as the root cause of many of their problems, they will be more than willing to make the required investments in our profession.

Practical Metadata Strategies

Our surveys show that management typically does not understand the need to manage metadata. Consequently, today's metadata initiatives must deliver immediate ROI to retain management commitment. This seminar demonstrates how organizations have rapidly and successfully gained value from metadata projects in today's environment.  Success is achieved by applying metadata strategies and concentrating on the fundamentals. Upon completion, delegates will be able to get started with metadata and make rapid progress in today's environment. By effectively articulating and implementing metadata projects, they will reduce integration costs and increase information asset quality and utility.

Learning Objectives

§ Understand the basic theories/guidance used to leverage metadata into existing/planned DM solutions – insight into the practical and effective;

§ Comprehend the many complementary characteristics between metadata and data management practices;

§ Grasp the general utility to be gained from various metadata repository solutions and technologies;

§ Appreciate the many ways that the XML component architecture can be used to compliment metadata implementation efforts;

§ Assess and articulate the business value of proposed metadata projects.

Details & Schedule

§ 7:30 am – 5:00 pm on October 11, 2011

§ Oregon Convention Center, Room D135

§ Early Registration ends September 30, 2011

§ Registration includes continental breakfast & lunch

§ Costs

o Member, by 9/30/11 $149

o Non-Member*, by 9/30/11 $199

o Member, after 9/30/11 $199

o Non-Member*, after 9/30/11 $249

* Non-membership registration includes membership through March 2012

Dr. Peter Aiken

Dr. Peter H. Aiken is an award-winning, internationally recognized thought leader in the area of organizational data architecture and engineering. As a practicing data manager, consultant, author and researcher, he has been actively studying these and related areas for more than twenty-five years. He has held leadership positions with the US Department of Defense and consulted with more than 50 organizations in 14 different counties. His achievements have resulted in recognition as one of 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century and bibliographic entries in Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in American Education and other recognitions. He is a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Founding Director of Data Blueprint, and part-time Visiting Scientist at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. He was awarded the 2001 DAMA International Achievement Award and the Defense Information Systems Agency Career Recognition. He has published five books, including Building Corporate Portals Using XML with Clive Finkelstein (1999, McGraw-Hill) and the best-seller Data Reverse Engineering (1996, McGraw-Hill).