Open Data in Government: Transparency, Accountability, & Improving Service Delivery

Monday, February 5th, 2018

  This piece is the fourth installment of a six-part series called “Open to potential: How embracing open data can advance public health practice, governance, and research.” See links to the previous Parts 1, 2, & 3 below, at the base of this post. Open data initiatives are a natural fit for government programs at any […]

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Disaster Preparedness: Protecting Vital Records

Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

This piece is the first installment of a multi-part series called “Disaster Preparedness.” There is no place on earth that is 100% safe from disasters. Whether man-made or natural, disasters can strike at any time, at any location, and to anybody. Considering these “once every X-Years” storms appear to be occurring with increasing frequency, and […]

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Getting your Analytics Program off the Ground: Part 1 – The Impact of Analytics

Thursday, August 10th, 2017

This piece is the first installment of a multi-part series called “Getting your Analytics Program off the Ground” It seems like everyone is touting analytics these days, whether it is stories about its ability to predict market trends, coalesce seemingly disparate information into knowledge, or streamline business processes. On the other hand, horror stories – […]

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Diverse Perspectives on Information Governance

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

On February 15th, Tina Teree Baker, IGP, the President of Cadence Group, led a panel on “Differing Perspectives on Information Governance” for the Northern Virginia Chapter of ARMA, International (ARMA NOVA). In order to paint an encompassing picture of Information Governance (IG), Ms. Baker was joined by thought leaders from different fields, including Scott Wandstrat, […]

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