DAMA Session May 1, 2025 – Anatomy of a Data Request

In this session, the speaker will illustrate what happens when Data Management/Governance practices are not properly established, not properly understood, not properly followed, and/or are immature. This is a case study of an actual Data Request put forth by a Business functional area and submitted to IT for fulfillment. The names have been changed to protect the guilty… This particular request was not overly complex but the story of the fulfillment process exposed a number of “issues” that coalesced into a perfect storm. We will review the tenets of the request, the issues encountered, what it took to fulfill the request, and what could have been done differently to provide a smoother fulfillment of the request and assure that the completed request met the Business functional area needs.

SPEAKER BIO
 

Gene Boomer has 35+ years of experience within IT with a specific focus on Data Management for the past 20+ years. Many of those years were as a consultant working for various Fortune 500 companies along with time spent working in the Corporate world for companies within the Financial/Insurance industry. Currently a Consultant for TEKsystems (in a Data Architect role) helping a client extend/mature their EDW Data Management practice. He also established his own entity, dataThink, LLC a couple of years ago which provides Data Strategy & Architecture guidance. Gene is a founding member and current President of DAMA Indiana based in the Indianapolis area. Gene holds a BS degree in Computer & Information Sciences from The Ohio State University and is CDMP (Master Level) certified.