The Case for the Chief Data Officer

Chapter 4

Focusing DM to Meet Common Organizational Challenges

4.1 Chapter Overview

4.2 Ubiquitous DM Challenges: Complexity, Degree, and Scope

4.2.1 Complexity

4.2.2 Degree

4.2.3 Scope

4.3 Objective Assessments of Organizational DM

4.3.1 DM Program Success: Self Assessment

4.3.2 DM Visibility Within the CIO Function

4.3.3 Measurable Data Quality and Responsibility for Data Quality

4.4 Why CIOs Fail to Recognize Needed DM Improvements

4.5 Why it Might be Difficult to Change the Status Quo?

4.5.1 University DM Education

4.5.2 IT System Development Practices

4.5.3 DM Professionals

4.6 Chapter Summary

4.1 Chapter Overview

All organizations perform DM activities – the relevant questions are:

1. How critical to organizational success are they?; ...