Last year at this time, I created the inaugural edition of the Data Management Wonk’s Reading List. It seems to have been well-enough received so I am doing it again this year. Much like last year’s list, these books all pretty much fall within the data management, enterprise architecture, and IT management topics. The intent [...]
You know what the problem is with data management? It’s not sexy, or even interesting, to most business leaders. They couldn’t care less about data or its management; it’s actionable information and efficient, accurate processes that they desire. Data quality, master data management (MDM), data integration, even data governance; if you can’t show how these [...]
One of my favorite pet phrases is, “Pay me now, or pay me later; either way, you’re gonna pay me.” This is my way of pointing out that the decision being made at that moment could have long-term effects on the product being developed. I want people to see that their sub-optimal decisions can come [...]
Imagine this scenario. Your company has hired a consulting firm to develop an enterprise data strategy for you. The firm’s leadership team is meeting with the client’s leadership team for a project kick-off meeting. Sometime during the first few minutes of the conversation, one of the consultants asks the business leaders, “So, do you treat [...]
I bought this book on the title alone. The topic of the relationship between IT and Business is one of those hot-button topics for me. I have worked at some really dysfunctional places over the years and this is always the root-cause of the dysfunction. Ms. Cramm previously held positions as both a CIO and CFO, so she has a lot of street cred (at least with me) when it comes to telling both groups how they should be working together.
Dear Santa, My Name is David and this year I turned…um, well, let’s just say that I’m a little older than most of the other boys writing to you. I think you’ll find that I’ve been pretty good for the most part, so I’m hoping that you’ll at least hear me out on this. I’ve [...]
This was an impulse buy for me. I’ve worked with a couple of the software tools – BaseCamp and Backpack – developed by the author’s company, 37signals, and have great respect for what they have accomplished. Reading the book’s description, I was intrigued by its teasing of “counter-intuitive ideas” towards successful business.
I read a lot. Seriously … a LOT. Unfortunately, I also have a rather short attention span. Due to this, I have a tendency to have three, four, or more books going at once and switch back and forth between them until they’re done. Weird, I know, but it somehow works for me. Anyway, with [...]
I read a lot of personal and professional development material. One thing that I frequently see within that material that drives me absolutely crazy is how failure is perceived. It’s gotten to the point where it’s seen as a right of passage in a person’s career arc. The more failure we experience, the more awesome [...]
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