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Biosketch I am really old but I have seen lots of stuff - that gives me a good basis for comparing things. I like working with inspired individuals. I am a horse-husband and a musician. I’m great with deadlines and agreements. I have deep expertise in IT-related areas and am happy to share it.Peter Aiken, PhD is an acknowledged Data Management (DM) authority, an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, President of DAMA International, and Associate Director of the MIT International Society of Chief Data Officers. For more than 35 years, Peter has learned from working with hundreds of data management practices in 30 countries including some of the world's most important. Among his 12 books are the first on CDOs (the case for data leadership), focusing on data monetization, on modern strategic data thinking and objectively specifying what it means to be data literate. International recognition has resulted in an intensive schedule of events worldwide (pre-Covid). Peter also hosts the longest running data management webinar series hosted by our partners at Dataversity. Starting before Google, before data was big, and before data science, Peter has founded several organizations that have helped more than 200 organizations leverage data–specific savings have been measured at more than $1.5B USD. His latest is Anything Awesome.

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The Case for the Chief Data Officer: Recasting the C-Suite to Leverage Your Most Valuable Asset

Data are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered rig... more Data are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered right, data's value increases over time because the added dimensions of time, geography, and precision. To achieve data's full organizational value, there must be dedicated individual to leverage data as assets - a Chief Data Officer or CDO who's three job pillars are: Dedication solely to leveraging data assets, Unconstrained by an IT project mindset, and Reports directly to the business Once these three pillars are set into place, organizations can leverage their data assets. Data possesses properties worthy of additional investment. Many existing CDOs are fatally crippled, however, because they lack one or more of these three pillars. Often organizations have some or all pillars already in place but are not operating in a coordinated manner. The overall objective of this book is to present these pillars in an understandable way, why each is necessary (but insufficient), and w...

Using a Metadata Framework to Improve Data Resources Quality

IGI Global eBooks, Jan 18, 2011

The Case for the Chief Data Officer: Recasting the C-Suite to Leverage Your Most Valuable Asset

Evaluating multiple factors that can be used as skill predictors in software proficiency

In this ubiquitous computing society, most students are required to be proficient in computer ski... more In this ubiquitous computing society, most students are required to be proficient in computer skills to compete in today's global job market. These computer skills usually include skills in business productivity applications. Assessing those skills is normally accomplished by hands-on skills exams, which can become onerous and costly. This study explored whether a combination of a computer self-efficacy (CSE) survey, cognitive questions, and skill-based questions could indeed be a valid alternative to a hands-on skills exam. The findings of this study indicate some types of questions may be better predictors of performance on the hands-on skills exam, and some combinations of survey items and questions may be viable alternatives to hands-on skills exams. As a result of this research, schools and companies could adapt these indirect and direct assessments to their situation to perform their own study or assess the skills of their students/employees.

In Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework Engelbart suggested “the

Hypermedia technologies have been available for about a decade. Beginning with Douglas Engelbart,... more Hypermedia technologies have been available for about a decade. Beginning with Douglas Engelbart, researchers have become interested in applying hypermedia concepts and technologies to software development. This paper assesses this symbiosis between hypermedia and software development as described by research contributions; by our count, more than one hundred articles. To date, no collection of, or guide to, this literature has been published. A number of significant contributions are classified, described, and appraised-providing a guide into what has been a rich but perhaps under-reported research area. Hypermedia has made significant contributions to software development in three primary areas: coping with massive amounts of information associated with software development projects; establishing and maintaining linkages between various types of software engineering documents; and enabling development engineers to record, document, and preserve knowledge about development thoughts...

Monetizing Data Management

What's the Return on Investment (ROI) on data management? Sound like an impossible question t... more What's the Return on Investment (ROI) on data management? Sound like an impossible question to answer? Not if you read this book and learn the value-added approach to managing enterprise resources and assets. This book defines the five interrelated best practices that comprise data management, and shows you how by example to successfully communicate data management ROI to senior management. The 17 cases we share will help you to identify opportunities to introduce data management into the strategic conversations that occur in the C-suite. You will gain a new perspective regarding the stewardship of your data assets and insulate your operations from the chaos, losses and risks that result from traditional approaches to technological projects. And you will learn how to protect yourself from legal challenges resulting from outsourced information technology projects gone badly due to incorrect project sequencing and focus. With the emerging acceptance and adoption of revised perform...

The Required Information Systems Course

Journal of Computer Information Systems, Feb 1, 2016

Proceedings Eighth Working Conference on Reverse Engineering

Toward a Normative Computer-aided Contingency Planning Protocol

Organizational change enabled by the mandated implementation of new information systems technology

Proceedings of the 1998 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research - SIGCPR '98, 1998

1. AIIQXRACT Tbe abiWy to adapt to constantly changing envirmmentd pressures can be the differenc... more

Assuring Data Quality for ERP Implementation: Part 2 - Comprehending the Evolving Picture

MIT International Conference on Information Quality, 2006

He Commonwealth of Virginia's Departments of Personnel and Training Reverse-engineering New Systems for Smooth Implementation

(DP&T) and Accounts (DOA) undertook a $12 million effort in 1994 to replace their existing pa... more (DP&T) and Accounts (DOA) undertook a $12 million effort in 1994 to replace their existing payroll and personnel information systems because the technology was dated, it no longer provided timely information support, and the databases were not integrated. Its systems had become inefficient and cost-prohibitive to operate and maintain, and management was concerned about keeping qualified technical expertise on staff to support them. Successful implementation of a new integrated human resource information system, or IHRIS, required top management to be sensitive to public-sector funding pressure and the political fallout of government program failures. 1,2 (More information is available at http://fast.to/peteraiken/.) As a result, the transition team had to show rapid and credible progress implementing the new system. Reverse-engineering a commercial client–ser ver system from PeopleSoft yielded a valuable resource and proved to be cost-effective. The authors describe the motivations for, approach to, and results of this project, commissioned by the Commonwealth of Virginia's government.

Data Management and Data Administration

Journal of Database Management, 2011

Data management (DM) has existed in conjunction with software development and the management of t... more Data management (DM) has existed in conjunction with software development and the management of the full set of information technology (IT)-related components. However, it has been more than two decades since research into DM as it is practiced has been published. In this paper, the authors compare aspects of DM across a quarter-century timeline, obtaining data using comparable sets of subject matter experts. Using this information to observe the profession’s evolution, the authors have updated the understanding of DM as it is practiced, giving additional insight into DM, including its current responsibilities, reporting structures, and perceptions of success, among other factors. The analysis indicates that successfully investing in DM presents current, real challenges to IT and organizations. Although DM is evolving away from purely operational responsibilities toward higher-level responsibilities, perceptions of success have fallen. This paper details the quarter-century comparis...

Managing Organizational Data Resources

Information Resources Management Journal, 2000

Reverse engineering of data

IBM Systems Journal, 1998

Measuring Data Management Practice Maturity: A Community's Self-Assessment

Computer, 2007

Using Codes of Conduct to Resolve Legal Disputes

Computer, 2010

Use of the IEEE Codes of Conduct to Resolve Legal Disputes

Computer, 2010

When legal matters arise, primary focus is on fact interpretation. In cases of under-performance,... more

XML in Data Management

Hypermedia-Based Requirements Engineering

References CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter outlines a hypermedia-based approach to the requirements... more References CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter outlines a hypermedia-based approach to the requirements engineering portion of software development life cycle. While as yet untested, hypermedia-based tools and techniques seem to offer promising benefits to the analysis and design phases of certain classes of software system development. The first half of the chapter is devoted to an examination of the development of hypermedia as a technology. While its conceptual origin dates to 1945, only recent efforts by software engineers have resulted in tools that begin to approach the functionality of concepts put forth by researchers in the field. These concepts are briefly reviewed. A wide range of software packages have what are labeled as hypermedia capabilities. The next section presents definitions intended to cut through the hype surrounding the evolution of this new technology. The following section presents an examination of the actual capabilities of hypermedia-based systems. These have

The Case for the Chief Data Officer: Recasting the C-Suite to Leverage Your Most Valuable Asset

Data are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered rig... more Data are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered right, data's value increases over time because the added dimensions of time, geography, and precision. To achieve data's full organizational value, there must be dedicated individual to leverage data as assets - a Chief Data Officer or CDO who's three job pillars are: Dedication solely to leveraging data assets, Unconstrained by an IT project mindset, and Reports directly to the business Once these three pillars are set into place, organizations can leverage their data assets. Data possesses properties worthy of additional investment. Many existing CDOs are fatally crippled, however, because they lack one or more of these three pillars. Often organizations have some or all pillars already in place but are not operating in a coordinated manner. The overall objective of this book is to present these pillars in an understandable way, why each is necessary (but insufficient), and w...

Using a Metadata Framework to Improve Data Resources Quality

IGI Global eBooks, Jan 18, 2011

The Case for the Chief Data Officer: Recasting the C-Suite to Leverage Your Most Valuable Asset

Evaluating multiple factors that can be used as skill predictors in software proficiency

In this ubiquitous computing society, most students are required to be proficient in computer ski... more In this ubiquitous computing society, most students are required to be proficient in computer skills to compete in today's global job market. These computer skills usually include skills in business productivity applications. Assessing those skills is normally accomplished by hands-on skills exams, which can become onerous and costly. This study explored whether a combination of a computer self-efficacy (CSE) survey, cognitive questions, and skill-based questions could indeed be a valid alternative to a hands-on skills exam. The findings of this study indicate some types of questions may be better predictors of performance on the hands-on skills exam, and some combinations of survey items and questions may be viable alternatives to hands-on skills exams. As a result of this research, schools and companies could adapt these indirect and direct assessments to their situation to perform their own study or assess the skills of their students/employees.

In Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework Engelbart suggested “the

Hypermedia technologies have been available for about a decade. Beginning with Douglas Engelbart,... more Hypermedia technologies have been available for about a decade. Beginning with Douglas Engelbart, researchers have become interested in applying hypermedia concepts and technologies to software development. This paper assesses this symbiosis between hypermedia and software development as described by research contributions; by our count, more than one hundred articles. To date, no collection of, or guide to, this literature has been published. A number of significant contributions are classified, described, and appraised-providing a guide into what has been a rich but perhaps under-reported research area. Hypermedia has made significant contributions to software development in three primary areas: coping with massive amounts of information associated with software development projects; establishing and maintaining linkages between various types of software engineering documents; and enabling development engineers to record, document, and preserve knowledge about development thoughts...

Monetizing Data Management

What's the Return on Investment (ROI) on data management? Sound like an impossible question t... more What's the Return on Investment (ROI) on data management? Sound like an impossible question to answer? Not if you read this book and learn the value-added approach to managing enterprise resources and assets. This book defines the five interrelated best practices that comprise data management, and shows you how by example to successfully communicate data management ROI to senior management. The 17 cases we share will help you to identify opportunities to introduce data management into the strategic conversations that occur in the C-suite. You will gain a new perspective regarding the stewardship of your data assets and insulate your operations from the chaos, losses and risks that result from traditional approaches to technological projects. And you will learn how to protect yourself from legal challenges resulting from outsourced information technology projects gone badly due to incorrect project sequencing and focus. With the emerging acceptance and adoption of revised perform...

The Required Information Systems Course

Journal of Computer Information Systems, Feb 1, 2016

Proceedings Eighth Working Conference on Reverse Engineering

Toward a Normative Computer-aided Contingency Planning Protocol

Organizational change enabled by the mandated implementation of new information systems technology

Proceedings of the 1998 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research - SIGCPR '98, 1998

1. AIIQXRACT Tbe abiWy to adapt to constantly changing envirmmentd pressures can be the differenc... more

Assuring Data Quality for ERP Implementation: Part 2 - Comprehending the Evolving Picture

MIT International Conference on Information Quality, 2006

He Commonwealth of Virginia's Departments of Personnel and Training Reverse-engineering New Systems for Smooth Implementation

(DP&T) and Accounts (DOA) undertook a $12 million effort in 1994 to replace their existing pa... more (DP&T) and Accounts (DOA) undertook a $12 million effort in 1994 to replace their existing payroll and personnel information systems because the technology was dated, it no longer provided timely information support, and the databases were not integrated. Its systems had become inefficient and cost-prohibitive to operate and maintain, and management was concerned about keeping qualified technical expertise on staff to support them. Successful implementation of a new integrated human resource information system, or IHRIS, required top management to be sensitive to public-sector funding pressure and the political fallout of government program failures. 1,2 (More information is available at http://fast.to/peteraiken/.) As a result, the transition team had to show rapid and credible progress implementing the new system. Reverse-engineering a commercial client–ser ver system from PeopleSoft yielded a valuable resource and proved to be cost-effective. The authors describe the motivations for, approach to, and results of this project, commissioned by the Commonwealth of Virginia's government.

Data Management and Data Administration

Journal of Database Management, 2011

Data management (DM) has existed in conjunction with software development and the management of t... more Data management (DM) has existed in conjunction with software development and the management of the full set of information technology (IT)-related components. However, it has been more than two decades since research into DM as it is practiced has been published. In this paper, the authors compare aspects of DM across a quarter-century timeline, obtaining data using comparable sets of subject matter experts. Using this information to observe the profession’s evolution, the authors have updated the understanding of DM as it is practiced, giving additional insight into DM, including its current responsibilities, reporting structures, and perceptions of success, among other factors. The analysis indicates that successfully investing in DM presents current, real challenges to IT and organizations. Although DM is evolving away from purely operational responsibilities toward higher-level responsibilities, perceptions of success have fallen. This paper details the quarter-century comparis...

Managing Organizational Data Resources

Information Resources Management Journal, 2000

Reverse engineering of data

IBM Systems Journal, 1998

Measuring Data Management Practice Maturity: A Community's Self-Assessment

Computer, 2007

Using Codes of Conduct to Resolve Legal Disputes

Computer, 2010

Use of the IEEE Codes of Conduct to Resolve Legal Disputes

Computer, 2010

When legal matters arise, primary focus is on fact interpretation. In cases of under-performance,... more

XML in Data Management

Hypermedia-Based Requirements Engineering

References CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter outlines a hypermedia-based approach to the requirements... more References CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter outlines a hypermedia-based approach to the requirements engineering portion of software development life cycle. While as yet untested, hypermedia-based tools and techniques seem to offer promising benefits to the analysis and design phases of certain classes of software system development. The first half of the chapter is devoted to an examination of the development of hypermedia as a technology. While its conceptual origin dates to 1945, only recent efforts by software engineers have resulted in tools that begin to approach the functionality of concepts put forth by researchers in the field. These concepts are briefly reviewed. A wide range of software packages have what are labeled as hypermedia capabilities. The next section presents definitions intended to cut through the hype surrounding the evolution of this new technology. The following section presents an examination of the actual capabilities of hypermedia-based systems. These have