The Master Data Menu

Running a data-driven organisation is exactly like running a Michelin-star kitchen. You need the right ingredients, precise timing, clear roles and quality standards nobody is allowed to compromise. Miss one of them and the guests notice, I’ve spent more than twenty-five years in data kitchens of every size. I’ve watched expensive frameworks gather dust on the pass. I’ve seen a single misclassified product code travel all the way from a master data screen to a board report, ruining every dish it touched along the way. And I’ve seen small, focused teams turn around a reputation in a single quarter, simply by cooking the basics properly. That’s why this book looks the way it does. Data governance has a reputation for being dry, theoretical and slightly intimidating. It doesn’t have to be. Underneath the acronyms, it’s a craft, and crafts are learned through recipes, practice and the occasional burnt pan. The 25 recipes that follow are organised like a menu: appetisers to set up the kitchen, soups and salads to clean the produce, main courses for the heavy lifting, side dishes to keep the inspectors happy, and desserts - the sweet reward of a well-governed. ISBN: 978-99987-663-5-8