Tuesday, April 25, 2006

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Level: Intermediate

Following the passage of Sarbanes Oxley act in US Congress in 2003, risk management has become a major issue to the business stakeholders and their Data. Large companies are required to comply with strict IS audits on an annual basis as a mandatory requirement.Timing-wise, it now makes sense for us ( the data professionals) to examine whether a Scorecard driven approach can help us as a process improvement framework.

We need to regularly assess, track and measure the Data Management processes in our organization . As DM stewards we can assess the maturity of our Data organization using the 'Data Management Scorecard' and communicate the value of our efforts back to the stakeholders in a clear and objective manner .

The presentation would discuss the following topics in detail:

• Why is the Data Management Scorecard a viable tool for IS process improvement
• Identification of appropriate Metrics and Maturity levels for Data Management organizations
• Maintaining the DM Scorecard and crucial role of ongoing governance

This presentation can provide significant help to those organizations that genuinely care about their ' data'. If your organization aspires to be a world-class leader in this area, then the Data Management Scorecard can help measure the progress of your DM governance efforts as well as compare your state of DM Maturity against other leading organizations.

Pushpak Sarkar is Lead Architect for Enterprise Systems & Services at Merck & Co. Prior to Joining Merck, he has architected numerous data warehousing, data architecture and data management solutions as a senior consultant at Price Waterhouse Coopers. He periodically speaks at various conferences on Data Management, Data Warehousing and Information Quality. He has also published articles in leading IT magazines.