Navigating the Labyrinth: An Executive Guide to Data Management

by Laura Sebastian-Coleman

If you are leading an organization or if you need to communicate with leaders about data management, Navigating the Labyrinth is your guide.

Organizations that want to get value from their data need to manage that data well. But to most executives, data management seems obscure, complicated, and highly technical. You don't have time to learn all the detail or cut through the hype. Navigating the Labyrinth helps you get there. Based on best practices from DAMA's Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK2), it explains the fundamentals and says why they are important. It focuses your attention on what you need to know to help your organization build trust in and get value out of its data.

Genres: Nonfiction, Professional Development

208 pages, Paperback

Published May 14, 2018

Reviews

[Edward]

Okay in that I did learn a few things, but mostly it identified what I need to research next to have a fuller basic understanding of data management. As an executive I would have appreciated a concise summary of important terms of art, a case study that went deeper than toy examples of those terms, and explicit things to look for when engaging experts or measuring progress within my organization. It repeated many generic platitudes about managing data being a good thing to do, and grammatical errors seemed to increase in frequency towards the end. It could have been 60% shorter while also being more detailed.

[R]

A short and informative book on Data Management, extremely beneficial for IT practitioners, business professionals as well as academician's.

[Silvie]

Great summary of the lengthy version, and definitely a must read for data management professionals!

[Daniel]

Great! accurate explanation of DAMA upgraded wheel

[Elmo Renato Castro Ramírez]

Excellent overview about Data Management

This book is an excellent reference if you want undertand the most importants concerns about Data Management. I recommend it.

[Arturo]

great beginning book for data governance enthusiasts

[Malachi Shugert]

For class, was boring but also not a data scientist.

[Keith Breinholt]

Technical book for the Data Management crowd. Great information, but it's dry enough you really should keep a glass of water handy.