Published in Towards Data Science·Mar 5, 2021Why Does It Hurt so Much: Basic Strategies for Data MigrationsRecognizing and overcoming the challenges of moving your data around — Congratulations, you just bought a new IT system. Unless it will be used to support an entirely new business process, you are now faced with the task of getting your data from a legacy system into your newly acquired tool. Data migrations are fraught with challenges, pitfalls and dangers. At…Data Governance8 min read
Jan 6, 2021Why I Have Come to Dislike the Word ‘Pragmatic’ When Talking About Data GovernanceIf you’ve worked in Data Governance for any amount of time, there will have been a time when a client or employer told you to be pragmatic. Hell, you may have used the term yourself. I sure know I have. …Data Governance4 min read
Jun 14, 2020People focus on the wrong thing when using Evernote. Write better notes to improve your experienceIf you look for people’s experiences with Evernote, a lot of the content you find focuses on either the organization of notes, notebooks and stack. Many others complain about the slow progress in improving the editor. Another discursive thread is the price of the product. …Productivity7 min read
Published in The Startup·Jan 28, 2020You Should Care About Tooling in Your Data Governance Initiative, Just Not Too MuchThe tools-people-process triangle is a triangle for a reason. It is fashionable among data governance consultants to imply that data governance is a purely organizational issue and that it does not require tools. While it is true that the organizational challenges (i.e. the people and process corners of the triangle)…Data Governance4 min read
Jan 22, 2020Some Thoughts After One Year of Bullet JournalingMy mother would probably say that I’m one of the most disorganized people in the world. I’m sure she has a point, although I’ve been working on it for the last few years. …Productivity6 min read
Jan 22, 2020The Business Does Not Care About Your Data Governance InitiativeAs data governance specialists and consultants, we tend to think that data governance is at the forefront of everybody’s mind. After all, we are intimately familiar with the costs and risks associated with not governing data well. …Data Governance6 min read
