http://idqconference.iaidq.org Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:00:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One thing we try to do at the IDQ Conference is to take photos of things that happened at the conference, presenters, presentations, activities etc. We are compiling a library of these photos on Flickr under a flickr group for IAIDQ publicity called (surprise surprise) IAIDQ_Publicity. If you have photos from the ... http://idqconference.iaidq.org/2008/10/conference-photos/ First off, an apology. I promised to post a lot of stuff here that I simply haven't got to yet since I got back to the office after the conference (and wasn't it a great conference). However, while delegates at the conference might get what I am talking about in some ... http://idqconference.iaidq.org/2008/10/a-follow-up-post-and-a-promise-of-more-to-come/ The IDQ 2008 conference is over (but I've a tonne of posts to upload tomorrow sketched out on my laptop). However, one piece of news was announced at this week's conference which too important to hold until the airport departure lounge.... For Immediate Release The International Association for Information and Data Quality (IAIDQ) ... http://idqconference.iaidq.org/2008/09/iaidq-announces-plans-for-certified-information-quality-professional-certification/ Information Quality and ROI wasn't the title of Andrew's presentation. However, it could have been. Andrew gave a very entertaining run through his experiences not as a 'data quality guy' but as a CEO of a leading edge company seeking to do things with data and information. In Andrew's words ... http://idqconference.iaidq.org/2008/09/information-quality-roi-blogging-andrew-griffiths-presentation/ So, Grant Robinson and I were sitting in our accomodation at the IDQ Conference this evening updating various parts of the IAIDQ's web presence. One of the pre-canned Google alerts that drops into my inbox every few days is one looking for references to the IAIDQ. Usually, we get lots of ... http://idqconference.iaidq.org/2008/09/holy-blogosphere-batman/ Monday evening saw the IAIDQ have its Association General Meeting at IDQ2008. We filled Salon B here in the Marriot Riverwalk as Daragh O Brien warmed up the crowd with an introduction to the IAIDQ, or (if you were already a member) a reminder about the Association. IAIDQ Coffee mugs were ... http://idqconference.iaidq.org/2008/09/iaidq-general-meeting-write-up/ Sitting in Bonnie Neill's session I was interested to hear her discussion of the importance of semantics and the problems that arise due to people using terms in the way they understand them (or not) compared to the way others understand them. In the first 10 minutes she made me think ... http://idqconference.iaidq.org/2008/09/conference-day-2-bonnie-oneill/ Wow! What a great day. I sat in on tutorials by Joy Medved and Walid El Abed. Some great take home messages. How to use Six Sigma techniques in IQ projects. My company uses ISO9001, but some great ideas can be used straight away. A simple practical idea for documenting business rules, tying ... http://idqconference.iaidq.org/2008/09/day-1-in-review/ I was conflicted this afternoon. I really wanted to sit in on Walid el Abed's presentation, but instead sat in on Guy Tozer's session. I certainly didn't make a wrong choice. Guy's presentation dealt with the missing layer between IT and Business in the context of information quality, that layer being ... http://idqconference.iaidq.org/2008/09/enterprise-architecture-the-forgotten-layer/ Tonight is the first night of the IDQ Conference. It is great to touch base with our friends and 'family' in the information/data quality community. I'm sitting now having a serious (hee hee) discussion with Danette McGilvray, Joy Medved, Grant Robinson, Arnt-Erik Hansen, Christian Walenta and Tom Redman. Oh, yeah, Lwanga ... http://idqconference.iaidq.org/2008/09/idq2008-first-night/