The Data Management Association
Sacramento Valley Chapter
Presentation:
“Power and Politics in Data Integration”
Speaker:
Len Silverston
Founder, Universal Data Models
Time:
Tuesday, Nov 14, 2007, 9 A.M. - 11P.M.
Location:
Delegata
Diamond Conference Center
2495 Natomas Park Dr. Ste. 200
Sacramento CA 95833
Cost:
There will be a fee for non-members of $20 and
$15 for students. Renewing members do not need to pay this additional
fee.
RSVP:
Please RSVP to the Programs Director at
(916)323-1461 or corinna.martinez@cdcr.ca.gov
to ensure enough handouts
and space.
Synopsis:
Key to any data integration effort, whether it
is a master data management, data governance, data warehouse effort or
enterprise data management effort, is understanding the personal,
cultural, and political environment, and consciously employing proven
principles to enable success.
The most successful data management and data integration efforts usually
share one thing in common: they are developed and implemented with
effective strategies that provided fertile cultural and political ground
for success.
Participants of this session will gain:
An understanding of political and
cultural factors for which successful data integration teams need to be
aware and prepared
Tools and principles to enable data
integration such as keys in developing trust, gaining funding,
delivering value, facilitating common vision, managing conflict,
developing effective integration procedures, building off of other’s
work, and gaining buy in.
Case examples and exercises allowing
participants to practice overcoming challenges that integration
professionals often face.
Education and experience in preparing
for cultural and political challenges as well as applying powerful
techniques for developing more effective environments.
Insight into how to handle
multi-national issues, integration across different parts of the world,
and outsourcing challenges
About:
Len Silverston is a best-selling author,
consultant and speaker with over 25 years of experience helping
organizations integrate their information and systems. Mr. Silverston is
a thought leader in the fields of data modeling, data management and in
the human dynamics of integrating data.
He is the author of “The Data Model Resource Book” series, which
describe over 230 reusable, holistic data models and which was rated #12
on the Computer Literacy Best Seller List. Mr. Silverston has published
numerous articles and has been a frequently invited speaker at many
international conferences talking on subject ranging from re-usable
models to politics, power, and culture in data management.
He is the winner of the DAMA (Data Administration Management
Association) International Professional Achievement Award for 2004 and
the DAMA Community Award for 2006. Mr. Silverston's company, Universal
Data Models, provides consulting, training, publications and software
regarding re-usable data models and data management strategies to help
integrate information, systems and people.
