All data professionals acknowledge the importance of definitions, but there is very little guidance on how to formulate and manage them. This is reflected by tool vendors, which emphasize the features of the containers for definitions, but say very little about the content of definitions. This presentation examines what definitions consist of and how high quality definitions can be produced. It highlights the fact that definition is as much process as product and seeks to dispel common myths about definitions. These myths include the notions that definitions should be known at the start of a task, and that definitions should be highly abbreviated. The parts of definitions that are business-centric are distinguished from the parts that are data-centric.
Attendees will learn:

• The background and classical theory of definitions
• Rules for producing high-quality definitions
• The data-centric aspects of definitions
• Governance and metadata applied to definition

Malcolm Chisholm's new book, "Definitions in Information Management," is currently available in hardcover (approximately 260 pages).
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