This document reviews several existing data management maturity models to identify characteristics of an effective model. It discusses maturity models in general and how they aim to measure the maturity of processes. The document reviews ISO/IEC 15504, the original maturity model standard, outlining its defined structure and relationship between the reference model and assessment model. It discusses how maturity levels and capability levels are used to characterize process maturity. The document also looks at issues with maturity models and how they can be improved.
Introduction to Data Management Maturity ModelsKingland
Jeff Gorball, the only individual accredited in the EDM Council Data Management Capability Model and the CMMI Institute Data Management Maturity Model, introduces audiences to both models and shares how you can choose which one is best for your needs.
Data Architecture Strategies: Building an Enterprise Data Strategy – Where to...DATAVERSITY
The majority of successful organizations in today’s economy are data-driven, and innovative companies are looking at new ways to leverage data and information for strategic advantage. While the opportunities are vast, and the value has clearly been shown across a number of industries in using data to strategic advantage, the choices in technology can be overwhelming. From Big Data to Artificial Intelligence to Data Lakes and Warehouses, the industry is continually evolving to provide new and exciting technological solutions.
This webinar will help make sense of the various data architectures & technologies available, and how to leverage them for business value and success. A practical framework will be provided to generate “quick wins” for your organization, while at the same time building towards a longer-term sustainable architecture. Case studies will also be provided to show how successful organizations have successfully built a data strategies to support their business goals.
How to Build & Sustain a Data Governance Operating Model DATUM LLC
Learn how to execute a data governance strategy through creation of a successful business case and operating model.
Originally presented to an audience of 400+ at the Master Data Management & Data Governance Summit.
Visit www.datumstrategy.com for more!
Tackling Data Quality problems requires more than a series of tactical, one-off improvement projects. By their nature, many Data Quality problems extend across and often beyond an organization. Addressing these issues requires a holistic architectural approach combining people, process, and technology. Join Nigel Turner and Donna Burbank as they provide practical ways to control Data Quality issues in your organization.
Data Modeling, Data Governance, & Data QualityDATAVERSITY
Data Governance is often referred to as the people, processes, and policies around data and information, and these aspects are critical to the success of any data governance implementation. But just as critical is the technical infrastructure that supports the diverse data environments that run the business. Data models can be the critical link between business definitions and rules and the technical data systems that support them. Without the valuable metadata these models provide, data governance often lacks the “teeth” to be applied in operational and reporting systems.
Join Donna Burbank and her guest, Nigel Turner, as they discuss how data models & metadata-driven data governance can be applied in your organization in order to achieve improved data quality.
Data Architecture Strategies: Data Architecture for Digital TransformationDATAVERSITY
MDM, data quality, data architecture, and more. At the same time, combining these foundational data management approaches with other innovative techniques can help drive organizational change as well as technological transformation. This webinar will provide practical steps for creating a data foundation for effective digital transformation.
Tackling data quality problems requires more than a series of tactical, one off improvement projects. By their nature, many data quality problems extend across and often beyond an organization. Addressing these issues requires a holistic architectural approach combining people, process and technology. Join Donna Burbank and Nigel Turner as they provide practical ways to control data quality issues in your organization.
The document discusses strategies for managing master data through a Master Data Management (MDM) solution. It outlines challenges with current data management practices and goals for an improved MDM approach. Key considerations for implementing an effective MDM strategy include identifying initial data domains, use cases, source systems, consumers, and the appropriate MDM patterns to address business needs.
Gartner: Master Data Management FunctionalityGartner
MDM solutions require tightly integrated capabilities including data modeling, integration, synchronization, propagation, flexible architecture, granular and packaged services, performance, availability, analysis, information quality management, and security. These capabilities allow organizations to extend data models, integrate and synchronize data in real-time and batch processes across systems, measure ROI and data quality, and securely manage the MDM solution.
Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Management Basics amorshed
This document provides an overview of business intelligence (BI) and data management basics. It discusses topics such as digital transformation requirements, data strategy, data governance, data literacy, and becoming a data-driven organization. The document emphasizes that in the digital age, data is a key asset and organizations need to focus on data management in order to make informed decisions. It also stresses the importance of data culture and competency for successful BI and data initiatives.
Data-Ed Slides: Best Practices in Data Stewardship (Technical)DATAVERSITY
In order to find value in your organization's data assets, heroic data stewards are tasked with saving the day- every single day! These heroes adhere to a data governance framework and work to ensure that data is: captured right the first time, validated through automated means, and integrated into business processes. Whether its data profiling or in depth root cause analysis, data stewards can be counted on to ensure the organization's mission critical data is reliable. In this webinar we will approach this framework, and punctuate important facets of a data steward’s role.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the business need for a data governance framework
- Learn why embedded data quality principles are an important part of system/process design
- Identify opportunities to help drive your organization to a data driven culture
Describes what Enterprise Data Architecture in a Software Development Organization should cover and does that by listing over 200 data architecture related deliverables an Enterprise Data Architect should remember to evangelize.
Data Catalogs Are the Answer – What is the Question?DATAVERSITY
Organizations with governed metadata made available through their data catalog can answer questions their people have about the organization’s data. These organizations get more value from their data, protect their data better, gain improved ROI from data-centric projects and programs, and have more confidence in their most strategic data.
Join Bob Seiner for this lively webinar where he will talk about the value of a data catalog and how to build the use of the catalog into your stewards’ daily routines. Bob will share how the tool must be positioned for success and viewed as a must-have resource that is a steppingstone and catalyst to governed data across the organization.
Activate Data Governance Using the Data CatalogDATAVERSITY
This document discusses activating data governance using a data catalog. It compares active vs passive data governance, with active embedding governance into people's work through a catalog. The catalog plays a key role by allowing stewards to document definition, production, and usage of data in a centralized place. For governance to be effective, metadata from various sources must be consolidated and maintained in the catalog.
Data Governance Takes a Village (So Why is Everyone Hiding?)DATAVERSITY
Data governance represents both an obstacle and opportunity for enterprises everywhere. And many individuals may hesitate to embrace the change. Yet if led well, a governance initiative has the potential to launch a data community that drives innovation and data-driven decision-making for the wider business. (And yes, it can even be fun!). So how do you build a roadmap to success?
This session will gather four governance experts, including Mary Williams, Associate Director, Enterprise Data Governance at Exact Sciences, and Bob Seiner, author of Non-Invasive Data Governance, for a roundtable discussion about the challenges and opportunities of leading a governance initiative that people embrace. Join this webinar to learn:
- How to build an internal case for data governance and a data catalog
- Tips for picking a use case that builds confidence in your program
- How to mature your program and build your data community
You Need a Data Catalog. Do You Know Why?Precisely
The data catalog has become a popular discussion topic within data management and data governance circles. A data catalog is a central repository that contains metadata for describing data sets, how they are defined, and where to find them. TDWI research indicates that implementing a data catalog is a top priority among organizations we survey. The data catalog can also play an important part in the governance process. It provides features that help ensure data quality, compliance, and that trusted data is used for analysis. Without an in-depth knowledge of data and associated metadata, organizations cannot truly safeguard and govern their data.
Join this on-demand webinar to learn more about the data catalog and its role in data governance efforts.
Topics include:
· Data management challenges and priorities
· The modern data catalog – what it is and why it is important
· The role of the modern data catalog in your data quality and governance programs
· The kinds of information that should be in your data catalog and why
Making data based decisions makes instinctive sense, and evidence is mounting that it makes strong commercial sense too.
Whilst being aware of this kind of potential is undoubtedly valuable, knowing it and doing something about it are two very different things.
So how do you go about becoming a data driven organization?
And how does the Data Management Maturity Assessment help in achieving your data strategy goals?
Building a Data Strategy – Practical Steps for Aligning with Business GoalsDATAVERSITY
Developing a Data Strategy for your organization can seem like a daunting task – but it’s worth the effort. Getting your Data Strategy right can provide significant value, as data drives many of the key initiatives in today’s marketplace, from digital transformation to marketing, customer centricity, population health, and more. This webinar will help demystify Data Strategy and its relationship to Data Architecture and will provide concrete, practical ways to get started.
This document summarizes a research study that assessed the data management practices of 175 organizations between 2000-2006. The study had both descriptive and self-improvement goals, such as understanding the range of practices and determining areas for improvement. Researchers used a structured interview process to evaluate organizations across six data management processes based on a 5-level maturity model. The results provided insights into an organization's practices and a roadmap for enhancing data management.
Peter Vennel presents on the topic of DAMA DMBOK and Data Governance. He discusses his background and certifications. He then covers some key topics in data governance including the challenges of implementing it and defining what it is. He outlines the DAMA DMBOK knowledge areas and introduces the concept of a Data Management Center of Excellence (DMCoE) to establish governance. The DMCoE would include steering committees for each knowledge area and a data governance council and team.
Building a Data Strategy – Practical Steps for Aligning with Business GoalsDATAVERSITY
Developing a Data Strategy for your organization can seem like a daunting task – but it’s worth the effort. Getting your Data Strategy right can provide significant value, as data drives many of the key initiatives in today’s marketplace – from digital transformation, to marketing, to customer centricity, to population health, and more. This webinar will help demystify Data Strategy and its relationship to Data Architecture and will provide concrete, practical ways to get started.
Enterprise Architecture vs. Data ArchitectureDATAVERSITY
Enterprise Architecture (EA) provides a visual blueprint of the organization, and shows key interrelationships between data, process, applications, and more. By abstracting these assets in a graphical view, it’s possible to see key interrelationships, particularly as they relate to data and its business impact across the organization. Join us for a discussion on how Data Architecture is a key component of an overall Enterprise Architecture for enhanced business value and success.
This introduction to data governance presentation covers the inter-related DM foundational disciplines (Data Integration / DWH, Business Intelligence and Data Governance). Some of the pitfalls and success factors for data governance.
• IM Foundational Disciplines
• Cross-functional Workflow Exchange
• Key Objectives of the Data Governance Framework
• Components of a Data Governance Framework
• Key Roles in Data Governance
• Data Governance Committee (DGC)
• 4 Data Governance Policy Areas
• 3 Challenges to Implementing Data Governance
• Data Governance Success Factors
Good data is like good water: best served fresh, and ideally well-filtered. Data Management strategies can produce tremendous procedural improvements and increased profit margins across the board, but only if the data being managed is of a high quality. Determining how Data Quality should be engineered provides a useful framework for utilizing Data Quality management effectively in support of business strategy, which in turns allows for speedy identification of business problems, delineation between structural and practice-oriented defects in Data Management, and proactive prevention of future issues.
Over the course of this webinar, we will:
Help you understand foundational Data Quality concepts based on “The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge” (DAMA DMBOK), as well as guiding principles, best practices, and steps for improving Data Quality at your organization
Demonstrate how chronic business challenges for organizations are often rooted in poor Data Quality
Share case studies illustrating the hallmarks and benefits of Data Quality success
Master Data Management – Aligning Data, Process, and GovernanceDATAVERSITY
Master Data Management (MDM) provides organizations with an accurate and comprehensive view of their business-critical data such as customers, products, vendors, and more. While mastering these key data areas can be a complex task, the value of doing so can be tremendous – from real-time operational integration to data warehousing and analytic reporting. This webinar will provide practical strategies for gaining value from your MDM initiative, while at the same time assuring a solid architectural and governance foundation that will ensure long-term, enterprise-wide success.
A Data Management Maturity Model Case StudyDATAVERSITY
This document provides an overview of the Data Management Maturity (DMM) model and its ecosystem. It introduces the presenters and describes the development of the DMM model over 3.5 years with input from 50+ authors and 70+ peer reviewers. The DMM is designed to help organizations evaluate and improve their data management capabilities through a structured assessment and benchmarking approach. It describes the DMM structure, levels, and themes and outlines upcoming certification programs, products, and events to support widespread adoption of the DMM model.
This document outlines a playbook for implementing a data governance program. It begins with an introduction to data governance, discussing why data matters for organizations and defining key concepts. It then provides guidance on understanding business drivers to ensure the program aligns with strategic objectives. The playbook describes assessing the current state, developing a roadmap, defining the scope of key data, establishing governance models, policies and standards, and processes. It aims to help clients establish an effective enterprise-wide data governance program.
Innovation is a key element for companies in providing growth and for increasing results. Innovation means a new way of doing business; it may refer to incremental, radical and/or revolutionary changes in extracting value for a business through a fundamental change in approach to a market, a technology, or a process. A company that overlooks new and better ways of doing business will eventually lose customers to another competitor that has found a better way.
However innovations as any other aspect of a business require an investment and investment is about the future. Sometimes you invest in a future that plays by the same rules as today. Other investment is about a new future that plays by new rules. If you make investment decisions on an extrapolated new future based on the today’s rules then you can make costly mistakes.
Investment decisions can require complex analyses. To make them easier, managers often use tools to help with the financial analysis. The problem with these tools is that they often value innovation and non innovation in the same terms. They encourage managers to make unfair demands on returns on investment for internal innovation projects.
We believe that creativity is a process not an accident (“chance prefers the prepared mind”), although it’s often tempting to believe that individuals are creative or non-creative. Creative people also love to play around with the ideas that they collect. For them everything is connected – part of an overall pattern. Old ideas are moved around, combined, squeezed, and stretched to make new ideas.
Innovation within businesses is achieved in many ways. One way involves the use of creativity techniques. These are methods that encourage original thoughts and divergent thinking (e. g. brainstorming, morphological analysis, TRIZ). New ideas that have been generated by the use of creativity techniques have to be structured and evaluated. In order to complete the innovation process the selected promising ideas have to be deployed into practice.
For this reason we have developed a structured methodology that supports the ongoing evaluation of innovations throughout the prioritization, piloting, and deployment lifecycle We make use of process performance analyses as an input to three levels of statistical thinking that support the innovation process from identified needs to pilot results.
The first step is collect together old ideas – as well as existing facts. You need to know as much about the world in general and get a solid, deep working knowledge of the business situation that underlies the need for a new idea. This may seem daunting or unnecessary, but facts are the raw material for innovation. And because of changes to markets, competition, regulation, and technologies, “old ideas” previously dismissed may, perhaps after further adaptation, take on renewed promise.
It is important to approach innovation and its evaluation through a broad appreciation for causality: al
continuous improvement in school management (4) .pdflynnmdasuki1
This document provides an overview of concepts related to continuous quality improvement in school management. It defines key terms like quality control, quality assurance, and total quality management. It also discusses ISO 9001 certification and the PDCA cycle. The document outlines the total quality management process and discusses Deming's 14 points. It provides examples of quality management system requirements and differences between the 1994 and 2000 versions of ISO 9001 standards.
The document discusses strategies for managing master data through a Master Data Management (MDM) solution. It outlines challenges with current data management practices and goals for an improved MDM approach. Key considerations for implementing an effective MDM strategy include identifying initial data domains, use cases, source systems, consumers, and the appropriate MDM patterns to address business needs.
Gartner: Master Data Management FunctionalityGartner
MDM solutions require tightly integrated capabilities including data modeling, integration, synchronization, propagation, flexible architecture, granular and packaged services, performance, availability, analysis, information quality management, and security. These capabilities allow organizations to extend data models, integrate and synchronize data in real-time and batch processes across systems, measure ROI and data quality, and securely manage the MDM solution.
Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Management Basics amorshed
This document provides an overview of business intelligence (BI) and data management basics. It discusses topics such as digital transformation requirements, data strategy, data governance, data literacy, and becoming a data-driven organization. The document emphasizes that in the digital age, data is a key asset and organizations need to focus on data management in order to make informed decisions. It also stresses the importance of data culture and competency for successful BI and data initiatives.
Data-Ed Slides: Best Practices in Data Stewardship (Technical)DATAVERSITY
In order to find value in your organization's data assets, heroic data stewards are tasked with saving the day- every single day! These heroes adhere to a data governance framework and work to ensure that data is: captured right the first time, validated through automated means, and integrated into business processes. Whether its data profiling or in depth root cause analysis, data stewards can be counted on to ensure the organization's mission critical data is reliable. In this webinar we will approach this framework, and punctuate important facets of a data steward’s role.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the business need for a data governance framework
- Learn why embedded data quality principles are an important part of system/process design
- Identify opportunities to help drive your organization to a data driven culture
Describes what Enterprise Data Architecture in a Software Development Organization should cover and does that by listing over 200 data architecture related deliverables an Enterprise Data Architect should remember to evangelize.
Data Catalogs Are the Answer – What is the Question?DATAVERSITY
Organizations with governed metadata made available through their data catalog can answer questions their people have about the organization’s data. These organizations get more value from their data, protect their data better, gain improved ROI from data-centric projects and programs, and have more confidence in their most strategic data.
Join Bob Seiner for this lively webinar where he will talk about the value of a data catalog and how to build the use of the catalog into your stewards’ daily routines. Bob will share how the tool must be positioned for success and viewed as a must-have resource that is a steppingstone and catalyst to governed data across the organization.
Activate Data Governance Using the Data CatalogDATAVERSITY
This document discusses activating data governance using a data catalog. It compares active vs passive data governance, with active embedding governance into people's work through a catalog. The catalog plays a key role by allowing stewards to document definition, production, and usage of data in a centralized place. For governance to be effective, metadata from various sources must be consolidated and maintained in the catalog.
Data Governance Takes a Village (So Why is Everyone Hiding?)DATAVERSITY
Data governance represents both an obstacle and opportunity for enterprises everywhere. And many individuals may hesitate to embrace the change. Yet if led well, a governance initiative has the potential to launch a data community that drives innovation and data-driven decision-making for the wider business. (And yes, it can even be fun!). So how do you build a roadmap to success?
This session will gather four governance experts, including Mary Williams, Associate Director, Enterprise Data Governance at Exact Sciences, and Bob Seiner, author of Non-Invasive Data Governance, for a roundtable discussion about the challenges and opportunities of leading a governance initiative that people embrace. Join this webinar to learn:
- How to build an internal case for data governance and a data catalog
- Tips for picking a use case that builds confidence in your program
- How to mature your program and build your data community
You Need a Data Catalog. Do You Know Why?Precisely
The data catalog has become a popular discussion topic within data management and data governance circles. A data catalog is a central repository that contains metadata for describing data sets, how they are defined, and where to find them. TDWI research indicates that implementing a data catalog is a top priority among organizations we survey. The data catalog can also play an important part in the governance process. It provides features that help ensure data quality, compliance, and that trusted data is used for analysis. Without an in-depth knowledge of data and associated metadata, organizations cannot truly safeguard and govern their data.
Join this on-demand webinar to learn more about the data catalog and its role in data governance efforts.
Topics include:
· Data management challenges and priorities
· The modern data catalog – what it is and why it is important
· The role of the modern data catalog in your data quality and governance programs
· The kinds of information that should be in your data catalog and why
Making data based decisions makes instinctive sense, and evidence is mounting that it makes strong commercial sense too.
Whilst being aware of this kind of potential is undoubtedly valuable, knowing it and doing something about it are two very different things.
So how do you go about becoming a data driven organization?
And how does the Data Management Maturity Assessment help in achieving your data strategy goals?
Building a Data Strategy – Practical Steps for Aligning with Business GoalsDATAVERSITY
Developing a Data Strategy for your organization can seem like a daunting task – but it’s worth the effort. Getting your Data Strategy right can provide significant value, as data drives many of the key initiatives in today’s marketplace, from digital transformation to marketing, customer centricity, population health, and more. This webinar will help demystify Data Strategy and its relationship to Data Architecture and will provide concrete, practical ways to get started.
This document summarizes a research study that assessed the data management practices of 175 organizations between 2000-2006. The study had both descriptive and self-improvement goals, such as understanding the range of practices and determining areas for improvement. Researchers used a structured interview process to evaluate organizations across six data management processes based on a 5-level maturity model. The results provided insights into an organization's practices and a roadmap for enhancing data management.
Peter Vennel presents on the topic of DAMA DMBOK and Data Governance. He discusses his background and certifications. He then covers some key topics in data governance including the challenges of implementing it and defining what it is. He outlines the DAMA DMBOK knowledge areas and introduces the concept of a Data Management Center of Excellence (DMCoE) to establish governance. The DMCoE would include steering committees for each knowledge area and a data governance council and team.
Building a Data Strategy – Practical Steps for Aligning with Business GoalsDATAVERSITY
Developing a Data Strategy for your organization can seem like a daunting task – but it’s worth the effort. Getting your Data Strategy right can provide significant value, as data drives many of the key initiatives in today’s marketplace – from digital transformation, to marketing, to customer centricity, to population health, and more. This webinar will help demystify Data Strategy and its relationship to Data Architecture and will provide concrete, practical ways to get started.
Enterprise Architecture vs. Data ArchitectureDATAVERSITY
Enterprise Architecture (EA) provides a visual blueprint of the organization, and shows key interrelationships between data, process, applications, and more. By abstracting these assets in a graphical view, it’s possible to see key interrelationships, particularly as they relate to data and its business impact across the organization. Join us for a discussion on how Data Architecture is a key component of an overall Enterprise Architecture for enhanced business value and success.
This introduction to data governance presentation covers the inter-related DM foundational disciplines (Data Integration / DWH, Business Intelligence and Data Governance). Some of the pitfalls and success factors for data governance.
• IM Foundational Disciplines
• Cross-functional Workflow Exchange
• Key Objectives of the Data Governance Framework
• Components of a Data Governance Framework
• Key Roles in Data Governance
• Data Governance Committee (DGC)
• 4 Data Governance Policy Areas
• 3 Challenges to Implementing Data Governance
• Data Governance Success Factors
Good data is like good water: best served fresh, and ideally well-filtered. Data Management strategies can produce tremendous procedural improvements and increased profit margins across the board, but only if the data being managed is of a high quality. Determining how Data Quality should be engineered provides a useful framework for utilizing Data Quality management effectively in support of business strategy, which in turns allows for speedy identification of business problems, delineation between structural and practice-oriented defects in Data Management, and proactive prevention of future issues.
Over the course of this webinar, we will:
Help you understand foundational Data Quality concepts based on “The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge” (DAMA DMBOK), as well as guiding principles, best practices, and steps for improving Data Quality at your organization
Demonstrate how chronic business challenges for organizations are often rooted in poor Data Quality
Share case studies illustrating the hallmarks and benefits of Data Quality success
Master Data Management – Aligning Data, Process, and GovernanceDATAVERSITY
Master Data Management (MDM) provides organizations with an accurate and comprehensive view of their business-critical data such as customers, products, vendors, and more. While mastering these key data areas can be a complex task, the value of doing so can be tremendous – from real-time operational integration to data warehousing and analytic reporting. This webinar will provide practical strategies for gaining value from your MDM initiative, while at the same time assuring a solid architectural and governance foundation that will ensure long-term, enterprise-wide success.
A Data Management Maturity Model Case StudyDATAVERSITY
This document provides an overview of the Data Management Maturity (DMM) model and its ecosystem. It introduces the presenters and describes the development of the DMM model over 3.5 years with input from 50+ authors and 70+ peer reviewers. The DMM is designed to help organizations evaluate and improve their data management capabilities through a structured assessment and benchmarking approach. It describes the DMM structure, levels, and themes and outlines upcoming certification programs, products, and events to support widespread adoption of the DMM model.
This document outlines a playbook for implementing a data governance program. It begins with an introduction to data governance, discussing why data matters for organizations and defining key concepts. It then provides guidance on understanding business drivers to ensure the program aligns with strategic objectives. The playbook describes assessing the current state, developing a roadmap, defining the scope of key data, establishing governance models, policies and standards, and processes. It aims to help clients establish an effective enterprise-wide data governance program.
Innovation is a key element for companies in providing growth and for increasing results. Innovation means a new way of doing business; it may refer to incremental, radical and/or revolutionary changes in extracting value for a business through a fundamental change in approach to a market, a technology, or a process. A company that overlooks new and better ways of doing business will eventually lose customers to another competitor that has found a better way.
However innovations as any other aspect of a business require an investment and investment is about the future. Sometimes you invest in a future that plays by the same rules as today. Other investment is about a new future that plays by new rules. If you make investment decisions on an extrapolated new future based on the today’s rules then you can make costly mistakes.
Investment decisions can require complex analyses. To make them easier, managers often use tools to help with the financial analysis. The problem with these tools is that they often value innovation and non innovation in the same terms. They encourage managers to make unfair demands on returns on investment for internal innovation projects.
We believe that creativity is a process not an accident (“chance prefers the prepared mind”), although it’s often tempting to believe that individuals are creative or non-creative. Creative people also love to play around with the ideas that they collect. For them everything is connected – part of an overall pattern. Old ideas are moved around, combined, squeezed, and stretched to make new ideas.
Innovation within businesses is achieved in many ways. One way involves the use of creativity techniques. These are methods that encourage original thoughts and divergent thinking (e. g. brainstorming, morphological analysis, TRIZ). New ideas that have been generated by the use of creativity techniques have to be structured and evaluated. In order to complete the innovation process the selected promising ideas have to be deployed into practice.
For this reason we have developed a structured methodology that supports the ongoing evaluation of innovations throughout the prioritization, piloting, and deployment lifecycle We make use of process performance analyses as an input to three levels of statistical thinking that support the innovation process from identified needs to pilot results.
The first step is collect together old ideas – as well as existing facts. You need to know as much about the world in general and get a solid, deep working knowledge of the business situation that underlies the need for a new idea. This may seem daunting or unnecessary, but facts are the raw material for innovation. And because of changes to markets, competition, regulation, and technologies, “old ideas” previously dismissed may, perhaps after further adaptation, take on renewed promise.
It is important to approach innovation and its evaluation through a broad appreciation for causality: al
continuous improvement in school management (4) .pdflynnmdasuki1
This document provides an overview of concepts related to continuous quality improvement in school management. It defines key terms like quality control, quality assurance, and total quality management. It also discusses ISO 9001 certification and the PDCA cycle. The document outlines the total quality management process and discusses Deming's 14 points. It provides examples of quality management system requirements and differences between the 1994 and 2000 versions of ISO 9001 standards.
Structured NERC CIP Process Improvement Using Six SigmaEnergySec
Presented by: Chris Unton, Midwest ISO (MISO)
Abstract: MISO embarked on a structured, comprehensive process improvement program to make advancements in cyber security risk reduction as well as CIP compliance. The program utilizes the Six Sigma framework to reduce process defects and gain efficiencies. The 13 month effort comprises process level health checks; assignment of functional roles, responsibilities, and oversight; cross-functional process improvement events; and training/awareness curriculums to lock in the improvements. As a result, MISO not only is strengthening its cyber security and compliance posture, but also positioning the company for a smoother adoption of controls based audits when applicable. In this presentation, Mr. Unton will walk through the process and show how this has been instrumental in greatly enhancing MISO’s security and compliance environment.
The document discusses key concepts in project scope management according to the PMBOK Guide. It defines product and project scope, and outlines the main processes involved - plan scope management, collect requirements, define scope, create the work breakdown structure, validate scope, and control scope. For each process, it lists the typical inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs as defined in the PMBOK Guide. It also provides more details on some of the tools and techniques used such as interviews, prototypes, and variance analysis.
The document discusses software process improvement. It explains process factors that influence quality and productivity, developing process models, and the CMMI process improvement framework. The CMMI model assesses process capability on a scale from 1 to 6. It includes process areas like requirements management and project planning. Process improvement involves analyzing current processes, defining metrics to measure goals, and making changes to improve.
This document discusses process improvement. It explains that process improvement aims to introduce changes to achieve organizational objectives like quality improvement, cost reduction, and schedule acceleration. Most improvements so far have focused on defect reduction. The stages of process improvement are described as process analysis, improvement identification, change introduction, change training, and change tuning. Process and product quality are closely related, with process usually determining product quality. The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) developed by the Software Engineering Institute aims to improve software processes. It defines five levels of process maturity from initial to optimizing.
Quality management ensures that an organization, product or service is consistent. Quality management is focused not only on product and service quality, but also on the means to achieve it. Quality management, therefore, uses quality assurance and control of processes as well as products to achieve more consistent quality.
Project Quality Management includes the processes and activities of the performing organization that determines quality policies, objectives, and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken
Project Quality Management includes the processes and activities of the performing organization that determines quality policies, objectives, and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken
This document discusses applying lean principles to transform organizations. It defines lean transformation as a holistic, function-centric approach that emphasizes continuous innovation to improve productivity, responsiveness, and reduce waste and costs. The document outlines a structured 5-phase method to manage lean transformation: define, measure, analyze, design, and control. It also discusses key components of lean transformation including user value, capability, performance, process, culture and operating methodology. The document provides an example of successfully applying lean principles in the financial industry and outlines a lean operating model and implementation approach.
This document provides an overview of software processes and the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). It defines what a software process is, characteristics of processes, and that different project types require different processes. It then describes the key elements of the CMMI, including its five maturity levels from Initial to Optimizing. Each level is defined in one sentence or less. It also briefly outlines some of the key process areas assessed at levels 2 through 5.
This chapter discusses systems analysis phase activities like requirements modeling, data and process modeling, and object modeling. It describes techniques like joint application development (JAD), rapid application development (RAD), and agile methods. The chapter objectives are to explain these techniques and how to document requirements, conduct interviews, and develop effective documentation for systems development.
Chapter 4 Requirements ModelInformation Technology Project Management - part ...AxmedMaxamuudYoonis
The chapter discusses requirements modeling techniques used in systems analysis to understand business needs and visualize the proposed system. This includes modeling outputs, inputs, processes and security requirements. It also covers fact-finding methods like interviews, documentation review and questionnaires to gather requirements, as well as documenting findings. The overall goal of systems analysis is to ensure the new system supports business needs before designing it.
The three-day course, "Introduction to CMMI", introduces participants to the fundamental concepts of the CMMI model. The course assists companies in integrating best practices from proven discipline-specific process improvement models, including systems engineering, software engineering, integrated product and process development and supplier sourcing.
The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. After attending the course, participants will be able to describe the components of CMMI, discuss the process areas in CMMI, and locate relevant information in the model.
The workshop will help the participants to:
Understand the CMMI framework
Understand the detailed requirements of the process areas in the CMMI V1.3
Make valid judgments regarding the organization's implementation of process areas
Identify issues that should be addressed in performing process improvements using the CMMI V1.3
SAI Global Webinar: Tips for Effective Internal AuditingSwitzerland09
Tips and Techniques for Managing an Effective Audit Program
A key source of information for the leadership of any organization is the internal audit process. A well-managed and comprehensive internal audit program is invaluable to the leadership as it provides them with a clear photograph of the current state of the enterprise. Implemented properly the internal audit process can not only focus attention on nonconforming processes, it should also be a driver for best practice sharing and identification of continual improvement opportunities. The success or failure of an internal auditing program starts with leadership support. Too often however, leadership does not fully appreciate or understand the value the audit process can provide to an organization. It is simply viewed as another in a series of requirements to be completed.
Join Carmine Liuzzi, Industry Leader and Management Systems Consultant with SAI Global for a free 1-hour webinar to discover tips on how organizations can gain the maximum business benefits from an effective internal audit program.
Agenda:
• Why We Audit?
• The Ideal Audit Process – Items for Consideration
• How to Gain Leadership Support for Audits - Value-Added Nonconformity Statements
• Q&A
This document provides an introduction and overview of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems. It discusses the history and development of the ISO standard. The document then summarizes each chapter and clause of ISO 9001:2015, providing a high-level overview of the requirements and concepts covered, including the process approach, risk-based thinking, PDCA cycle, leadership responsibilities, planning, support, operations, performance evaluation and improvement. It gives concise explanations of key terms and the objectives and approach required by each clause.
Software Quality Framework CMMI a practical approach.pptxJamiluddin39
Software Quality Framework CMMI a practical approach that elaborate and focus on the qualities measures in software quality assurance and prepare quality assurance engineers to asses quality and tackle issues during and after the succesful deployment of project.
This document describes a new Software Process Maturity+ framework. It is designed for agile development and maintenance in today's rapidly changing software industry. The framework includes processes, practices, and maturity levels tailored for development, maintenance, and agile lifecycles. It also evaluates non-functional aspects like readability, complexity, and support. Organizations are evaluated across these dimensions and assigned a Process Maturity+ class rating from D to A. Reports provide detailed feedback on strengths and improvement areas to help organizations strengthen their processes.
Process Improvement: Process and product quality, Process Classification, Process Measurement, Process Analysis and Modeling, Process Change, The CMMI Process Improvement Framework.
Service Oriented Software Engineering: Services as reusable components, Service Engineering, Software Development with Services.
The Solution Architect As Product Manager.pdfAlan McSweeney
The application of product development approaches for external consumer-focussed products/solutions/services is long established and widely used. There are many such product development approaches and methodologies such as:
Agile Stage Gate *
eTOM (enhanced Telecom Operations Map) *
Front-End Innovation (FEI)
Global Enterprise Technology System (GETS)
Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation (MDO)
New Concept Development (NCD)
New Product Development (NPD) Stage Gate *
Pragmatic Framework *
Product Management Lifecycle (PLM)
Technology Acquisition Stage Gate (TASG)
Technology Development Process (TDP)
Technology Realisation and Commercialisation (TRC)
Technology Stage Gate (TechSG)
This paper expands on the ones marked with an asterisk.
While there is substantial potential to apply these product development approaches to internal solution design and implementation, this is done in a very limited way with none of the kill outcomes present in the gate component of a stage/gate process.
Solution architecture can use the product management approach in two ways:
1. To ensure that the process to design the solution takes account of the wider solution operational and deployment landscape including treating solution design and implementation as a more commercial exercise that regards internal solution consumers as customers
2. To manage the process for deciding which solutions should proceed to implementation using a rational stage-gate process
The role of the solution architect is ideally placed to perform these functions effectively.
This paper also presents an alternative view of the capabilities required to be good at the spectrum of solution design and delivery-related activities. This approach is intended to be comprehensive and detailed.
The data architecture of solutions is frequently not given the attention it deserves or needs. Frequently, too little attention is paid to designing and specifying the data architecture within individual solutions and their constituent components. This is due to the behaviours of both solution architects ad data architects.
Solution architecture tends to concern itself with functional, technology and software components of the solution
Data architecture tends not to get involved with the data aspects of technology solutions, leaving a data architecture gap. Combined with the gap where data architecture tends not to get involved with the data aspects of technology solutions, there is also frequently a solution architecture data gap. Solution architecture also frequently omits the detail of data aspects of solutions leading to a solution data architecture gap. These gaps result in a data blind spot for the organisation.
Data architecture tends to concern itself with post-individual solutions. Data architecture needs to shift left into the domain of solutions and their data and more actively engage with the data dimensions of individual solutions. Data architecture can provide the lead in sealing these data gaps through a shift-left of its scope and activities as well providing standards and common data tooling for solution data architecture
The objective of data design for solutions is the same as that for overall solution design:
• To capture sufficient information to enable the solution design to be implemented
• To unambiguously define the data requirements of the solution and to confirm and agree those requirements with the target solution consumers
• To ensure that the implemented solution meets the requirements of the solution consumers and that no deviations have taken place during the solution implementation journey
Solution data architecture avoids problems with solution operation and use:
• Poor and inconsistent data quality
• Poor performance, throughput, response times and scalability
• Poorly designed data structures can lead to long data update times leading to long response times, affecting solution usability, loss of productivity and transaction abandonment
• Poor reporting and analysis
• Poor data integration
• Poor solution serviceability and maintainability
• Manual workarounds for data integration, data extract for reporting and analysis
Data-design-related solution problems frequently become evident and manifest themselves only after the solution goes live. The benefits of solution data architecture are not always evident initially.
Solution Architecture and Solution Estimation.pdfAlan McSweeney
Solution architects and the solution architecture function are ideally placed to create solution delivery estimates
Solution architects have the knowledge and understanding of the solution constituent component and structure that is needed to create solution estimate:
• Knowledge of solution options
• Knowledge of solution component structure to define a solution breakdown structure
• Knowledge of available components and the options for reuse
• Knowledge of specific solution delivery constraints and standards that both control and restrain solution options
Accurate solution delivery estimates are need to understand the likely cost/resources/time/options needed to implement a new solution within the context of a range of solutions and solution options. These estimates are a key input to investment management and making effective decisions on the portfolio of solutions to implement. They enable informed decision-making as part of IT investment management.
An estimate is not a single value. It is a range of values depending on a number of conditional factors such level of knowledge, certainty, complexity and risk. The range will narrow as the level of knowledge and uncertainty decreases
There is no easy or magic way to create solution estimates. You have to engage with the complexity of the solution and its components. The more effort that is expended the more accurate the results of the estimation process will be. But there is always a need to create estimates (reasonably) quickly so a balance is needed between effort and quality of results.
The notes describe a structured solution estimation process and an associated template. They also describe the wider context of solution estimates in terms of IT investment and value management and control.
Validating COVID-19 Mortality Data and Deaths for Ireland March 2020 – March ...Alan McSweeney
This analysis seeks to validate published COVID-19 mortality statistics using mortality data derived from general mortality statistics, mortality estimated from population size and mortality rates and death notice data
Analysis of the Numbers of Catholic Clergy and Members of Religious in Irelan...Alan McSweeney
This analysis looks at the changes in the numbers of priests and nuns in Ireland for the years 1926 to 2016. It combines data from a range of sources to show the decline in the numbers of priests and nuns and their increasing age profile.
This analysis consists of the following sections:
• Summary - this highlights some of the salient points in the analysis.
• Overview of Analysis - this describes the approach taken in this analysis.
• Context – this provides background information on the number of Catholics in Ireland as a context to this analysis.
• Analysis of Census Data 1926 – 2016 - this analyses occupation age profile data for priests and nuns. It also includes sample projections on the numbers of priests and nuns.
• Analysis of Catholic Religious Mortality 2014-2021 - this analyses death notice data from RIP.ie to shows the numbers of priests and nuns that have died in the years 2014 to 2021. It also looks at deaths of Irish priests and nuns outside Ireland and at the numbers of countries where Irish priests and nuns have worked.
• Analysis of Data on Catholic Clergy From Other Sources - this analyses data on priests and nuns from other sources.
• Notes on Data Sources and Data Processing - this lists the data sources used in this analysis.
IT Architecture’s Role In Solving Technical Debt.pdfAlan McSweeney
Technical debt is an overworked term without an effective and common agreed understanding of what exactly it is, what causes it, what are its consequences, how to assess it and what to do about it.
Technical debt is the sum of additional direct and indirect implementation and operational costs incurred and risks and vulnerabilities created because of sub-optimal solution design and delivery decisions.
Technical debt is the sum of all the consequences of all the circumventions, budget reduction, time pressure, lack of knowledge, manual workarounds, short-cuts, avoidance, poor design and delivery quality and decisions to remove elements from solution scope and failure to provide foundational and backbone solution infrastructure.
Technical debt leads to a negative feedback cycle with short solution lifespan, earlier solution replacement and short-term tactical remedial actions.
All the disciplines within IT architecture have a role to play in promoting an understanding of and in the identification of how to resolve technical debt. IT architecture can provide the leadership in both remediating existing technical debt and preventing future debt.
Failing to take a complete view of the technical debt within the organisation means problems and risks remained unrecognised and unaddressed. The real scope of the problem is substantially underestimated. Technical debt is always much more than poorly written software.
Technical debt can introduce security risks and vulnerabilities into the organisation’s solution landscape. Failure to address technical debt leaves exploitable security risks and vulnerabilities in place.
Shadow IT or ghost IT is a largely unrecognised source of technical debt including security risks and vulnerabilities. Shadow IT is the consequence of a set of reactions by business functions to an actual or perceived inability or unwillingness of the IT function to respond to business needs for IT solutions. Shadow IT is frequently needed to make up for gaps in core business solutions, supplementing incomplete solutions and providing omitted functionality.
Solution Architecture And Solution SecurityAlan McSweeney
The document proposes a core and extended model for embedding security within technology solutions. The core model maps out solution components, zones, standards and controls. It shows how solutions consist of multiple components located in zones, with different standards applying. The extended model adds details on security control activities and events. Solution security is described as a "wicked problem" with no clear solution. New technologies introduce new risks to solutions across dispersed landscapes. The document outlines types of solution zones and common component types that make up solutions.
Data Privatisation, Data Anonymisation, Data Pseudonymisation and Differentia...Alan McSweeney
This paper describes how technologies such as data pseudonymisation and differential privacy technology enables access to sensitive data and unlocks data opportunities and value while ensuring compliance with data privacy legislation and regulations.
Data Privatisation, Data Anonymisation, Data Pseudonymisation and Differentia...Alan McSweeney
This document discusses various approaches to ensuring data privacy when sharing data, including anonymisation, pseudonymisation, and differential privacy. It notes that while data has value, sharing data widely raises privacy risks that these technologies can help address. The document provides an overview of each technique, explaining that anonymisation destroys identifying information while pseudonymisation and differential privacy retain reversible links to original data. It argues these technologies allow organisations to share data and realise its value while ensuring compliance with privacy laws and regulations.
Solution architects must be aware of the need for solution security and of the need to have enterprise-level controls that solutions can adopt.
The sets of components that comprise the extended solution landscape, including those components that provide common or shared functionality, are located in different zones, each with different security characteristics.
The functional and operational design of any solution and therefore its security will include many of these components, including those inherited by the solution or common components used by the solution.
The complete solution security view should refer explicitly to the components and their controls.
While each individual solution should be able to inherit the security controls provided by these components, the solution design should include explicit reference to them for completeness and to avoid unvalidated assumptions.
There is a common and generalised set of components, many of which are shared, within the wider solution topology that should be considered when assessing overall solution architecture and solution security.
Individual solutions must be able to inherit security controls, facilities and standards from common enterprise-level controls, standards, toolsets and frameworks.
Individual solutions must not be forced to implement individual infrastructural security facilities and controls. This is wasteful of solution implementation resources, results in multiple non-standard approaches to security and represents a security risk to the organisation.
The extended solution landscape potentially consists of a large number of interacting components and entities located in different zones, each with different security profiles, requirements and concerns. Different security concerns and therefore controls apply to each of these components.
Solution security is not covered by a single control. It involves multiple overlapping sets of controls providing layers of security.
Solution Architecture And (Robotic) Process Automation SolutionsAlan McSweeney
This document discusses solution architecture and robotic process automation solutions. It provides an overview of many approaches to automating business activities and processes, including tactical applications directly layered over existing systems. The document emphasizes that automation solutions should be subject to an architecture and design process. It also notes that the objective of all IT solutions is to automate manual business processes and activities to a certain extent. Finally, it states that confirming any process automation initiative happens within a sustainable long-term approach that maximizes value delivered.
Data Profiling, Data Catalogs and Metadata HarmonisationAlan McSweeney
These notes discuss the related topics of Data Profiling, Data Catalogs and Metadata Harmonisation. It describes a detailed structure for data profiling activities. It identifies various open source and commercial tools and data profiling algorithms. Data profiling is a necessary pre-requisite activity in order to construct a data catalog. A data catalog makes an organisation’s data more discoverable. The data collected during data profiling forms the metadata contained in the data catalog. This assists with ensuring data quality. It is also a necessary activity for Master Data Management initiatives. These notes describe a metadata structure and provide details on metadata standards and sources.
Comparison of COVID-19 Mortality Data and Deaths for Ireland March 2020 – Mar...Alan McSweeney
This document compares published COVID-19 mortality statistics for Ireland with publicly available mortality data extracted from informal public data sources. This mortality data is taken from published death notices on the web site www.rip.ie. This is used a substitute for poor quality and long-delayed officially published mortality statistics.
Death notice information on the web site www.rip.ie is available immediately and contains information at a greater level of detail than published statistics. There is a substantial lag in officially published mortality data and the level of detail is very low. However, the extraction of death notice data and its conversion into a usable and accurate format requires a great deal of processing.
The objective of this analysis is to assess the accuracy of published COVID-19 mortality statistics by comparing trends in mortality over the years 2014 to 2020 with both numbers of deaths recorded from 2020 to 2021 and the COVID-19 statistics. It compares number of deaths for the seven 13-month intervals:
1. Mar 2014 - Mar 2015
2. Mar 2015 - Mar 2016
3. Mar 2016 - Mar 2017
4. Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
5. Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
6. Mar 2019 - Mar 2020
7. Mar 2020 - Mar 2021
It focuses on the seventh interval which is when COVID-19 deaths have occurred. It combines an analysis of mortality trends with details on COVID-19 deaths. This is a fairly simplistic analysis that looks to cross-check COVID-19 death statistics using data from other sources.
The subject of what constitutes a death from COVID-19 is controversial. This analysis is not concerned with addressing this controversy. It is concerned with comparing mortality data from a number of sources to identify potential discrepancies. It may be the case that while the total apparent excess number of deaths over an interval is less than the published number of COVID-19 deaths, the consequence of COVID-19 is to accelerate deaths that might have occurred later in the measurement interval.
Accurate data is needed to make informed decisions. Clearly there are issues with Irish COVID-19 mortality data. Accurate data is also needed to ensure public confidence in decision-making. Where this published data is inaccurate, this can lead of a loss of this confidence that can exploited.
Analysis of Decentralised, Distributed Decision-Making For Optimising Domesti...Alan McSweeney
This analysis looks at the potential impact that large numbers of electric vehicles could have on electricity demand, electricity generation capacity and on the electricity transmission and distribution grid in Ireland. It combines data from a number of sources – electricity usage patterns, vehicle usage patterns, electric vehicle current and possible future market share – to assess the potential impact of electric vehicles.
It then analyses a possible approach to electric vehicle charging where the domestic charging unit has some degree of decentralised intelligence and decision-making capability in deciding when to start vehicle charging to minimise electricity usage impact and optimise electricity generation usage.
The potential problem to be addressed is that if large numbers of electric cars are plugged-in and charging starts immediately when the drivers of those cars arrive home, the impact on demand for electricity will be substantial.
Operational Risk Management Data Validation ArchitectureAlan McSweeney
This describes a structured approach to validating data used to construct and use an operational risk model. It details an integrated approach to operational risk data involving three components:
1. Using the Open Group FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) risk taxonomy to create a risk data model that reflects the required data needed to assess operational risk
2. Using the DMBOK model to define a risk data capability framework to assess the quality and accuracy of risk data
3. Applying standard fault analysis approaches - Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) - to the risk data capability framework to understand the possible causes of risk data failures within the risk model definition, operation and use
Data Integration, Access, Flow, Exchange, Transfer, Load And Extract Architec...Alan McSweeney
These notes describe a generalised data integration architecture framework and set of capabilities.
With many organisations, data integration tends to have evolved over time with many solution-specific tactical approaches implemented. The consequence of this is that there is frequently a mixed, inconsistent data integration topography. Data integrations are often poorly understood, undocumented and difficult to support, maintain and enhance.
Data interoperability and solution interoperability are closely related – you cannot have effective solution interoperability without data interoperability.
Data integration has multiple meanings and multiple ways of being used such as:
- Integration in terms of handling data transfers, exchanges, requests for information using a variety of information movement technologies
- Integration in terms of migrating data from a source to a target system and/or loading data into a target system
- Integration in terms of aggregating data from multiple sources and creating one source, with possibly date and time dimensions added to the integrated data, for reporting and analytics
- Integration in terms of synchronising two data sources or regularly extracting data from one data sources to update a target
- Integration in terms of service orientation and API management to provide access to raw data or the results of processing
There are two aspects to data integration:
1. Operational Integration – allow data to move from one operational system and its data store to another
2. Analytic Integration – move data from operational systems and their data stores into a common structure for analysis
Ireland 2019 and 2020 Compared - Individual ChartsAlan McSweeney
This analysis compares some data areas - Economy, Crime, Aviation, Energy, Transport, Health, Mortality. Housing and Construction - for Ireland for the years 2019 and 2020, illustrating the changes that have occurred between the two years. It shows some of the impacts of COVID-19 and of actions taken in response to it, such as the various lockdowns and other restrictions.
The first lockdown clearly had major changes on many aspects of Irish society. The third lockdown which began at the end of the period analysed will have as great an impact as the first lockdown.
The consequences of the events and actions that have causes these impacts could be felt for some time into the future.
Analysis of Irish Mortality Using Public Data Sources 2014-2020Alan McSweeney
This describes the use of published death notices on the web site www.rip.ie as a substitute to officially published mortality statistics. This analysis uses data from RIP.ie for the years 2014 to 2020.
Death notice information is available immediately and contains information at a greater level of detail than published statistics. There is a substantial lag in officially published mortality data.
This analysis compares some data areas - Economy, Crime, Aviation, Energy, Transport, Health, Mortality. Housing and Construction - for Ireland for the years 2019 and 2020, illustrating the changes that have occurred between the two years. It shows some of the impacts of COVID-19 and of actions taken in response to it, such as the various lockdowns and other restrictions.
The first lockdown clearly had major changes on many aspects of Irish society. The third lockdown which began at the end of the period analysed will have as great an impact as the first lockdown.
The consequences of the events and actions that have causes these impacts could be felt for some time into the future.
Review of Information Technology Function Critical Capability ModelsAlan McSweeney
IT Function critical capabilities are key areas where the IT function needs to maintain significant levels of competence, skill and experience and practise in order to operate and deliver a service. There are several different IT capability frameworks. The objective of these notes is to assess the suitability and applicability of these frameworks. These models can be used to identify what is important for your IT function based on your current and desired/necessary activity profile.
Capabilities vary across organisation – not all capabilities have the same importance for all organisations. These frameworks do not readily accommodate variability in the relative importance of capabilities.
The assessment approach taken is to identify a generalised set of capabilities needed across the span of IT function operations, from strategy to operations and delivery. This generic model is then be used to assess individual frameworks to determine their scope and coverage and to identify gaps.
The generic IT function capability model proposed here consists of five groups or domains of major capabilities that can be organised across the span of the IT function:
1. Information Technology Strategy, Management and Governance
2. Technology and Platforms Standards Development and Management
3. Technology and Solution Consulting and Delivery
4. Operational Run The Business/Business as Usual/Service Provision
5. Change The Business/Development and Introduction of New Services
In the context of trends and initiatives such as outsourcing, transition to cloud services and greater platform-based offerings, should the IT function develop and enhance its meta-capabilities – the management of the delivery of capabilities? Is capability identification and delivery management the most important capability? Outsourced service delivery in all its forms is not a fire-and-forget activity. You can outsource the provision of any service except the management of the supply of that service.
The following IT capability models have been evaluated:
• IT4IT Reference Architecture https://www.opengroup.org/it4it contains 32 functional components
• European e-Competence Framework (ECF) http://www.ecompetences.eu/ contains 40 competencies
• ITIL V4 https://www.axelos.com/best-practice-solutions/itil has 34 management practices
• COBIT 2019 https://www.isaca.org/resources/cobit has 40 management and control processes
• APQC Process Classification Framework - https://www.apqc.org/process-performance-management/process-frameworks version 7.2.1 has 44 major IT management processes
• IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF) https://ivi.ie/critical-capabilities/ contains 37 critical capabilities
The following model has not been evaluated
• Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) - http://www.sfia-online.org/ lists over 100 skills
Mastering ChatGPT & LLMs for Practical Applications: Tips, Tricks, and Use CasesSanjay Willie
Our latest session with Astiostech covered how to unlock the full potential of ChatGPT and LLMs for real-world use!
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DealBook of Ukraine: 2025 edition | AVentures CapitalYevgen Sysoyev
The DealBook is our annual overview of the Ukrainian tech investment industry. This edition comprehensively covers the full year 2024 and the first deals of 2025.
This is a comprehensive guide explaining how blockchain technology works, its key features, and real-world applications in industries like finance, supply chain, and retail. Learn about different blockchain networks (public, private, and consortium) and the challenges businesses face in adopting blockchain. Discover how blockchain consulting can help businesses implement secure, transparent, and efficient solutions, reducing risks and optimizing operations. This guide is ideal for businesses exploring blockchain adoption and seeking expert guidance.
Blockchain is revolutionizing industries by enhancing security, transparency, and automation. From supply chain management and finance to healthcare and real estate, blockchain eliminates inefficiencies, prevents fraud, and streamlines operations.
What You'll Learn in This Presentation:
1. How blockchain enables real-time tracking & fraud prevention
2. The impact of smart contracts & decentralized finance (DeFi)
3. Why businesses should adopt secure and automated blockchain solutions
4. Real-world blockchain applications across multiple industries
Explore the future of blockchain and its practical benefits for businesses!
NSFW AI Chatbot Development Costs: What You Need to KnowSoulmaite
Are you considering building an NSFW AI chatbot ?Understanding the costs involved is crucial before starting your project. This PDF explores the key cost factors, including AI model customization, API integration, content filtering systems, and ongoing maintenance expenses. Learn how different pricing models impact the development budget and discover cost-saving strategies without compromising quality.
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TrustArc Webinar: State of State Privacy LawsTrustArc
The U.S. data privacy landscape is rapidly proliferating, with 20 states enacting comprehensive privacy laws as of November 2024. These laws cover consumer rights, data collection and use including for sensitive data, data security, transparency, and various enforcement mechanisms and penalties for non-compliance.
Navigating this patchwork of state-level laws is crucial for businesses to ensure compliance and requires a combination of strategic planning, operational adjustments, and technology to be proactive.
Join leading experts from TrustArc, the Future of Privacy Forum, and Venable for an insightful webinar exploring the evolution of state data privacy laws and practical strategies to maintain compliance in 2025.
This webinar will review:
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Quantum Computing Quick Research Guide by Arthur MorganArthur Morgan
This is a Quick Research Guide (QRG).
QRGs include the following:
- A brief, high-level overview of the QRG topic.
- A milestone timeline for the QRG topic.
- Links to various free online resource materials to provide a deeper dive into the QRG topic.
- Conclusion and a recommendation for at least two books available in the SJPL system on the QRG topic.
QRGs planned for the series:
- Artificial Intelligence QRG
- Quantum Computing QRG
- Big Data Analytics QRG (coming 2025)
- Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation & Control QRG (coming 2026)
- UK Home Computing & The Birth of ARM QRG (coming 2027)
Any questions or comments?
- Please contact Arthur Morgan at [email protected].
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Transcript: AI in publishing: Your questions answered - Tech Forum 2025BookNet Canada
George Walkley, a publishing veteran and leading authority on AI applications, joins us for a follow-up to his presentation "Applying AI to publishing: A balanced and ethical approach". George gives a brief overview of developments since that presentation and answers attendees' pressing questions about AI’s impact and potential applications in the book industry.
Link to recording and presentation slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/ai-in-publishing-your-questions-answered/
Presented by BookNet Canada on February 20, 2025 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
THE BIG TEN BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MNCs: GLOBAL CAPABILITY CENTERS IN INDIASrivaanchi Nathan
This business intelligence report, "The Big Ten Biopharmaceutical MNCs: Global Capability Centers in India", provides an in-depth analysis of the operations and contributions of the Global Capability Centers (GCCs) of ten leading biopharmaceutical multinational corporations in India. The report covers AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Novartis, Sanofi, Roche, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, and Eli Lilly. In this report each company's GCC is profiled with details on location, workforce size, investment, and the strategic roles these centers play in global business operations, research and development, and information technology and digital innovation.
Leadership u automatizaciji: RPA priče iz prakse!UiPathCommunity
Dobrodošli na "AI Powered Automation Leadership Talks", online događaj koji okuplja senior lidere i menadžere iz različitih industrija kako bi podelili svoja iskustva, izazove i strategije u oblasti RPA (Robotic Process Automation). Ovaj događaj pruža priliku da zavirite u način razmišljanja ljudi koji donose ključne odluke u automatizaciji i liderstvu.
📕 Kroz panel diskusiju sa tri izuzetna stručnjaka, istražićemo:
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Bez obzira na vaše iskustvo sa UiPath-om ili RPA uopšte, ovaj događaj je osmišljen kako bi bio koristan svima – od menadžera do tehničkih lidera, i svima koji žele da unaprede svoje razumevanje automatizacije.
Pridružite nam se i iskoristite ovu jedinstvenu priliku da naučite od onih koji vode automatizaciju u svojim organizacijama. Pripremite svoja pitanja i inspiraciju za sledeće korake u vašoj RPA strategiji!
SB7 Mobile Ltd: Simplified & Secure ServicesReuben Jasper
SB7 Mobile Ltd is enhancing customer experience by improving support accessibility, billing transparency, and security. The company has strengthened payment authorization, simplified unsubscription, and expanded customer service channels to address common concerns.
Artificial Intelligence Quick Research Guide by Arthur MorganArthur Morgan
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QRGs include the following:
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2. Objectives
•
Review existing data management maturity models to identify core
set of characteristics of an effective data maturity model
− DMBOK (Data Management Book of Knowledge) from DAMA (Data
Management Association) http://www.dama.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3345
− MIKE2.0 (Method for an Integrated Knowledge Environment) Information
Maturity Model (IMM) http://mike2.openmethodology.org/wiki/Information_Maturity_QuickScan
− IBM Data Governance Council Maturity Model http://www.infogovcommunity.com/resources
− Enterprise Data Management Council Data Management Maturity Model http://edmcouncil.org/downloads/20130425.DMM.Detail.Model.xlsx
•
Not intended to be comprehensive
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3. Maturity Models (Attempt To) Measure Maturity Of
Processes And Their Implementation and Operation
•
Processes breathe life into the organisation
•
Effective processes enable the organisation to operate
efficiently
•
Good processes enable efficiency and scalability
•
Processes must be effectively and pervasively
implemented
•
Processes should be optimising, always seeking
improvement where possible
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4. Basis for Maturity Models
•
Greater process maturity should mean greater business
benefit(s)
− Reduced cost
− Greater efficiency
− Reduced risk
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5. Proliferation of Maturity Models
•
Growth in informal and ad hoc maturity models
•
Lack rigour and detail
•
Lack detailed validation to justify their process structure
•
Not evidence based
•
Lack the detailed assessment structure to validate
maturity levels
•
Concept of a maturity model is becoming devalued
through overuse and wanton borrowing of concepts from
ISO/IEC 15504 without putting in the hard work
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6. Issues With Maturity Models
•
How to know you are at a given level?
•
How do you objectively quantify the maturity level scoring?
•
What are the business benefits of achieving a given maturity level?
•
What are the costs of achieving a given maturity level?
•
What work is needed to increase maturity?
•
Is the increment between maturity levels the same?
•
What is the cost of operationalising processes?
•
How do you measure process operation to ensure maturity is being
maintained?
•
Are the costs justified?
•
What is the real value of process maturity?
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7. ISO/IEC 15504 – Original Maturity Model - Structure
Part 1
Part 9
Concepts and Introductory
Guide
Vocabulary
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Guide to Qualification of
Assessors
Guide for Use in Process
Improvement
Guide for Determining
Supplier Process Capacity
Part 3
Performing an Assessment
Part 2
A Reference Model for
Processes and Process
Capability
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Part 4
Guide to Performing
Assessments
Part 5
An Assessment Model and
Indicator Guidance
7
8. ISO/IEC 15504 – Original Maturity Model
•
Originally based on Software process Improvement and
Capability Determination (SPICE)
•
Detailed and rigorously defined framework for software
process improvement
•
Validated
•
Defined and detailed assessment framework
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9. ISO/IEC 15504 - Relationship Between Reference
Model and Assessment Model
Capability Dimension
Process Dimension
Process Category
Processes
Indicators of Process
Performance
Reference
Model
Capability Levels
Process Attributes
Assessment
Indicators
Indicators of Process
Capability
Base Practices
Work Practices and
Characteristics
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Management Practices
Indicators of
Practice
Performance
Attribute Indicators
9
10. ISO/IEC 15504 - Relationship Between Reference
Model and Assessment Model
•
Parallel process reference model and assessment model
•
Correspondence between reference model and
assessment model for process categories, processes,
process purposes, process capability levels and process
attributes
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10
11. ISO/IEC 15504 - Indicator and Process Attribute
Relationships
Process Attribute Ratings
Based On
Evidence of Process Performance
Evidence of Process Capability
Provided By
Provided By
Indicators of Process Performance
Indicators of Process Capability
Consist Of
Consist Of
Best Practices
Management Practices
Assessed By
Assessed By
Work Product Characteristics
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Practice
Performance
Characteristics
Resources and
Infrastructure
Characteristics
11
12. ISO/IEC 15504 - Indicator and Process Attribute
Relationships
•
Two types of indicator
− Indicators of process performance
• Relate to base practices defined for the process dimension
− Indicators of process capability
• Relate to management practices defined for the capability dimension
•
Indicators are attributes whose existence that practices
are being performed
•
Collect evidence of indicators during assessments
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13. Structure of Maturity Model
Maturity Model
Maturity Level 1
Process Area 1
Process 1
Maturity Level 2
Maturity Level N
Process Area 2
Process N
Process 1
Process Area N
Process N
Process N
Generic Goals
Specific Goals
Generic Practices
Specific Practices
Generic Practice 1
Generic Practice N
Specific Practice 1
Specific Practice N
Sub-Practice 1.1
Sub-Practice N.1
Sub-Practice 1.M
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Process N
Sub-Practice N.M
13
14. Structure of Maturity Model
•
Set of maturity levels on an ascending scale
−
−
−
−
−
•
5 - Optimising process
4 - Predictable process
3 - Established process
2 - Managed process
1 - Initial process
Each maturity level has a number of process areas/categories/groupings
− Maturity is about embedding processes within an organisation
•
•
Each process area has a number of processes
Each process has generic and specific goals and practices
− Specific goals describes the unique features that must be present to satisfy the process
area
− Generic goals apply to multiple process areas
− Generic practices are applicable to multiple processes and represent the activities
needed to manage a process and improve its capability to perform
− Specific practices are activities that are contribute to the achievement of the specific
goals of a process area
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15. Approach to Improving Maturity Using Maturity
Models
•
•
Use sub-practices and practices to assess current state of key capabilities and
identify gaps
Allows effective decisions to be made on capabilities that need improvement
Sub-Practice(s)
Assess Current Status and
Assign Score
Practice(s)
Assess Current Status and
Assign Score
Implement Goals
Goal(s)
Assess Current Status and
Assign Score
Achieve Process
Competency
Processes
Assign Overall Capability
Status Score
Implement Sub-Practices
Implement Practices
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16. Hierarchy of Maturity Model Practices, Goals,
Processes and Maturity Levels
Maturity Level
Process Contributes To
Achievement Of
Maturity Level
Evolution
To Greater
Maturity
Processes
Defined Goals Must Be
Achieved to Ensure
Fulfilment of Process
Goal(s)
Practices Contribute to
the Achievement of
Goals
Practice(s)
Sub-Practice(s)
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Implement Practices
Implement Sub-Practices
16
17. Achieving a Maturity Level
Improvement
Maturity Level
Maturity Level
Process
Process
Process
Goal
Goal
Goal
Practice
Practice
Practice
Sub-Practice
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Maturity Level
Sub-Practice
Sub-Practice
17
18. Maturity Levels
•
Maturity levels are intended to be a way of defining a
means of evolving improvements in processes associated
with what is being measured
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19. Means of Improving and Measuring Improvements
•
Staged or continuous
− Staged method uses the maturity levels of the overall model to
characterise the state of an organisation’s processes
• Spans multiple process areas
• Focuses on overall improvement
• Measured by maturity levels
− Continuous method focuses on capability levels to characterise
the state of an organisation’s processes for process areas
• Looks at individual process areas
• Focuses on achieving specific capabilities
• Measured by capability levels
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20. Staged and Continuous Improvements
Level
Continuous Improvement
Capability Levels
Staged Improvement
Maturity Levels
Level 0
Incomplete
Level 1
Performed
Initial
Level 2
Managed
Managed
Level 3
Defined
Defined
Level 4
Level 5
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Quantitatively Managed
Optimising
20
21. Continuous Improvement Capability Levels
Level
Capability Levels
Key Characteristics
Level 0
Incomplete
Level 1
Performed
Level 2
Managed
Not performed or only partially performed
Specific goals of the process area not being satisfied
Process not embedded in the organisation
Process achieves the required work
Specific goals of the process area are satisfied
Planned and implemented according to policy
Operation is monitored, controlled and reviewed
Evaluated for adherence to process documentation
Those performing the process have required training, skills, resources and
responsibilities to generate controlled deliverables
Level 3
Defined
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Process consistency maintained through specific process descriptions and
procedures being customised from set of common standard processes using
customisation standards to suit given requirements
Defined and documented in detail – roles, responsibilities, measures, inputs,
outputs, entry and exit criteria
Implementation and operational feedback compiled in process repository
Proactive process measurement and management
Process interrelationships defined
21
22. Achieving Capability Levels For Process Areas
Common
Standards
Exist That
Are
Customised
Ensuring
Consistency
Policies Exist
For
Processes
Processes
Are
Performed
Level 0
Process Are
Planned And
Monitored
Level 1
Level 3
Level 2
Defined
Managed
Performed
Incomplete
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23. Staged Improvement Maturity Levels
Level
Maturity
Levels
Level 1 Initial
Level 2 Managed
Level 3 Defined
Key Characteristics
Ad hoc, inconsistent, unstable, disorganised, not repeatable
Any success achieved through individual effort
Planned and managed
Sufficient resources assigned, training provided, responsibilities allocated
Limited performance evaluation and checking of adherence to standards
Standardised set of process descriptions and procedures used for creating individual processes
Defined and documented in detail – roles, responsibilities, measures, inputs, outputs, entry
and exit criteria
Proactive process measurement and management
Process interrelationships defined
Level 4 Quantitatively
Managed
Quantitative objectives defined for quality and process performance
Performance and quality defined and managed throughout the life of the process
Process-specific measures defined
Performance is controlled and predictable
Level 5 Optimising
Emphasis on continual improvement based on understanding of organisation business
objectives and performance needs
Performance objectives are continually updated to reflect changing business objectives and
organisational performance
Focus on overall organisational performance and defined feedback loop between
measurement and process change
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24. Achieving Maturity Levels
Processes Are
Controlled
and
Predictable
Common
Standards
Exist That Are
Customised
Ensuring
Consistency
Level 1
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Continual SelfImprovement
Level 5
Standard
Approach To
Measurement
Disciplined
Approach
To
Processes
Process Link
to Overall
Organisation
Objectives
Optimising
Quantitatively
Managed
Defined
Managed
Initial
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25. Staged Improvement Measurement and
Representation
Maturity Model
Seeks to Gauge Overall
Organisation Maturity Across All
Process Areas
Maturity Level 1
Process Area 1
Process 1
Maturity Level 2
Process Area 2
Process N
Process 1
Process Area N
Process N
Process N
Generic Goals
Process N
Specific Goals
Generic Practices
Specific Practices
Generic Practice 1
Generic Practice
N
Specific Practice 1
Sub-Practice 1.1
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Maturity Level N
Sub-Practice 1.M
Specific Practice
N
Sub-Practice N.1
Sub-Practice N.M
25
26. Maturity Model
•
Maturity
Model
Maturity
Level 1
Maturity
Level 2
Maturity
Level 3
Maturity
Level 4
Maturity
Level 5
Process 2.1
Process 3.1
Process 4.1
Process 5.1
Process 2.2
Process 3.2
Process 4.2
Process 5.2
Process 2.3
Process 3.3
Process 4.3
Process 2.4
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To be at Maturity
Level N means
that all processes
in previous
maturity levels
have been
implemented
Process 4.4
26
27. Achieving Maturity Levels
Level 5
Optimising
Level 4
Quantitatively
Managed
Level 3
Initial
Process
Process
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Process
Process
+
+
Process
+
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Level 1
Process
Process
Level 2
Process
Process
Process
Defined
Managed
Process
27
28. Achieving Maturity Levels
What Are The Real Benefits of Achieving a Higher
Maturity Level?
Level 5
What Is The Real Cost of Achieving a Higher Maturity
Level?
Level 4
What Is The Real Cost of Maintaining The Higher
Maturity Level?
Quantitatively
Managed
Level 3
Initial
Process
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Process
+
+
Process
+
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Process
Level 2
Managed
Process
Process
Defined
Level 1
Optimising
28
29. Continuous Improvement Measurement and
Representation
Seeks to Gauge
The Condition Of
One Or More
Individual
Process Areas
Process Area 1
Process 1
Maturity Model
Maturity Level 1
Maturity Level 2
Process Area 2
Process N
Process 1
Process Area N
Process N
Process N
Generic Goals
Process N
Specific Goals
Generic Practices
Specific Practices
Generic Practice
1
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Maturity Level N
Generic Practice
N
Specific Practice
1
Specific Practice
N
29
30. Generalised Information Management Lifecycle
Architect, Budget, Plan,
Design and Specify
Implement Underlying
Technology
De
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ne
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esi
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Get This Right and Your
Information Management
Maturity is High
Enter, Create, Acquire,
Derive, Update,
Integrate, Capture
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Secure, Store, Replicate
Ad men
and Distribute
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ter asu
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Present, Report,
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Analyse, Model
da an
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Preserve, Protect and
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Recover
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Archive and Recall
taf
f, T
rai
na
nd
Delete/Remove
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30
31. Generalised Information Management Lifecycle
General set of information-related skills required of the IT
function to ensure effective information management and
use
• Transcends specific technical and technology skills and
trends
•
− Technology change is a constant
Data management maturity is about having the
overarching skills to handle change, perform research,
adopt suitable and appropriate new technologies and
deliver a service and value to the underlying business
• There is no point in talking about Big Data when your
organisation is no good at managing little data
•
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31
32. Generalised Information Management Lifecycle
Architect, Budget, Plan,
Design and Specify
Implement Underlying
Technology
De
fi
ne
,D
esi
gn
, Im
Enter, Create, Acquire,
Derive, Update,
Integrate, Capture
What Processes Are Needed
To Implement Effectively
the Stages in the
Information Lifecycle?
ple
Secure, Store, Replicate
Ad men
and Distribute
mi t, M
nis e
ter asu
, S re,
Present, Report,
tan M
Analyse, Model
da an
ag
rds
, G e, M
ov on
Preserve, Protect and
ern it
or,
Recover
an
ce Co
, F nt
un rol
d
,S
Archive and Recall
taf
f, T
rai
na
nd
Delete/Remove
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32
33. Dimensions of Information Management Lifecycle
Information Type Dimension
Operational
Analytic
Master and
Data
Data
Reference Data
Unstructured
Data
Architect, Budget, Plan, Design and Specify
Implement Underlying Technology
Lifecycle Dimension
Enter, Create, Acquire, Derive, Update,
Integrate, Capture
Secure, Store, Replicate and Distribute
Present, Report, Analyse, Model
Preserve, Protect and Recover
Archive and Recall
Delete/Remove
Define, Design, Implement, Measure, Manage,
Monitor, Control, Staff, Train and Administer,
Standards, Governance, Fund
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33
34. Dimensions of Information Management Lifecycle
•
Information lifecycle management needs to span different
types of data that are used and managed differently and
have different requirements
− Operational Data – associated with operational/real-time
applications
− Master and Reference Data – maintaining system of record or
reference for enterprise master data used commonly across the
organisation
− Analytic Data – data warehouse/business intelligence/analysisoriented applications
− Unstructured Data – documents and similar information
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35. Linking Generalised Information Management
Lifecycle to Assessment of Information Maturity
•
How well do you implement information management?
•
Where are the gaps and weaknesses?
•
Where do you need to improve?
•
Where are your structures and policies sufficient for your
needs?
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35
36. Dimensions of Data Maturity Models
MIKE2.0 Information
Maturity Model (IMM)
IBM Data Governance
Council Maturity Model
DAMA DMBOK
Enterprise Data
Management Council
Data Management
Maturity Model
People/Organisation
Data Governance
Data Management Goals
Policy
Organisational Structures &
Awareness
Stewardship
Corporate Culture
Technology
Compliance
Policy
Value Creation
Measurement
Data Risk Management &
Compliance
Information Security &
Privacy
Data Architecture
Management
Data Development
Data Operations
Management
Data Security Management
Process/Practice
Data Architecture
Data Quality Management
Classification & Metadata
Information Lifecycle
Management
Audit Information, Logging &
Reporting
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Governance Model
Data Management Funding
Data Requirements Lifecycle
Reference and Master Data
Management
Standards and Procedures
Data Warehousing and
Business Intelligence
Management
Document and Content
Management
Metadata Management
Data Quality Management
Data Sourcing
Architectural Framework
Platform and Integration
Data Quality Framework
Data Quality Assurance
36
37. Data Maturity Models
•
All very different
•
All contain gaps – none is complete
•
None links to an information management lifecycle
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37
38. Mapping IBM Data Governance Council Maturity
Model to Information Lifecycle
Organisational Structures & Awareness
Architect, Budget, Plan, Design and Specify
Stewardship
Implement Underlying Technology
Policy
Enter, Create, Acquire, Derive, Update,
Integrate, Capture
Value Creation
Secure, Store, Replicate and Distribute
Data Risk Management & Compliance
Present, Report, Analyse, Model
Information Security & Privacy
Preserve, Protect and Recover
Data Architecture
Archive and Recall
Data Quality Management
Delete/Remove
Classification & Metadata
Define, Design, Implement, Measure, Manage,
Monitor, Control, Staff, Train and Administer,
Standards, Governance, Fund
Information Lifecycle Management
Audit Information, Logging & Reporting
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38
39. IBM Data Governance Council Maturity Model–
Capability Areas
Organisational Stewardship
Structures &
Awareness
Process
Maturity
Policy
Organisational Process
Awareness
Value Creation Data Risk
Information
Management & Security &
Compliance
Privacy
Data
Architecture
Assets
Business
Process
Maturity
Data
Integration
Accountability Roles &
& Responsibility Structures
Roles &
Metrics
Responsibilities
Resource
Commitment
Measurement
Standards &
Disciplines
Quality
Communication Value Creation
Processes
Metrics &
Reporting
Reporting
Responsibility
Regulations,
standards, and
policies
Accountability Data asset and
risk
classification
Risk
Management
Management buy-in
Framework
Incident
Ownership &
Response
responsibility
Certification
Training and
accountability
Policies &
Standards
Tools
Design
requirements
Process and
technology
Access Control
Identity
Requirements
Integration
Metrics
Risk Status
Characteristic
Organisations
Data Models &
Metadata
Management
Analytics
Data Quality
Management
Classification & Information
Metadata
Lifecycle
Management
Process
Maturity
Semantic
Capabilities
Content
Process
Maturity
Organisational Content
Awareness
Audit
Information,
Logging &
Reporting
Quality
Security
Technology &
Infrastructure
Business Value Organisational Reporting
Awareness
Consistency
(Format &
Semantics)
Business Value Ownership
(Roles &
Responsibilities)
Collection
Automation
Reporting
Automation
Evaluation &
Measurement
Remediation &
Reporting
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40. Mapping MIKE2.0 Information Maturity Model to
Information Lifecycle
People/Organisation
Architect, Budget, Plan, Design and Specify
Policy
Implement Underlying Technology
Technology
Enter, Create, Acquire, Derive, Update,
Integrate, Capture
Compliance
Secure, Store, Replicate and Distribute
Measurement
Present, Report, Analyse, Model
Process/Practice
Preserve, Protect and Recover
Archive and Recall
Delete/Remove
Define, Design, Implement, Measure, Manage,
Monitor, Control, Staff, Training and Administer
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41. MIKE2.0 Information Maturity Model – Capability
Areas
People/
Organisation
Policy
Technology
Compliance
Measurement
Process/Practice
Audits
Benchmarking
Common Data Model
Communication Plan
B2B Data Integration
Cleansing
Audits
Metadata Management
Audits
Benchmarking
Common Data Services
Data Integration (ETL &
EAI)
Data Ownership
Data Quality Metrics
Common Data Model
Data Quality Metrics
Data Quality Metrics
Dashboard (Tracking /
Trending)
Data Analysis
Common Data Services
Data Analysis
Data Analysis
Security
Profiling / Measurement Common Data Model
Metadata Management Communication Plan
Data Quality Strategy
Data Capture
Issue Identification
Cleansing
Data Capture
Data Standardisation
Service Level Agreements B2B Data Integration
Data Ownership
Executive Sponsorship
Data Integration (ETL &
EAI)
Data Quality Metrics
Data Quality Metrics
Issue Identification
Data Standardisation
Communication Plan
Dashboard (Tracking /
Trending)
Data Analysis
Data Subject Area
Coverage
Data Quality Strategy
Master Data ManagementData Stewardship
Data Standardisation
Platform Standardisation Data Validation
Data Validation
Privacy
Master Data Management
Executive Sponsorship
Profiling / Measurement Metadata Management
Master Data ManagementRoot Cause Analysis
Platform Standardisation
Privacy
Security
Profiling / Measurement
Security
Security
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Cleansing
Dashboard (Tracking /
Trending)
Data Analysis
Data Capture
Data Integration (ETL &
EAI)
Data Ownership
Data Quality Metrics
Data Standardisation
Data Stewardship
Executive Sponsorship
Issue Identification
Master Data Management
Metadata Management
Privacy
Profiling / Measurement
41
42. Mapping DAMA DMBOK to Information Lifecycle
Data Governance
Architect, Budget, Plan, Design and Specify
Data Architecture Management
Implement Underlying Technology
Data Development
Enter, Create, Acquire, Derive, Update,
Integrate, Capture
Data Operations Management
Secure, Store, Replicate and Distribute
Data Security Management
Present, Report, Analyse, Model
Reference and Master Data Management
Preserve, Protect and Recover
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
Management
Archive and Recall
Document and Content Management
Delete/Remove
Metadata Management
Define, Design, Implement, Measure, Manage,
Monitor, Control, Staff, Training and Administer
Data Quality Management
October 23, 2013
42
43. DAMA DMBOK Maturity Model – Capability Areas
Data
Governance
Document
Metadata
Data Quality
Data
Data
Data
Data Security Reference and Data
Architecture Development Operations
Management Master Data Warehousing and Content Management Management
and Business Management
Management
Management
(RMD)
Management Intelligence
Data
Management
Planning
Data
Management
Control
Enterprise
Information
Needs
Enterprise Data
Model
Data Modeling,
Analysis, and
Solution Design
Detailed Data
Design
Align With Other
Business Models
Database
Architecture
Data Model and
Design Quality
Data
Implementation
Data Integration
Architecture
Database Support Data Security and
Regulatory
Requirements
Data Technology Data Security
Policy
Management
Reference and
Master Data
Integration
Master and
Reference Data
Data Security
Data Integration
Standards
Architecture
RMD
Data Security
Management
Controls and
Procedures
Users, Passwords, Match Rules
and Groups
Business
Intelligence
Information
DW / BI
Architecture
Data Warehouses
and Data Marts
BI Tools and User
Interfaces
Documents /
Records
Management
Content
Management
Metadata
Requirements
DQ Awareness
Metadata
Architecture
DQ Requirements
Metadata
Standards
Managed
Metadata
Environment
Create and
Maintain
Metadata
Integrate
Metadata
Profile, Analyse,
and Assess DQ
DQ Metrics
DQ Business
Rules
Enterprise
Taxonomies
Data Access
Views and
Permissions
User Access
Behaviour
Process Data for
Business
Intelligence
Tune Data
Establish
“Golden” Records Warehousing
Processes
Hierarchies and BI Activity and
Affiliations
Performance
Metadata
Repositories
DQ Service Levels
Metadata
Architecture
Information
Confidentiality
Integration of
New Data
Distribute
Metadata
Continuously
Measure DQ
Audit Data
Security
Replicate and
Distribute RMD
Query, Report,
and Analyse
Metadata
Manage DQ
Issues
DW / BI
Architecture
Changes to RMD
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DQ Requirements
Data Quality
Defects
Operational DQM
Procedures
Monitor DQM
Procedures
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44. Mapping Enterprise Data Management Council Data
Management Maturity Model to Information Lifecycle
Data Management Goals
Architect, Budget, Plan, Design and Specify
Corporate Culture
Implement Underlying Technology
Governance Model
Enter, Create, Acquire, Derive, Update,
Integrate, Capture
Data Management Funding
Secure, Store, Replicate and Distribute
Data Requirements Lifecycle
Present, Report, Analyse, Model
Standards and Procedures
Preserve, Protect and Recover
Data Sourcing
Archive and Recall
Architectural Framework
Delete/Remove
Platform and Integration
Define, Design, Implement, Measure, Manage,
Monitor, Control, Staff, Training and Administer
Data Quality Framework
Data Quality Assurance
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45. EDM Council Maturity Model – Capability Areas
Data
Corporate
Management Culture
Goals
DM Objectives Alignment
Data
Standards and Data Sourcing
Requirements Procedures
Lifecycle
Standards
Sourcing
Governance
Data
Structure
Requirements Areas
Requirements
Definition
DM Priorities Communicatio Organisational Business Case Operational Standards
Procurement
n Strategy
Model
Impact
Promulgation & Provider
Management
Scope of DM
Oversight
Funding
Data Lifecycle Business
Program
Model
Management Process and
Data Flows
Governance
Data
Implementatio
Depenedencie
n
s Lifecycle
Human Capital
Ontology and
Requirements
Business
Semantics
Measurement
Data Change
Management
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Governance
Model
Data
Management
Funding
Total Cost of
Ownership
Architectural Platform and Data Quality Data Quality
Framework Integration Framework Assurance
Architectural DM Platform Data Quality
Standards
Strategy
Development
Architectural Application
Data Quality
Approach
Integration
Measurement
and Analysis
Release
Management
Historical Data
Data Profiling
Data Quality
Assessment
Data Quality
for Integration
Data Cleansing
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46. Differences in Data Maturity Models
•
Substantial differences in data maturity models indicate
lack of consensus about what comprises information
management maturity
•
There is a need for a consistent approach, perhaps linked
to an information lifecycle to ground any assessment of
maturity in the actual processes needed to manage
information effectively
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