Making Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Work for Business

John Ladley is one of the leading pioneers in the field of Data Governance and Enterprise Information Management. As a consultant, trainer, and author he has over 30 years of coal-face experience dealing with the people and challenges of putting data to work. John has worked with clients across a range of sectors, bringing pragmatic insights to the management and governance of data as an asset and the leadership of data-related organisation transformation. John is also a founder of the Data Leaders’ Organisation, a collaborative think-tank of industry experts working to promote good practices in data management. John’s books include two editions of Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy, and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program and Making Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Work for Business: A Guide to Understanding Information as an Asset. John is a regular keynote speaker at data industry conferences worldwide.

"No one that I know of has attempted to deliver a true business perspective of EIM. And few people are qualified to do so. John is one of them." --Wayne Eckerson, Director, TDWI Research"The idea of information as an asset and the ability to manage it as such is extremely important right now. Not a lot of people know how to do it, but John Ladley is one who does." --Danette McGilvray, author of Executing Data Quality Projects"Ladley, the author of Making EIM Work for Business -- A Guide to Managing Information as an Asset (2010, Morgan Kaufmann), has spoken and written widely on the topics of data governance and enterprise information management. He has 30 years of experience helping both IT and business leaders to better plan and manage information and projects. Ladley recently spoke at a TDWI Webinar on Data Governance for Business Leaders." --Interviewed on TDWI.com"This comprehensive guide to Enterprise Information Management (EIM) provides executives and information managers with both a firm theoretical rationale for developing holistic information systems that value knowledge as a business asset, as well as practical information on the development of robust, scalable systems for providing dynamic and deep business intelligence. The volume provides case studies and practical tutorials for developing both the IT infrastructure required but also for creating a culture that values, and can effectively use, the products delivered. Ladley is an experienced information management expert and EIM consultant." --SciTech Book News

• Part 1 – The Executive’s Guide to Enterprise Information Management: The Road to ManagingChapter 1 - Introduction and BackgroundChapter 2 - EIM the business programChapter 3 - Application of EIM Chapter 4 - Executing EIM Chapter 5 - Sustaining EIMChapter 6 – Summary Part 2 – The Manager’s Field Guide for Managing Information Assets: A Program for Enterprise Information Management Chapter 7 – Introduction and Background Chapter 8 – Designing EIM - Translating business alignment into a roadmap for successChapter 9 – Sustaining EIM Chapter 10 – The Process to the Programs