Create a Data Management Roadmap
Streamline your data management program with our simplified framework.
Onsite Workshop
Not creating a plan for establishing a business-aligned data management practice will:
- Open the business up to risk
- Cause the business to struggle to develop an effective strategy for managing its data assets
Creating a plan for establishing a business-aligned data management practice will help you:
- Align data management plans with business requirements and strategic plans
- Create a collaborative plan that unites IT and the business in managing its data assets
- Design a data management program that can scale and evolve over time
Module 1: Develop Data Strategies
The Purpose
- Understand the business’s vision for data and the role of the data management practice.
- Determine business requirements for data.
- Map business goals and strategic plans to create data strategies.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Understanding of business’s vision for data
- Unified vision for data management (business and IT)
- Identification of the business’s data strategies
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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1.1 | Establish business context for data management. |
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1.2 | Develop data management principles and scope. |
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1.3 | Develop conceptual data model (subject areas). |
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1.4 | Discuss strategic information needs for each subject area. |
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1.5 | Develop data strategies. |
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1.6 | Identify data management strategies and enablers. |
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Module 2: Assess Data Management Capabilities
The Purpose
- Determine the current and target states of your data management practice.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Clear understanding of current environment
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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2.1 | Determine the role and scope of data management within the organization. |
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2.2 | Assess current data management capabilities. |
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2.3 | Set target data management capabilities. |
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2.4 | Identify performance gaps. |
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Module 3: Analyze Gaps and Develop Improvement Initiatives
The Purpose
- Identify how to bridge the gaps between the organization’s current and target environments.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Creation of key strategic plans for data management
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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3.1 | Evaluate performance gaps. |
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3.2 | Identify improvement initiatives. |
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3.3 | Create preliminary improvement plans. |
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Module 4: Design Roadmap and Plan Implementation
The Purpose
- Create a realistic and action-oriented plan for implementing and improving the capabilities for data management.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Completion of a Data Management Roadmap
- Plan for how to implement the roadmap’s initiatives
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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4.1 | Align data management initiatives to data strategies and business drivers. |
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4.2 | Identify dependencies and priorities |
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4.3 | Build a data management roadmap (short and long term) |
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4.4 | Create a communication plan |
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