Advanced ISO 11179 Engineering and Deployment
Michael Gorman
President
Whitemarsh Information Systems Corporation
March 5, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Level: Advanced
Much has been said about the ISO 11179 Standard. It
is deceptively easy to conceive, but difficult to implement. Sophisticated
data modeling is needed to fully implement the standard. Supporting
the standard must be sophisticated software that implements industrial-class
database processing techniques. Ambiguity is inherent in ISO 11179 that
must be carefully avoided through software.
Just implementing the ISO 11179 standard is not enough. It must be supplemented with semantic hierarchies and word/phrase lists so that data item naming, definitions, and abbreviations are automatic. Finally, the ISO 11179 standard must manage value sets, and the sophisticated mapping among value sets so that diverse sources of legacy and ERP data can be brought together in data warehouses and operational data stores.
Successfully designed, implemented and deployed ISO 11179 environment leads to increased semantic harmonization and integration, and provides great assists in impact analysis and change management.
Just implementing the ISO 11179 standard is not enough. It must be supplemented with semantic hierarchies and word/phrase lists so that data item naming, definitions, and abbreviations are automatic. Finally, the ISO 11179 standard must manage value sets, and the sophisticated mapping among value sets so that diverse sources of legacy and ERP data can be brought together in data warehouses and operational data stores.
Successfully designed, implemented and deployed ISO 11179 environment leads to increased semantic harmonization and integration, and provides great assists in impact analysis and change management.
Michael M. Gorman has about 40 years experience in data
processing, most of which has been focused on database, DBMS, and database
projects.
Gorman worked for the System Development Corporation which in conjunction with MITRE and Lincoln Labs invented data management. He was key in bring data management throughout the U.S. Government. Gorman was the Federal Database Product Manager for the Computer Sciences Corporation. He authored Yourdon's database project and database administration courses. As a member of The MITRE Corporation's technical staff Gorman was program manager for MITRE's Data Management conference.
Mr. Gorman brought database and DBMS to over 30 Federal agencies, state and local governments and with industrial clients.
Mr Gorman provided assistance to the data administrator of the U.S. Army within the office of the CIO in the creation of its data management program. This program includes policy, guidance, courses, workshops, white papers, seminars, consulting, and assessments.
Gorman worked for the System Development Corporation which in conjunction with MITRE and Lincoln Labs invented data management. He was key in bring data management throughout the U.S. Government. Gorman was the Federal Database Product Manager for the Computer Sciences Corporation. He authored Yourdon's database project and database administration courses. As a member of The MITRE Corporation's technical staff Gorman was program manager for MITRE's Data Management conference.
Mr. Gorman brought database and DBMS to over 30 Federal agencies, state and local governments and with industrial clients.
Mr Gorman provided assistance to the data administrator of the U.S. Army within the office of the CIO in the creation of its data management program. This program includes policy, guidance, courses, workshops, white papers, seminars, consulting, and assessments.