Nicola Askham

Nicola Askham

Known as The Data Governance Coach, Nicola helps organisations understand and manage their data better. For almost two decades she’s helped corporates to reduce costs, inefficiencies and to remain competitive. Typically, people turn to her because their data is a mess and they need help unravelling it.

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Should the Data Governance Manager be Responsible for Implementing an MDM Tool?
Data Management

Why Aligning Data Governance with Corporate Str...

An interesting question I've been asked a few times is whether or not you need to worry about corporate strategy when...

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Should the Data Governance Manager be Responsible for Implementing an MDM Tool?
Data Management

Data Quality: The Secret Sauce for AI and Gener...

We often marvel at the sheer scale of Large Language Models (LLMs). These behemoths owe their ‘largeness’ to the vast...

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Should the Data Governance Manager be Responsible for Implementing an MDM Tool?
Data Management

Data Governance Interview with Carl Beaman

My latest Data Governance Interview is with the fantastic Carl Beaman. Please can you introduce yourself, Carl? I fee...

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Should the Data Governance Manager be Responsible for Implementing an MDM Tool?
Data Management

What are Good Key Performance/Risk Indicators f...

In my many years of working in data governance, this question comes up quite a lot…Can you provide examples of standa...

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Should the Data Governance Manager be Responsible for Implementing an MDM Tool?
Data Management

Why is Data Governance Training so Expensive?

Data Governance is a critical function for organisations looking to manage their data effectively and ensure complian...

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Should the Data Governance Manager be Responsible for Implementing an MDM Tool?
Data Management

Silent Disability and Inclusivity in The Workplace

Did you know, that last week was Deaf Awareness Week? In honor of this brilliant initiative to raise awareness about ...

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Should the Data Governance Manager be Responsible for Implementing an MDM Tool?
Data Management

What is Data Lineage?

In this post I want to talk about something that sounds a bit daunting but is actually super helpful when it comes to...

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Should the Data Governance Manager be Responsible for Implementing an MDM Tool?
Data Management

How To Identify The Right Data Owners?

One of the items on my free Data Governance Checklist is “Define roles and assign responsibilities”. Now that is a ge...

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Should the Data Governance Manager be Responsible for Implementing an MDM Tool?
Data Management

Defining Data Definitions and How to Write Them

Have you ever stopped to wonder what a "data definition" actually is? It's one of those terms that we often toss arou...

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