The Changing Nature of Discourse Among Data Professionals
John Schley
Specialist, Data Administration
Nationwide Insurance
March 6, 2007
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Level: Business
A revolution is coming to how data professionals communicate. Today we network at training events and in small geographically-based groups. We listen to a small set of experts and learn new topics and techniques from the "gurus".
The advent of new technologies and new ways of organizing ourselves is bringing changes to that, however. Social networking, full collaboration, and open source solutions are fundamentally new ways of communication, both in social contexts and among data professionals. Soon we will be able to tap into the collective wisdom of everyone and not be limited to the vision of a few experts.
This presentation discusses these new forms of communication and highlights the strengths and weaknesses that these new methods bring. This is intended to be a thought-provoking insight into ways to build a stronger, more vibrant data management community.
The advent of new technologies and new ways of organizing ourselves is bringing changes to that, however. Social networking, full collaboration, and open source solutions are fundamentally new ways of communication, both in social contexts and among data professionals. Soon we will be able to tap into the collective wisdom of everyone and not be limited to the vision of a few experts.
This presentation discusses these new forms of communication and highlights the strengths and weaknesses that these new methods bring. This is intended to be a thought-provoking insight into ways to build a stronger, more vibrant data management community.
John Schley is in Data Administration at Principal Financial Group and has over twelve years’ experience in the data management field. He is an adjunct faculty member at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, where he teaches data management classes. John is currently President of DAMA International, the Premier Organization for Data Professional and was Vice President Chapter Services for DAMA International from 2004-2005. Prior to that, he was a founding member and first president of the DAMA-Iowa chapter. John has presented at several Metadata/DAMA Symposia and DAMA chapter events. John received a Certificate in Data Resource Management from the University of Washington in 2002 and earned the Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation in 1998. He has a BS in Mathematics from Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota.