Data Governance Community "Meet the Expert" Event with Anne Marie Smith, PhD.

March 16, 2009 - PRLog -- The Data Governance & Stewardship Community of Practice (DGS-COP) will host a free 'Meet the Expert' teleconference, Friday, March 20, 2009, beginning at 11:00 AM EDT. This one-hour teleconference will feature EW Solutions' Anne Marie Smith, PhD presenting "Incorporating a Governance Approach into your Methodology." ' This event will be free to both members and non-members.

Smith will lead a discussion that will focus on that while an increasing number of companies have become aware of the benefits of implementing Data Governance principles, many organizations struggle with implementing a Data Governance approach into an existing application development or maintenance methodology.  She will explore how to realize benefits of greater data consistency, which can include more and better usage; a reduction in semantic errors and an enhanced return on data management investments by incorporating the practices of Data Governance into an existing development methodology.
 
"Data Governance should not be a 'bolt-on' activity," says Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas, who will be introducing Smith. "Rather, decision rights, accountabilities, controls, rules, and other governance mechanisms should be baked into operational processes, project management practices, and system development methodologies. Anne Marie Smith is a global expert on integrating governance into processes and methodologies, with many years of experience from both academic and practitioner perspectives. We're delighted that she's sharing her learnings with us."

This event is one of the DGS-COP "Meet the Expert" series. These are monthly events, held either in a web presentation format or a teleconference interactive discussion and featuring recognized industry experts speaking on different Data Governance-related topics. These events are open to the public, but advance registration is required. Interested parties should go to DataStewardship.com, click on the 'Event Calendar' link, then select the  "Incorporating a Governance Approach into your Methodology" field on the calendar. Additional information, as well as instructions to register will be available.

About The Data Governance & Stewardship Community of Practice:
The Data Governance & Stewardship Community of Practice (DGS-COP) is a vendor-neutral organization, founded and supported by the Data Governance Institute. DGS-COP membership is open to anyone who has an interest in Data Governance & Stewardship. DGS offers members access to the largest collection of data governance documents and artifacts on the web, including case studies, frameworks, charters, templates, charts and other guidance. DGS also provides networking opportunities, forums and various interative events that provide a venue for the exchange of ideas and information. For more information, visit http://www.DataStewardship.com or contact Reese Thomas, Director of Communities at: reese.thomas@datagovenance.com.

About the Data Governance Institute
The Data Governance Institute (DGI) provides consulting and training services to organizations, as well as providing free Data Governance-related information to the public. The institute publishes resources on the Internet including http://www.DataGovernance.com, the web's largest data governance resource and http://www.Sox-Online.com, one of the oldest and largest Sarbanes-Oxley web resources.

The Institute also publishes the DGI Data Governance Framework, which has been used in governance initiatives for organizations ranging from F-100 enterprises to regional companies and institutions.

The Data Governance Institute also founded and operates the Data Governance & Stewardship Community of Practice.

About Anne Marie Smith, PhD:
Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D., is Director of Education and Principle Consultant for EW Solutions, a resident expert for the EIM Institute, and Editor of the Real-World Decision Support (RDWS) Journal, located online at www.realworlddecisionsupport.com. She is a leading consultant in Information Management, a frequent contributor to various IS publications, and an in-demand presenter at major conferences throughout the world.

Media Contact;
Reese Thomas
Media Director, the Data Governance Institute
Director of Communties, The Data Governance & Stewardship Community of Practice
reese.thomas@datagovernance.com

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