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- 2. George Firican T re a t d a t a a s a n a s s e t Profile: • Director, Data Governance & Business Intelligence at UBC - DAE • 12+ years Business/Technical Analysis & Project Management in education, software/web development and e-commerce industries • 8+ years in Data Governance, Data Quality and Business Intelligence Speaker: • Speaker at international conferences, webinars, and podcasts since 2013 • Topics of Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Management, and Big Data Education: • Master of Management | BSc in Computer Science • Business Analysis Certification | Master Data Quality Manager (ISO 8000) • Data Steward Certification | CIMP in Data Governance @georgefirican https://linkedin.com/in/georgefirican Awards: • 2018-Quality & Productivity Award for Business Glossary-BRONZE-by CAUBO • 2017-Circle of Excellence Awards for Business Glossary-GOLD&PLATINUM-by CASE • 2015-Best Practices Award for Tracing Lost Contact Data program-BRONZE-by CASE • 2014-Best Practices Award for Data Governance & Quality Program-BRONZE-by CASE • 2013-Winston Award on Innovation for Data Governance https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/U CIssfqi_KLgyZ_YhtETI7Aw
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- 4. BUSINESS GLOSSARIES A g en d a f o r t o d a y ’ s w e b i n a r o n : What is a business glossary? We need to ensure we are all on the same page. The What The benefits and reasons for implementing and using one in your organization The Why What are the steps one need to take in order to implement one The How https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.dataedo.com
- 5. BUSINESS GLOSSARIES A g en d a f o r t o d a y ’ s w e b i n a r o n : What is a business glossary? We need to ensure we are all on the same page. The What The benefits and reasons for implementing and using one in your organization The Why What are the steps one need to take in order to implement one The How https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.dataedo.com
- 6. Business Glossary Definition A collectionof business terms with their unique definitions and other useful related information. P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N What is it? https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.dataedo.com
- 7. Terms we often encounter H er e a r e s o m e B u s i n e s s G l o s s a r y D a t a D i c t i o n a r y D a t a C a t a l o g B u s i n e s s D i c t i o n a r y B u s i n e s s S e m a n t i c s B u s i n e s s M e t a d a t a B u s i n e s s V o c a b u l a r y M e t a d a t a R e p o s i t o r y B u s i n e s s L e x i c o n B u s i n e s s C a t a l o g B u s i n e s s D a t a D i c t i o n a r y B u s i n e s s C o m p e n d i u m https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.dataedo.com
- 8. Terms we often encounter H er e a r e s o m e B u s i n e s s G l o s s a r y D a t a D i c t i o n a r y D a t a C a t a l o g B u s i n e s s D i c t i o n a r y https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.dataedo.com
- 9. Business Dictionary &Glossary M a i n d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.dataedo.com
- 10. BUSINESS GLOSSARIES A g en d a f o r t o d a y ’ s w e b i n a r o n : What is a business glossary? We need to ensure we are all on the same page. The What The benefits and reasons for implementing and using one in your organization The Why What are the steps one need to take in order to implement one The How https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.dataedo.com
- 11. THE WHY There area lot of benefits and reasons why an organization should invest in a Business Glossary. Here are a few of them. WHY? Proper usage of business term definitions F a c i l i t a t e s U n d e r s t a n d i n g Consistent communication between business units and not only I m p r o v e s C o m m u n i c a t i o n Expedite training of new and existing employees E n h a n c e T r a i n i n g Owner assignment for specific terms and business areas E s t a b l i s h e s O w n e r s h i p Enables trust and confidence in information I n c r e a s e s T r u s t Enhances productivity and increases the timeliness of decision-making processes I m p r o v e s P r o d u c t i v i t y https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.dataedo.com
- 12. BUSINESS GLOSSARIES A g en d a f o r t o d a y ’ s w e b i n a r o n : What is a business glossary? We need to ensure we are all on the same page. The What The benefits and reasons for implementing and using one in your organization The Why What are the steps one need to take in order to implement one The How https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.dataedo.com
- 13. THE HOW _ So me o f th e s tep s to i m p l em en t a B u s i n es s G l o s s a r y STEP ONE Get buy-in, a sponsor, and resources STEP TWO Determine and adopt best practices STEP THREE Identify available and future content STEP FOUR Evaluate and deploy a tool
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- 19. Main Steps toImplement a Business Glossary Buy-in Best Practices Content Tool https://www.lightsondata.com A t t r i b u t e s T e r m n a m e & d e f i n i t i o n F o u n d a t i o n a l a t t r i b u t e s S e c o n d a r y a t t r i b u t e s https://www.dataedo.com
- 20. Main Steps toImplement a Business Glossary Buy-in Best Practices Content Tool https://www.lightsondata.com A t t r i b u t e s T e r m n a m e & d e f i n i t i o n F o u n d a t i o n a l a t t r i b u t e s S e c o n d a r y a t t r i b u t e s https://www.dataedo.com
- 21. Main Steps toImplement a Business Glossary https://www.lightsondata.com A t t r i b u t e s N a m i n g & d e f i n i t i o n s g u i d e l i n e s Drivers | Main pain points | Stakeholders Buy-in Best Practices Content Tool https://www.dataedo.com
- 22. Main Steps toImplement a Business Glossary https://www.lightsondata.com A t t r i b u t e s N a m i n g & d e f i n i t i o n s g u i d e l i n e s Drivers | Main pain points | Stakeholders Buy-in Best Practices Content Tool F r a m e w o r k / p r o c e s s Identified Drafted Quality control ApprovedPublished Maintained Retired Term Business term workflow EditorAnyEmployeeReviewerApprover Candidate term Does term exist? No Submits new term Yes Proposes change Drafts definition & metadata Reviews & revises definition & metadata Are revisions required? No Approves changes Yes Proposes changes Publishes term Communicates changes Term completed https://www.dataedo.com
- 23. Main Steps toImplement a Business Glossary https://www.lightsondata.com A t t r i b u t e s N a m i n g & d e f i n i t i o n s g u i d e l i n e s Drivers | Main pain points | Stakeholders Buy-in Best Practices Content Tool F r a m e w o r k / p r o c e s s Identified Drafted Quality control ApprovedPublished Maintained Retired Term Business term workflow EditorAnyEmployeeReviewerApprover Candidate term Does term exist? No Submits new term Yes Proposes change Drafts definition & metadata Reviews & revises definition & metadata Are revisions required? No Approves changes Yes Proposes changes Publishes term Communicates changes Term completed https://www.dataedo.com
- 24. Main Steps toImplement a Business Glossary Buy-in Best Practices Content Tool https://www.lightsondata.com C o n t e n t f o c u s D o c u m e n t s E m a i l s R e p o r t s H u n t & g a t h e r D a t a m o d e l s D a t a d i c t i o n a r i e s Documentation Emails Reports Data models Data dictionaries https://www.dataedo.com
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- 29. BUSINESS GLOSSARIES A g en d a f o r t o d a y ’ s w e b i n a r o n : What is a business glossary? We need to ensure we are all on the same page. The What The benefits and reasons for implementing and using one in your organization The Why What are the steps one need to take in order to implement one The How https://www.lightsondata.com https://www.dataedo.com
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