Conference Sessions
November 15, 2016

Tuesday
November 15
8:00–8:50

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This is the reason why the DGPO was formed. Over the past 5 years, the DGPO has grown to over 7,000 list members.  Members represents 500 different companies from 14 countries.

Join us on Tuesday morning and learn about data governance best practices, DGPO initiatives and plans for the future.

Topics include:

• Best Practices for Data Governance Communications
• How to select, maintain and keep data governance resources
• Rewards for DG Involvement and Stewardship
• How to engage senior management and demonstrate business values
• The First Annual DGPO Data Governance Best Practice Award
• DGPO Special Interest Groups and Working Groups
• Upcoming Case study Webinars

This session is open to all attendees.  You do not need to be a DGPO member to attend this session

Level of Audience:
All Levels

Tuesday
November 15
9:00–9:10

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Tuesday
November 15
9:10–10:00

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Some of the topics that they will cover include:

• Business/IT Partnership
• Communication
• Successful marketing techniques
• Stewardship
• Documenting processes and procedures
• Proving and tracking business value

Level of Audience:
All Levels

Tuesday
November 15
10:30–11:20

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MDM initiatives are usually confined to certain domains customer, location, product etc. and hence sometimes data governance is usually confined to these areas / domains of the business thus limiting impact within the enterprise.

Secondly MDM initiatives can be plagued by organizational politics since consensus is needed for common rules / definitions / policies and also enforcement which can be quite challenging for the newly formed Data Governance body which is yet to establish its credibility within an enterprise.

Finally, MDM initiatives are typically strategic projects and once deployed in an enterprise the funding for data governance initiatives which is strategic in nature loses its funding and is at risk of being disbanded / stripped down to a bare minimum staff.

A better approach to a start a data governance initiative within an organization is to focus on data management initiatives like Reference Data Management and Metadata management.

At Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, though we have instituted data governance programs through the MDM implementation, we have observed greater success in our data stewardship and governance footprint through our reference data management initiative and similar success is expected in our metadata management and business glossary initiatives which are currently being vetted out. This presentation will outline this alternative approach while highlighting the inherent challenges with the more traditional approach of starting for starting data governance initiatives revolving around MDM.

Level of Audience:
Intermediate

Tuesday
November 15
10:30–11:20

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Mandatory participation is one approach.  Wouldn't it be great though if all the leadership were consistently interested in actively participating without you having to drag them in?

This presentation will share how Citrix maintains momentum and ongoing engagement for a Master Data Governance Committee.  The program was established to focus on Product Master but the framework and approach can work for any domain.  The application of ongoing Organizational Readiness, Change Management, Program Management and good old fashioned Collaboration can help keep governance objectives on track.

• Culture
• Teamwork
• Empowerment
• Empathy

These are words not often emphasized as part of establishing and running a Data Governance program but concepts that have been key to maintaining ongoing engagement consistently across all necessary functions.

Level of Audience:
Intermediate

Tuesday
November 15
10:30–11:20

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Level of Audience:
All Levels

Tuesday
November 15
11:30–12:00

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Join Stan Christiaens, co-founder and CTO of Collibra, as he shares how Collibra Catalog makes data easy to ingest, easy to find, and easy to access. He’ll also share how Collibra Catalog increases the value of your data by enabling data citizens to uncover insight and drive innovation that solves critical business challenges. 

Level of Audience:
All Levels

Tuesday
November 15
11:30–12:00

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In less than two years, all organizations handling EU citizens’ personal data must comply with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The deadline is May 2018, and noncompliance will cost up to US$22 million or 4 percent of annual global turnover! The impacts on how data is collected and processed are significant, and 700 days is very little time to overcome the complex challenges ahead. In this session, you will learn about what it means for you, what it will take to avoid those hefty fines and where to start.

Level of Audience:
All Levels

Tuesday
November 15
1:00–1:50

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This session with Bob Seiner will examine the relationship between data governance and the Internet of Things. Bob will share information regarding data governance concerns inherent to transferring data through non-traditional means. The IoT age is here and there is a lot to share about governing advanced uses of data. 

In this session Bob will talk about:

• Improving Understanding of the IoT and its Applications
• Why and How IoT Data Must Be Governed
• The Battle Between Data Governance and the Internet of Things
• Ways to Focus Data Governance on Governing IoT Data
• Applying Governed Business and Handling Rules to IoT Data

Level of Audience:
Intermediate

Tuesday
November 15
1:00–1:50

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In order to realize the full potential of rapidly proliferating data assets, many organizations will need to recalibrate their data governance practices in the areas of:

• data architecture
• data provisioning & decision rights
• data quality
• taxonomy & metadata management

This session will explore pragmatic strategies for recalibration, right-sizing or realignment of data governance to secure an enduring role within the organization as an instrument of business strategy and innovation.

Level of Audience:
Advanced

Tuesday
November 15
1:00–1:50

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Join us and learn how to:

• Plan, analyze, and design business processes for data management, and execute and enforce processes across the application data landscape
• Determine who has access to key data elements — such as vendor, customer, and HR master data — and examine how to assign and manage risk ownership
• Learn why it’s critical that your governance extend beyond mater data and to data across all your systems
• Implement key master data elements to ensure compliance with data governance policies
• Establish a combined steering committee/governance organization to streamline and empower your data governance initiatives

Level of Audience:
All Levels

Tuesday
November 15
2:00–2:30

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Join Rex Ahlstrom to learn about the importance of setting and enforcing governance policies and how dspConduct™, BackOffice Associates next generation business process governance solution, extends beyond traditional MDM to enable complete Information Governance.

Level of Audience:
All Levels

Tuesday
November 15
2:00–2:30

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The session will highlight the implementation of governance workflows as a foundation for enterprise data governance, covering:

• Hierarchical business glossaries, taxonomies and ontologies
• Data standards and critical data elements
• Data Sharing Agreements and corresponding Data SLAs
• Technical metadata
• Data quality rules, scoring and dashboards

Level of Audience:
All Levels

Tuesday
November 15
2:40–3:30

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• Finance Data Governance Background – how the team began
• The Journey – Process Optimization
• Lessons Learned – how not to fall into the current state trap
• Looking Forward – vision & strategy

Level of Audience:
Introductory

Tuesday
November 15
2:40–3:30

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Drawing on a 30-year career developing leading-edge data technology and working with some of the world’s largest enterprises on their thorniest data problems, Alex Gorelik, author of the forthcoming O’Reilly book, The Enterprise Data Lake, discusses the emergence of the smart data catalog with examples taken from the world’s leading big data companies and enterprises

Level of Audience:
Intermediate

Tuesday
November 15
2:40–3:30

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• The steps necessary to plan and communicate the data governance program.
• How to move from an abstract organizational framework to defined roles with names.
• The key components of a data governance policy

Level of Audience:
Introductory

Tuesday
November 15
4:00–4:50

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The following topics will be covered:

• Identifying applicable regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
• Prioritizing Critical Data Elements
• Establishing acceptable use standards
• Developing Data Sharing Agreements
• Aligning with Legal, Regulatory Compliance and Privacy departments
• Monitoring and enforcing compliance

Level of Audience
Intermediate

Tuesday
November 15
4:00–4:50

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This session will explore:

• Change Management Approaches: Non-intrusive, Value-add, “Land and Expand”
• Designing an Issue Resolution Workflow: Policy, Stewardship, Architecture
• Adopting the CMMI Maturity Model: Rubrics, Metrics, etc.

Level of Audience:
Introductory

Tuesday
November 15
4:00–4:50

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In this presentation you will learn:

• How the preservation of records fits into the data management lifecycle;
• The laws and executive orders that govern the preservation of federal records;
• What a records schedule is and how having your own can help you organize your own data; and
• Additional NARA records preservation resources.

Level of Audience:
Introductory