Blogs

Data governance

Tuesday, Oct 26, 2021 by Jared Knowles

ul li { list-style: square; margin-left: 3em; } strong { font-weight:bold; } In EDDR Volume 2 we provide an introduction to data governance in chapter 5. This post summarizes one part of that chapter by describing the three data governance frameworks. Lifecycle The first framework is helpful when thinking about the current design focus of your data system. It is also helpful early in the development of a data system to help keep stakeholders organized around the current needs.

Data Ops and Education Data

Monday, Dec 16, 2019 by Wendy Geller

Wendy recently published a blog post for the State of Vermont Agency of Education on a vision for data infrastructure for the future. In the post, Wendy identifies systemic data challenges education agencies face, the benefits of addressing them correctly, and lays out a roadmap for meeting those challenges in an inclusive, thoughtful, and systematic way. On balance, infrastructure isn’t something that organizations regularly focus on, though, unless there’s something very wrong with those systems that’s apparent and frustrating to everyone.