HALF-DAY TUTORIAL
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
8:30-11:45
Implementing Metadata Management Best Practices
Anne Marie Smith
Alabama Yankee Systems

The growing use of data by every type of organization coupled with the disparate sources of that data has made metadata management increasingly important, and the lack of understanding of principles and best practices in the management of metadata leads to overspending on technical solutions and under use of valuable data in operations and decision making.

Organizations collect, generate, store and use large amounts of data that have been obtained at considerable cost. However, many organizations would be hard pressed to describe what types of data are available and what characteristics those data have. Sharing data and relating it to other data is also a challenge when the organization does not know its metadata" - literally, "data about data".

This workshop will provide attendees with a set of principles underlying metadata of all types, show a method for collecting and storing various forms of metadata and suggest some best practices for managing this valuable resource.

Attendees will learn:

* Purpose of metadata - why do we need metadata?
* Principles of metadata management - conceptual metadata maturity
* Key roles in metadata implementation - who do we need in metadata management?
* Metadata policy development and usage - practical metadata maturity

The presentation is based on research and the experiences of the presenter across several assignments as a manager of data administration and as a senior consultant to various organizations. As a workshop, attendees will be encouraged to develop customized versions of the principles, role descriptions and policies presented, so they can implement these concepts in their organizations.

Anne Marie Smith is a consultant in information resource management, IS strategic planning, project management, systems analysis and design, business process improvement, data warehousing and related areas. She has been an assistant professor of Management Information Systems (MIS) at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA and has taught courses in her areas of expertise to many companies as a corporate trainer. Anne Marie is active in the local chapter of DAMA and serves on the Board of Directors of DAMA International. She is also a member of the local chapter of the Association of Business Process Management Professionals. Anne Marie writes for The Data Administration Newsletter and other IS publications and has reviewed many text and reference books in her areas of expertise. She is also an advisor to the DM Forum.

Anne Marie holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's of Business Administration, both from La Salle University; she is completing a PhD in MIS at Northcentral University

 

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