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1. Done by DBA - collab with DA.






2. 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






3. 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






4. SQIEC "Squiec" - Stewardship - Quality - Integration - Enterprise - Cultural change leadership






5. Modeling and design standards






6. Data stored in combination of ROLAP and MOLAP






7. (ARPM Bit Mikes PP) ARPM (Awareness - Requirements - Profile - Metrics) - BTS (Business Rules - Test requirements - Service levels) - PP (Measure/monitor - Issues - Clean - Procedures - Performance)






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






9. 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)






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






11. Establishment and maintenance of Relationships between master data records.






12. Control over master data values to enable consistent - shared - contextual use across systems - of the most Accurate - Current - Relevant version of truth about Essential business entitites.






13. Appointed trustees for data assets






14. Formal accountability for business responsibilities ensuring effective control and use of data assets.






15. 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






16. Information in perspective - integrated into a viewpoint based on the recognition of Patterns - trnends - assumptions - etc.






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






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






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






20. PLM - Product lifecycle management systems - enable cross-process cost and legal agreements tracking as product concepts evolve from one idea to many potential products under different names and potentially different licensing agreements.






21. Data in context. Business meaning - Format of data presentation - Timeframe - Relevance of data for a given usage.






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






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






24. Improve data Quality and Integration... Provide onsolidated 360 degree view of information about important business entities (Party - Product - Location - Financial Structure).






25. RAS - ICIM - DR [Requirements - Architecture - Standards] - [Implement Managed Metadata Environment Capture Metadata - Integrate Metadata - Metrics on Metadata[ - [Deliver Metadata - Report on Metadata]






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






27. Vision - business case - guiding principles - long-term goal of Data Management - Measures of success - SMART program Objectives - descriptions of Roles - description of INITIATIVES (projects) - ROADMAP - boundaries of SCOPE.






28. Control over defined domain values - i.e. Vocabularies.






29. Data specifically constructed for query and analysis






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






31. Plan - Specify - Enable - Create - Use - Retrieve - Purge






32. Short statements of Management Intent and fundamental Rules governing creation - acquisition - integrity - security - quality - and use of data and information. Describe WHATs - and What NOTs; do not describe HOWs.






33. 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






34. 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.






35. 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






36. 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






37. TMAC Taxonomy - Metadata - Access - Quality






38. Centralized - gather and store centrally - periodic batch updates - Distributed - Query it in realtime from source - Hybrid - Header/common info stored centrally - more detailed info gathered in realtime from source






39. Data about the business entities that provide context for busines stransactions. e.g. Parties - Products - Financial Structures - Locations






40. 1. Integrated Decision Support Database 2. All the software used to collect - cleanse - transform - store data






41. 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






42. State names - codes - MedDRA code - WHO Drug Code






43. Shared between Data Management Professionals in IT - and Business Data Stewards.






44. SITNSH - Subject oriented - Integrated - Time-variant (snapshots of data) - Non-volatile (no updates) - Summarized and Detailed data - Historical






45. Activities and Activity Groups






46. 1. Modeling - Analysis - Design (Reqts - Conc - Log - Phys Models) 2. Detailed Data Design (Phys DBs - Info Products - Access - Integration Services) 3. Quality Management (Modeling/Design Standards - Review Models - Versioning/Integration of Models)






47. Policies - Standards - Procedures - Metrics - Business data Names - business Definitions - business Rules






48. SIC - Storage - Inventory - and Control of EPD - Electronic and Paper Documents.






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






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