March 7, 2007

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Level: Introductory/All Levels

The BMO Financial Group views information as a strategic asset and should be managed with the same attention as human and capital resources. Numerous information management (IM) initiatives are underway to transform our Corporate Policy into implementable standards, practices and processes.

From the beginning, our work has been grounded in metadata management. This presentation shows how metadata and governance work together.

• The landscape for governance and metadata management
• How metadata, stewardship and governance work together
• The value proposition for metadata management
• How the data warehousing practice at BMO FG uses metadata

Ron Klein is the lead Metadata practitioner at BMO Financial Group. He plays a leading role in enabling the organization to leverage the value of information assets by providing the facilities to determine what information the bank has, it’s meaning, where it is, how it got there and how to use the information asset. He consults, promotes and raises awareness regarding information sharing, reuse and information best practices. Previously, Ron led the Metadata initiatives at Thomson Corporation and Canadian Tire. Ron is currently Program Director at IRMAC-DAMA Toronto chapter.