Would anybody disagree that Data Governance isn't working out the way we had all hoped? Yes, we've seen successes, but for the most part it's been like trying to throw an angel food cake under water. As long as you're pushing there's movement. As soon as you stop everything falls away. This episode is the first in a three part series that takes a hard look at Data Governance. We are honored to welcome Gwen Thomas, one of the pioneers of the field to join us at Rock Bottom.

Returning this season are the Rock Bottom Players: Evan Goldt, Kasey Griffin, Johnathan Whited, Pam Ladley, and Karen Cooper.

Chapters:

00:00 - Open & Introduction; 06:21 - Monologue; 09:47 - Gwen Thomas; 30:30 - Dispatches; 32:48 - Recap & Close

Recently, John and Mark brought the Rock Bottom Data Feed to the Data Governance & Information Quality (DGIQ) conference in Washington, DC. We let out our nets to see what we could catch, so to speak. Well, the nets came back full. So many great conversations, observations, and insights. Some folks sat down and chatted for a long time. We'll be hearing from a couple of them in upcoming episodes. Others just dropped by for just a few minutes. We've accumulated those bits of conversation into this special episode.

Chapters

00:00 - Open & Introduction; 01:05 - Anne-Marie Smith; 02:00 - Mystery Guest; 04:24 - Katrina Ingram; 05:53 - Kristen; 08:46 - Mathias Vercauteren; 13:44 - Nicole Bills; 14:54 - Tom; 18:47 - Neena Sathi; 20:51 - Vince Sathi; 23:59 - Trisha Posser; 26:13 - Tom Redman; 27:06 - Irene Dirks; 28:17 - Ali; 30:07 - Recap & Close

Sometimes when recording interviews we ended up with more material than we could use. Certainly not because it wasn't interesting, but rather because we chatted longer than was practical to include or because we veered into topics beyond the scope of the particular episode. Never ones to waste anything, we have accumulated those interesting bits into an episode all their own. Perhaps hearing some of our past guests again will inspire you to go back and listen to their full episodes!

Chapters

00:00 - Open & Introduction; 01:54 - Stacey Clark; 04:10 - Wendy Lawhead; 07:13 - Tom Redman; 08:50 - Randy Bean; 16:50 - Bill Tanenbaum; 25:21 - Audio Data Rorshach Test; 29:57 - Recap & Close