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Dennis D. McDonald (ddmcd@ddmcd.com) consults from Alexandria Virginia. His services include writing & research, proposal development, and project management. Follow him on Google+. He publishes on CTOvision.com and aNewDomain and volunteers with the Alexandria Film Festival. He is also on Linkedin. To subscribe to emailed updates about additions to this web site click here.

Sep 19

Sep 19 Weekly Top Ten

Dennis D. McDonald

Top Ten, Lists, Metrics

Data Governance, AI, and Data Driven Medicine: Challenges & Opportunities

Sep 18

Sep 18 Data Governance, AI, and Data Driven Medicine: Challenges & Opportunities

Dennis D. McDonald

Data Program Management, Data Access, Data Governance, Big Data, Collaboration, Program Management, Project Management, Artificial Intelligence

Can "too much cloud" lead to a "governance gap"?

Aug 28

Aug 28 Can "too much cloud" lead to a "governance gap"?

Dennis D. McDonald

Strategy, Strategic Planning, Data Governance, Data Program Management, Governance, Management, Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation

Is MoviePass Now Useless?

Aug 20

Aug 20 Is MoviePass Now Useless?

Dennis D. McDonald

Media, Metrics, Statistics, MoviePass

Electronic Lab Notebooks as the Tip of the Research Data Spear

Aug 13

Aug 13 Electronic Lab Notebooks as the Tip of the Research Data Spear

Dennis D. McDonald

Collaboration, Clinical Trials, Cloud Computing, Peer Review, Research, Research Data, Standards, Email, Data Governance, Open Data

Four Tips For Making a Follow Up Meeting More Successful than the First

Jul 20

Jul 20 Four Tips For Making a Follow Up Meeting More Successful than the First

Dennis D. McDonald

Accountability, Collaboration, Engagement, Humor, Management, Media, Project Management, Transparency

Why I Rarely Publish Links to White Papers

Jul 13

Jul 13 Why I Rarely Publish Links to White Papers

Dennis D. McDonald

Marketing, Media, Advertising, Documents, Self Publishing, Publishing

MoviePass Survey Fail

Jul 7

Jul 7 MoviePass Survey Fail

Dennis D. McDonald

Media, Measurement, Surveys, Metrics

On Managing Projects in a Chaotic Environment

Jul 3

Jul 3 On Managing Projects in a Chaotic Environment

Dennis D. McDonald

Change Management, Change, Project Management, Risk Management, Program Management

Facing Data Analytics Disillusionment

Jun 7

Jun 7 Facing Data Analytics Disillusionment

Dennis D. McDonald

Strategy, Analytics, Data Program Management, Data Governance, Master Data Management, Marketing, Market Research

Why I Prefer "Classic" Gmail

Jun 6

Jun 6 Why I Prefer "Classic" Gmail

Dennis D. McDonald

Google, Transition, User Interface, Email, Change Management, Change

Privacy, Open Research Data, and Environmental Protection: What's The Connection?

Apr 26

Apr 26 Privacy, Open Research Data, and Environmental Protection: What's The Connection?

Dennis D. McDonald

Open Data, Policy, Politics, Privacy, Pruitt, Accessibility, Data Access, Data Ownership, Data Program Management, EPA, Data Governance, Peer Review, Research, Research Data

When Restricting Data Access to Acceptable Uses, Who Decides What's Acceptable?

Apr 23

Apr 23 When Restricting Data Access to Acceptable Uses, Who Decides What's Acceptable?

Dennis D. McDonald

Open Data, , , Facebook, Privacy, Data Governance, Media

Chromium Syncing; or, The Pitfalls of Doing Your Own Tech Support

Apr 20

Apr 20 Chromium Syncing; or, The Pitfalls of Doing Your Own Tech Support

Dennis D. McDonald

Linux, Ubuntu, Software, User Interface, Media

Can Facebook REALLY be Fixed?

Mar 29

Mar 29 Can Facebook REALLY be Fixed?

Dennis D. McDonald

Fake News, Advertising, Facebook, Media, , Privacy, Transparency, Open Data

Getting Real About Smart Cities and Open Data

Mar 26

Mar 26 Getting Real About Smart Cities and Open Data

Dennis D. McDonald

Open Data, Data Program Management, Data Literacy, Data Governance, Digital Transformation

Privacy, Not Just Revenge, is a Dish Best Served Cold

Mar 22

Mar 22 Privacy, Not Just Revenge, is a Dish Best Served Cold

Dennis D. McDonald

Privacy, , , Data Ownership, Fake News, Media

Stamps For The Memories

Mar 12

Mar 12 Stamps For The Memories

Dennis D. McDonald

Writing, Stationery, Letters, Analog, Mail, Media

How Much Data Governance Is Enough Data Governance?

Feb 27

Feb 27 How Much Data Governance Is Enough Data Governance?

Dennis D. McDonald

Data Program Management, Data Literacy, Data Stewardship, Data Governance, BDPM, Big Data