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Overview

Got a few minutes? Check out this short intro video to the concepts of the Data Cookbook.

 

Our Approach

Getting started is easy, but implementing the Data Cookbook for long-term success requires focusing on three things...
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By the Numbers

Basic stats about the Data Cookbook, including a map of where the Data Cookbook clients are.

News and Announcements:

Back to Basics: Data Dictionaries and Business Glossaries
March 11, 2019 0 Comments

Take a look at a recent blog post, "Back to Basics - Data Dictionary vs. Business Glossary," where we take a look at the ...

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Everyone Is a Data Steward
January 17, 2019 0 Comments

Check out our newest blog post, "Who Owns the Data?" Data is owned by the institution, and responsibility for it is shar ...

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Recent Updates to the Public Data Cookbook Community
February 21, 2018 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce several updates to the Data Cookbook public community. We strive to keep our public definitio ...

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Part IV: Pragmatic Data Governance: Cultural Shifts in an Institution through Best Practices
January 1, 2018 0 Comments

In their Top 10 IT Issues, 2017, EDUCAUSE identified “data management and governance” as issue #6 and defined it as ...

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From our clients:

  • "The process of populating Data Cookbook with agreed-upon definitions has created visibility into the value and on-going need for a strong Data Governance of campus."

    J. Brice Bible, CIO at SUNY Buffalo

  • The Data Cookbook continues to facilitate communication between core groups across campus and boosts the quality of our reports. The support team is friendly and understands higher education.

    Christina White, Portland State University

  • "The Data Cookbook will decrease the amount of time to create a report and will streamline the reporting process."

    Dr. Edward Hale, Georgia College & State University

  • "Once you have the data definitions defined, it’s much easier to wrap your head around everything."

    Tony Herrera, Rock Valley College

  • "We now have a higher level of clarity for making decisions for Davenport, and we can feel comfortable in those decisions."

    Brian Miller, CIO, Davenport University

  • "It would help everyone get on the same page."

    Baron Wolf, Kentucky College & Technical System, quoted in Dean & Provost Magazine

  • "The Data Cookbook made a very large and potentially insurmountable task much easier. I don’t think we would have been able to meet the objective of this project if we didn’t have this tool."

    Kerri Chapman, University of Richmond

  • "The Data Cookbook was one of those things you could just jump into right away."

    Eric Weigel, Bellevue University