TDWI Local

When: Friday January 16, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Where:
Idea Integration
3922 Pender Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-821-8800

Time:

8:30AM-12:00PM

We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Washington D.C. Chapter meeting on Friday, January 16th, 2009. Come meet other local BI/DW professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange career advice while listening to quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education.

AGENDA
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.     Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:10 a.m.     Meeting: Introduction and Agenda Review
9:10 - 9:30 a.m.     Sponsor Introductions
9:30 - 10:20 a.m.     Presentation: “Unraveling the Enterprise Metadata Puzzle”
by Mike Fleckenstein, Practice Manager Master Data Management & Data Governance, Project Performance Corporation

Abstract

We live in a data-driven world. We are taught that the more data we measure the better. Our hope is that we will expose an area of opportunity that we can exploit as a business, a weakness that we must patch as a company or a service that we can improve for our community. We quantify dollars and amounts by customer, product, location, dates and many other terms. As is human nature we also want to know more about the terms by which we measure. For example, we want to know when a customer was added to a database and by whom. This type of data about data is called Metadata. However, the term ‘Metadata’ has become widely used and loosely applied. Why is that? It is because data about data is a never-ending loop. Once we know that a customer was added to the database by Jane Doe we may want to know more about Jane Doe, and so on. Consequently there are tools and approaches that help us apply rigor to capturing and managing Metadata. This session will explore different aspects of Metadata – how it is applied, disciplines where it is captured and tools used to manage it. We will also examine how Metadata has spread into the business realm and the value and challenges this presents. Whether you are business, a public institution or a foundation you will be better equipped to understand and tackle the Metadata challenge within your organization.

10:20 - 10:50 a.m.     Networking Break

10:50-11:45 a.m.     Presentation: “How to Implement a Successful Data Governance Program”

by Michele Koch, Director, Data Governance Office, Sallie Mae

Abstract

Sallie Mae has a strong Data Governance Program in place to support enterprise initiatives such as building a customer information system. Over the last two years, we implemented a series of foundational steps and then deployed a Data Governance Program. In this case study, attendees will

learn: The “non-traditional” Data Governance approach Sallie Mae used and the benefits of that approach How project members narrowed the list of many thousands of candidate data fields to a manageable list of enterprise fields to be governed The approach that inspired business users to volunteer their expertise How this project paved the way for implementing formal Enterprise Data Stewards as part of Sallie Mae’s new Data Governance Program Sample communication tools Key lessons learned How data profiling is enriching the Data Governance Program

11:45 - 12:00 noon     Closing Remarks

Sincerely,

DC Area Chapter TDWI

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