Prerequisite: None
One- or Two-Day Course
It is vital in data integration initiatives to understand the personal, cultural, and political environment and to consciously employ best practices regarding the human element. This course will provide principles, techniques, and exercises to help tackle common scenarios and to understand and move toward an environment that enables data integration. It will cover case studies of successful and unsuccessful efforts, illustrating why some programs succeed and others fail, as well as ways to avoid pitfalls.
Human dynamics are critical to success in data integration efforts such as master data management, business intelligence, enterprise data management, and data governance. The most effective enterprisewide data integration efforts have developed ways to handle common scenarios that are bound to occur, as well as strategies for creating an environment that provides fertile ground for success.
You Will Learn
- Political and cultural factors that are key to data integration programs
- Common situations that are bound to occur in data integration efforts
- How to effectively handle these inevitable scenarios
- Tools and principles such as understanding motivations, facilitating a common vision, developing trust, and managing conflict
- Real-life stories of how culture and politics either blocked or fostered data integration projects and programs
Geared To
Executives, managers, and IT professionals involved in any type of data integration efforts such as master data management, data governance, data warehouse, or enterprise information management efforts. This may include but is not limited to CIOs, executives in charge of integration efforts, data management managers, data warehouse managers, data modelers, data analysts, data designers, and data stewards.