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1. PPTIER Profiling - Parsing/Standardization - Transformation - Identity Resolution and Mapping - Enhancement - Reporting






2. BTPD Business (Definitions - rules - data lineage - quality statements - report lists - etc.) - Targetd at Business - Technical and operational (Information about SYSTEMS. DBs - column names - files - etls - etc) - Targeted at IT Operations users' n






3. PPPDMA Plan - assess scope of known issues - Deploy - profile the data - and employ inspections and monitors - Monitor - actively monitor data quality against defined business rules - Act - Take action to address and resolve emerging issues






4. More detailed than Conceptual Data Model - adding: Normalization - Abstraction - Still technology independent.






5. Stored in multidimensional data store






6. Sarbanes-Oxley - financial reporting and auditing - HIPPA - privacy and security of health information - Basel II - Solvency II - PCI-DSS - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards






7. Activities and Activity Groups






8. Write everything down - Keep everything - Automate - Purpose (Why?) for each task - Don't panic - Business interest - Collaborate






9. Any file or record






10. Planning - Development and Execution of - Policies and Procedures to provide proper - Authentication - Authorization - Access - and Auditing of - Information Assets.






11. A high-level course of action to achieve data goals. Usually a data management program strategy.






12. Done by DBA - collab with DA.






13. Centralized Data Warehouse designed to serve the BI needs of the entire organization. Adheres to the Enterprise Data Model (EDM).






14. Often formed between vocabulary terms - either as a KIND-OF or a PART-OF relationship.






15. Security - DB Recovery and Retention - Access and Use of Externally Sourced Data - Sharingdata internally and externally - DW/BI policies






16. Business function of planning for - controlling - and delivering data and information assets. PDC-A






17. DMS - Development - Maintenance - Support of structured data






18. ERP






19. LEGISLATIVE branch - Policies and standards - JUDICIAL branch - Issue management - EXECUTIVE branch - administration - services - and compliance






20. Responsibility for a Specific Database(s) in all of its environments - rather than database System administration.






21. CRUD matrices that map data responsibilities across bus process - applications - roles - and organizations. - RACI matrix with clearn accountability and ownership.






22. Location REFERENCE data includes geopolitical data - countries - states - provinces - counties...Location MASTER data includes business party addresses - geographic positioning coordinates - etc.






23. The planning and execution of...policies - practices - and projects that...acquire - control - protect - deliver - and enhance the value of...data and information assets.






24. Accuracy - degree data reflects real life entities] - [Completeness - both cols and rows - Consistency - Consistent data values between data sets - Currency - current with real world situation] - [Precision - level of detail - Privacy - access contr






25. Discipline that fosters organizational learning and the management of intellectual capital.






26. Technology specific - denormalized for performance - Surrogate keys - Indexing - Views -






27. Responsible Trustee of data - Understand and Comply with Regulations- Define data security Reqts Collaboratively - ID detailed application security reqts in each app dev project - Every user acct. has password - Use Role Groups- Formally track/approv






28. Appointed trustees for data assets






29. Information mgt - Enterprise Information mgt - Enterprise Data mgt - Data Resource mgt - Information Resource mgt - Information Asset mgt






30. FDPPOS - Functions - Definitions - Principles - Practices - Organization - Scope






31. High level perspective on a subject area of importance to the business.






32. Planning - set strategic and tactical course for other activities - Development - undertaken within implementation projects and recognized as part of SDLC - Control - Supervisory activities - Operational - Service and support activities






33. Ongoing Reconciliation and Maintenance of reference and master data.






34. Data specifically constructed for query and analysis






35. DSA - Descriptive metadata (Catalog information - thesauri keyword terms) - Structural metadata (Dublin core - field structures - XML schema) - ADMINISTRATIVE metadata (Source - integration/update schedule - access rights - page relationships)






36. Resources with recognized valued under the control of an individual or organization. Data and information are enterprise assets.






37. GADR PTO "Gatter Riptoe" - Goals/Principles - Activities - Deliverables - Roles - Practices - Technology - Org/Culture






38. G ADO SQ RIDM - Governance - Architecture - Development - Operations - Security - Quality - Reference/Master Data Mgt - DW/Business Intelligence - Document and Content Management - Metadata Management.






39. Control COST of data mgt. - Promote wider understanding of value of data assets. - Manage info consistently across enterprise - Align data mgt efforts and technology with Business Needs.






40. ETL Source to target mappings






41. Top - Definition and List of Goals - Center - List of that function's Activities - Left - Inputs - Suppliers - Participants - Below - Tools used for activities - Right - Primary DELIVERABLES - Consumers - Metrics






42. Understand info Needs of enterprise and its stakeholders. - Capture - store - protect - and ensure integrity of Data Assets. - Continually improve Quality of data and information. - Ensure Privacy and Confidentiality - Maximize Effective use and VALU






43. Governance coordination - Architecture definition and coordination - Information requirements analysis - data modeling facilitation - data quality analysis - traditional db design - implementation - production support services.






44. Virtual OLAP cube available as proprietary function of a classic relational database






45. WHO needs WHAT info? - What data is available from different sources? - How does data from different sources DIFFER? - How can inconsistencies be RECONCILED? - How should most valid values be SHARED effectively and efficiently?






46. ODS - Current-valued - volatile data for operational reporting needs - DW - Historical - non-volatile data for single source of integrated data for corporation - DM - DSS for a department analytic need






47. Data Strategy and Policies - Standards and Architecture - Regulatory Compliance - Issue management - PROJECTS - Valuation - Communication






48. Created/acquired - stored - used - destroyed.






49. FFHN Flat - No relationship among controlled set of categories (e.g. List of Countries) - Facet - Star - attributes of an object (Metadata) - Hierarchical - TREE structure (Geography) - Network - Hierarchy And Facet (Thesaurus)






50. Data Architect - Business Process Analyst- Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) - IT Auditor - Government and Regulatory Bodies