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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.

Seriously, Are Data Silos Really "Bad For Business"?

Nov 20

Nov 20 Seriously, Are Data Silos Really "Bad For Business"?

Dennis D. McDonald

Data Governance, Data Literacy, Data Program Management, Digital Transformation, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Transformation

Nov 14

Nov 14 Weekly Top Ten

Dennis D. McDonald

Top Ten, Lists, Metrics

Thoughts on the 12th Annual Alexandria Film Festival

Nov 13

Nov 13 Thoughts on the 12th Annual Alexandria Film Festival

Dennis D. McDonald

Alexandria Film Festival, Film Production, Movies, Motion Pictures, Volunteer, Media

"I'll Take 'DataOps' for 500, Alex"

Nov 5

Nov 5 "I'll Take 'DataOps' for 500, Alex"

Dennis D. McDonald

DataOps, Data Stewardship, Big Data, Collaboration, Data, Data Governance, Data Program Management, Forrester

My Reaction to the Death of Google+

Oct 14

Oct 14 My Reaction to the Death of Google+

Dennis D. McDonald

Google+, Google, Facebook, Media, , , Twitter, Blogging

Oct 13

Oct 13 Goodbye, MoviePass

Dennis D. McDonald

Media, MoviePass, Movies, Netflix, Amazon, Kanopy

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, Movies, MoviePass

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