Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• Understanding five major enterprise information management benefits

  Learn about the primary enterprise information management (EIM) benefits and five major problems EIM can help solve, including data quality, information management, process efficiency, security and organizational agility.  Continue Reading

• Do you need enterprise information management software to conduct EIM?

  Do you need enterprise information management (EIM) software or tools to conduct EIM? See what our expert says, plus find out what makes for a successful EIM program.  Continue Reading

• What is the difference between a logical and physical warehouse design?

  What's the difference between logical design and physical design? Get an expert's take, plus learn about three data warehouse models -- the user model, physical model and logical model -- and how they differ.  Continue Reading

• What are some emerging data warehouse and DBMS trends?

  What are some emerging DBMS and data warehouse trends? Find out what our expert thinks, including the benefits of solid state disks (SSD) and hot data.  Continue Reading

• Benefits of project management professional certification training

  Is there any value or benefits to receiving project management professional certifications and training? Get an expert's opinion and find out if PM programs are worth more than PM experience.  Continue Reading

• How to design project management plan templates for large projects

  Managing several projects with large teams? Find out how many project management templates you should use to best control each, plus read a project definition in this Q/A from a project management expert.  Continue Reading

• Handling project management issues for a proprietary ownership conflict

  Project management issues are common but some are worse than others. When a system configuration team refuses to hand over code find out if there's anything the project manager can do to resolve the issue.  Continue Reading

• What exactly is data governance and what falls under this category?

  What is data governance? Read an expert's definition of data governance and find out what falls under data governance's domain.  Continue Reading

• Six criteria for master data management (MDM) tool evaluation

  Starting to evaluate MDM tools and software? Know what six areas you should look at to make sure you choose the best vendor and tool for your business needs.  Continue Reading

• Can we leverage existing data quality tools for an MDM program?

  Find out if you can leverage your existing data quality tool for your master data management (MDM) program or if you need to buy new MDM software and tools in this expert tip.  Continue Reading

• What's the cost of developing PIM software internally vs. externally?

  Find out the cost of developing PIM software internally compared to externally and other important factors you should consider when implementing PIM tools.  Continue Reading

• Is it better to have a centralized or decentralized master data structure?

  Should your master data be centralized or decentralized? Get an expert's take, plus find out how different MDM architecture styles affect your master data and MDM hub.  Continue Reading

• Should we buy data quality management tools or focus on policies?

  Looking improve your data quality? Data quality management tools might not be the best answer. Find out why.  Continue Reading

• Are there data governance plans, templates or standard procedures?

  In this Q/A, learn what resources to use to find standard operating procedures templates for your data governance program.  Continue Reading

• Resolving data ownership issues with external funders, organizations

  What rights do funders have over data ownership? Get an expert's take on this data ownership issue. The answer might surprise you.  Continue Reading