Educational Sources & Tools
Using this space to organize interesting and helpful resources published by others
Internet Resources
| Title | Description |
| USGS Data Management | Succinct, yet full of helpful information. The US Geological Survey delivers an explanation of their own data lifecycle and information management practices. Using real-world examples to illustrate the cost of poor data is invaluable aid when preparing to make a business case for DG. |
Books & Publications
| Title | Description |
| Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program, 2nd Edition | Provides a good foundation for understanding the data governance organization framework and lifecycle. |
| DAMA-DMBOK (Data Management Body of Knowledge) | A helpful compendium for many topics: Ethics, Governance, Storage and Analysis, Security, Metadata, Quality, and Business Intelligence. Essential desktop reference. |
| Data Stewardship: An Actionable Guide to Effective Data Management and Data Governance | Contains definitions, recommended management processes, and (very helpfully) implementation strategies and advice. |
| Telling Stories: A Short Path to Writing Better Software Requirements | While not strictly dealing with data management, Rinzler provides digestable instructions for identifying user requirements, defining process flows, and communicating with a non-technical audience. This book is out of print, but may still be found used or by PDF at various sources. |