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Enterprise Data Management Collaborative

EAB's Enterprise Data Management Collaborative develops and implements an enterprise-wide data strategy for higher ed institutions.

Stakeholders across the institution play essential roles in data management, involving tasks like data collection, analysis, and reporting. Unfortunately, disjointed data priorities and isolated governance efforts often lead to data quality and trust issues that impede decision-making.

Successful enterprise data management goes beyond forming a data governance committee. It entails crafting an enterprise data management strategy and garnering cross-campus stakeholder support for your strategic approach and governance processes.

For senior data leaders who have previously attempted enterprise data management efforts or want to launch a new initiative, EAB’s Enterprise Data Management Collaborative can help. The collaborative provides an expert-led curriculum that helps kickstart the development of a comprehensive data strategy and provides tactics to secure stakeholder buy-in and lead through change. During the collaborative, you will also have the opportunity to learn from peers and receive feedback on your plans.

Introducing EAB’s Enterprise Data Management Collaborative

EAB’s Enterprise Data Management Collaborative brings together campus data leaders to make meaningful progress toward developing a comprehensive data management strategy. Participants will work through a set curriculum, network with peers, and use EAB-designed workbooks to create a custom framework for executing on long-term data management goals.

Case Study: How Lewis & Clark College Improved Data Governance Through EAB’s Collaborative

"

The collaborative helped us build a data map so we, as a campus, can navigate our data governance goals. We now have the language and information necessary to confidently move in the right direction.

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Ann Harris, Information Security Officer

Lewis & Clark College

Session dates

  1. Develop Your Data Vision: October 9, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
  2. Create a Unified Data Strategy Plan: October 30, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
  3. Structure Your Enterprise Data Governance Approach: November 20, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
  4. Synthesize Your Implementation Plan: December 11, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET

  • 1. Develop Your Data Vision

    Core activities:

    • Determine the scope of data to be centrally managed
    • Identify institutionally relevant data management values and principles

  • 2. Create a Unified Data Strategy Plan

    Core activities:

    • Outline your data management strategy
    • Craft your approach for aligning campus stakeholders to efforts

  • 3. Structure Your Enterprise Data Governance Approach

    Core activities:

    • Choose your data committee & stewardship structure
    • Create a data governance charter

  • 4. Synthesize Your Implementation Plan

    Core activities:

    • Construct your overall data management implementation plan
    • Share insights gained and swap ideas with peers

How to participate

If you are interested in participating in the next cohort of our Enterprise Data Management Collaborative, please fill out the form below. You can also contact your Strategic Leader or [email protected] to learn more. Once we receive your request, we will be in touch with further details.

In the form, please nominate:

  1. An Executive Sponsor: This person will offer leadership-level support and advice to the Data Warehouse Lead and Reporting Lead as they lead the charge to implement new initiatives on campus. This person is encouraged to attend the final collaborative session. Suggested titles: CIO, VP of IR, CBO, or similar role.
  2. A Data Warehouse Lead (often but not always from IT): This person will attend collaborative sessions and assume co-responsibility for implementing data management efforts on campus, along with the Reporting Lead. They should be an individual who is responsible for developing and maintaining the data warehouse on campus. Suggested titles: chief data officer, director of application & infrastructure, or similar role.
  3. A Reporting Lead (often but not always from IR): This person will attend collaborative sessions and assume co-responsibility for implementing data management efforts on campus, along with the Data Warehouse Lead. They should be an individual who is responsible for collecting, submitting, and reporting enterprise campus data. Suggested titles: Institutional research director, business intelligence director, or similar role.

Your EAB Strategic Leader will be in touch with more information after you express your interest.

Why do we ask for both a Data Warehouse Lead and a Reporting Lead?

Effective enterprise data management implementation involves breaking down institutional silos associated with data accessibility, security, and reporting. The collaborative is designed to jumpstart this process by convening data leaders on campus who represent these distinct data functions.

"

It was so valuable to work with a colleague as we had different perspectives. I wanted data to be clean and accessible, and for my colleague it was about security. It underscores the importance of keeping this stuff integrated—we can’t be in silos.

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ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT COLLABORATIVE PILOT COHORT PARTICIPANT