Law Firm Data Governance News #14
CJ Anderson
Helping Law Firms use Data Governance for Operational Excellence | Host of the Law Firm Data Governance Podcast
Welcome to issue 14 of Iron Carrot’s Newsletter: Law Firm Data Governance News. Each month, I’ll highlight our latest posts on Data Governance across LinkedIn, our Website, the Podcast, and other social media locations. It’s a lot of places to keep track of, so this newsletter is the best place to find out what we’ve been up to. ?Please subscribe (if you haven’t already) – that way, you won’t miss an issue!
Well, April turned out to be a bit wet, didn’t it? The last couple of weeks where I am, have had downpour after downpour. ?Here’s hoping that things brighten up as we move into May! The Data Governance work with our clients is going from strength to strength. Of course, I can’t go into any specific details, but we’ve got very exciting project phases coming up, which will keep us very busy, which is exactly how we like it.
It seems that from Taxonomy activities to full-blown Data Governance framework implementations, law firms are keen to get started on some data management spring cleaning.
If you are considering tackling your Data Governance issues, no matter large or small, why not book a non-committal call with one of our consultants?
Welcoming a New Starter
I am delighted to announce that Chloe Black has joined Iron Carrot as a Data Governance Consultant. Chloe will be supporting CJ on some of the larger pieces of work, and directly working with clients on other smaller projects.
Articles You May Have Missed
We all lead busy lives, so here are a few articles you may have missed when they were first published:
What do we need all 4 types of data lineage for anyway?
Data lineage is a critical aspect of data governance that is often overlooked in law firms. It is essential for businesses to know where their data comes from, how it is produced, how it is transformed and moved through their systems, and how it reaches the end-users. Without data lineage, it is nearly impossible to understand whether the correct data is being used for business decisions, what it means, where it comes from, and whether …
Read More:? LinkedIn ?or IronCarrot.com
What’s the difference between Information Governance and Data Governance?
A frequent question that comes up in stakeholder engagement is, “What’s the difference between information governance and data governance?” An equally frequent question is, “Why does our firm need both information governance and data governance?”
Read More: LinkedIn or IronCarrot.com
Master vs Reference Data
This is another topic with loads and loads of definitions on the internet. Most of these are confusing unless you're a real data guru. ?It doesn't help that critical data assets are often referred to as CDAs, KDEs (Key Data Elements) or CDEs (Critical Data Elements). It doesn't matter what you call them. Like everything else in business (or in life), call them …
Read More: LinkedIn or IronCarrot.com
Catch up on All Previous Articles…
All Iron Carrot articles are available on LinkedIn and our Website, so these links offer an easy way to catch up on any you’ve missed or want to re-read:
Law Firm Data Governance Podcast
The podcast is taking a short break while we line up some new interviewees for the second half of season 4.? If you’d like to be interviewed about your exploits and challenges in the Data Governance (and related) space, let me know, and we’ll see if we can sort something out!
As a reminder, the episodes from the first half of season 4 are still available online:
Season 4 Episode 5 – Talking Data With... Katy Snell & Alice Laird (Howard Kennedy)
Season 4 Episode 4 – Talking Data With... Tudor Borlea (Collibra)
Season 4 Episode 3 – Talking Data With... Cheryl Ashman (White & Case)
Season 4 Episode 2 – Talking Data With... James Markham (Dentons)
Season 4 Episode 1 – Talking Data With… Simone Pozniak (Webber Wentzel)
The podcast is free to listen to, and for most platforms, no account or login is needed. So why not start listening now and set up your Data Governance journey for success?
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