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The Business Value of Metrics-Driven Information Governance
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Paul Wlodarczyk, EISSeth Maislin, EISRyan Loechl, EIS
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Today’s Agenda
• Welcome & Housekeeping• Session duration & questions
• Session recording & materials
• Take the survey!
• Foundation Concepts• Dave Zwicker, CMO, Earley Information Science (@davezwicker)
• The Panelist Point of View• Paul Wlodarczyk, VP, Client Services
Earley Information Science (@twitcontentguy)
• Ryan Loechl, Sr. Taxonomy Consultant, Earley Information Science
• Seth Maislin, Principal Consultant, Earley Information Science (@sethmaislin)
• Expert Panel Discussion• Questions & Answers• Join the conversation: #earleyroundtable
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The Business Value of Metrics-Driven Information Governance
Foundation Concepts and Introductions
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Information Governance (Gartner Definition)
• “Information governance is the collectionof decision rights, processes, standards, policies and technologies required to manage, maintain and exploit information as an enterprise resource.”
• “The purpose of governance is to implement mechanisms that ensure the accuracy, integrity, accessibility and security of information across the enterprise. Successful governance requires accountability.”
• “Information governance provides a structured mechanism to select content enhancement requests and provideoversight for enhancementimplementation.”
• “A governance model balances the subject matter expertise that resides in the various departments and business units with the benefits of centralized standardsthat assure preservation of user experience, site structure, enhanced productivity, and overall business value.”
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• Optimize Revenue– Business Objectives & Outcomes
• Control Cost– Data Quality & Integrity
• Manage Risk– Compliance & Security
Information Governance: Benefits and Drivers
How Governance Can Benefit the Business
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• Answer the CEO question: How can governance increase revenue?
• Who is responsible for enterprise information (IT or business units)?
• What metrics & measurements drive business outcomes?
• How to align information owners, stewards & stakeholders?
• How to establish centralized authority & decentralized accountability?
• What is your current information governance maturity level?
• What are the most important next steps to take?
Key Issues and Considerations
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Panelist Introductions
Paul WlodarczykVP, Client Services Earley Information Science
How to organize information governance for success
Why implement metrics-driven governance
What metrics, scorecards and dashboards are used
30 years experience in unstructured content lifecycle and related technologies (search, content management, classification, taxonomy, localization)
Currently working with enterprises leading digital transformation projects
Ryan LoechlSr. Taxonomy ConsultantEarley Information Science
Seth MaislinPrincipal ConsultantEarley Information Science
6+ years experience in taxonomy and content working with retail and industrial supply clients.
Joined EIS as a consultant after having managed product content management teams responsible for introducing millions of products and developing hundreds of taxonomies.
20+ years experience in information management: taxonomy, indexing and content modeling, information architecture, search, and usability.
Dedicated to providing sustaining information management solutions to clients facing real and complex findability challenges.
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Q: What is your level of information governance maturity? No governance Local governance only (pockets) Shared, cross-functional decision-making Decisions assisted by dashboard metrics A governance dashboard that prioritizes actions
Poll Question #1
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Panelist Points of View
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Maximizing the Business Value of Governance
Paul WlodarczykVP, Client Services Earley Information Science
How to organize information governance for success
Why implement metrics-driven governance
What metrics, scorecards and dashboards are used
30 years experience in unstructured content lifecycle and related technologies (search, content management, classification, taxonomy, localization)
Currently working with enterprises leading digital transformation projects
Ryan LoechlSr. Taxonomy ConsultantEarley Information Science
Seth MaislinPrincipal ConsultantEarley Information Science
6+ years experience in taxonomy and content working with retail and industrial supply clients.
Joined EIS as a consultant after having managed product content management teams responsible for introducing millions of products and developing hundreds of taxonomies.
20+ years experience in information management: taxonomy, indexing and content modeling, information architecture, search, and usability.
Dedicated to providing sustaining information management solutions to clients facing real and complex findability challenges.
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Measuring here (business outcomes)
Measuring here (process indicators)
Digital Content
Working & Measuring here (content, IA, taxonomy, search,
data fill, etc.)
Enterprise Strategy
Business Unit Objectives
New Business Opportunities
Average Order Size Total Account Revenue
Business Processes Site Traffic Search Relevance
SearchWebContent CRM
Processes enable objectives
L I N K A G
E
Leads
Revenue Growth
Content supports processes
Objectives align with strategy
Using Metrics & KPIs to Focus Governance
CEO: “How will this increase revenue?”
Conversion
Content Scorecards
Process Scorecards
Outcome Scorecards
CTR Fill Rate Content Quality etc.
Digital Team: “How do I know taxonomy / content / search is working?”
KPI = key performance indicator
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Publish / Update
Collect Metrics & Outcomes
Assess vs. Target
Improve / Curate
Test / Evaluate
• Metrics-driven governance defines key metrics and KPIs to assure that digital content is driving business outcomes.
• Develop hypotheses about customer goals and success – and what success looks like (outcome & behavior)
• Measure…– Web Analytics / Click-path– Search Analytics– Business Analytics (e.g. purchase patterns, call
center stats, etc.)– Content / Data Quality (e.g. fill rate)… to determine if your customer is successful, and if not, why not.
The Core Idea: Metrics-Driven Governance
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What to analyze:• Developing a complete 360-
degree view of customer success requires cross-disciplined teams
• Industry leaders are organizing their digital teams to facilitate more collaboration
Business Analytics
Search Analytics
Usability Analysis
Web Analytics
360-degree View of Customer Success
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A metrics-driven playbook defines what actions to take based on what’s observedTypical improvements:• Search curation• Taxonomy• Tagging / metadata• Content / data quality• Search tuning• UX design / usability• Platform upgrades
What Levers to Pull – Driving Digital Success
UX
IA
Search
Cont
ent
Platforms
EASIER
HARDER
CUSTOMER SUCCESS
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• Sales Knowledge ManagementIA/Content/Search Curation Self-service Call Center DeflectionIA/Content/Search Curation Sales Agent Uptake Revenue Growth
• B2B Product CatalogFill Rate / Usability / Taxonomy / Search CTR Conversion Leads Related Product Taxonomy / Search CTR Related Products Upsell
• Business Analytics Data GovernanceProvenance / Documentation / Reuse Data Authority Risk Prevention
Examples of Metrics-Driven Governance
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Maximizing the Business Value of Governance
Paul WlodarczykVP, Client Services Earley Information Science
How to organize information governance for success
Why implement metrics-driven governance
What metrics, scorecards and dashboards are used
30 years experience in unstructured content lifecycle and related technologies (search, content management, classification, taxonomy, localization)
Currently working with enterprises leading digital transformation projects
Ryan LoechlSr. Taxonomy ConsultantEarley Information Science
Seth MaislinPrincipal ConsultantEarley Information Science
6+ years experience in taxonomy and content working with retail and industrial supply clients.
Joined EIS as a consultant after having managed product content management teams responsible for introducing millions of products and developing hundreds of taxonomies.
20+ years experience in information management: taxonomy, indexing and content modeling, information architecture, search, and usability.
Dedicated to providing sustaining information management solutions to clients facing real and complex findability challenges.
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Where the Rubber Hits the Road
How do I Action these insights? InsightReporting
Governance Metrics Can:1. Target areas of improvement2. Identify causes of poor quality or performance
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Where the Rubber Hits the Road
The “What” The “Where” The ActionTaxonomy Level 1
Taxonomy Level 2
• Product 1• Product 2• Product 3
Taxonomy Level 2
• Product 1• Product 2• Product 3
High-Level Metrics- Bounce rate is high- Conversions are low
Detailed Metrics
- Product Click-Through Rate
- Filter Click-Through Rate
- Product Data Fill Rate
Launch new initiative to improve the quality and completeness of
product data.
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Maximizing the Business Value of Governance
Paul WlodarczykVP, Client Services Earley Information Science
How to organize information governance for success
Why implement metrics-driven governance
What metrics, scorecards and dashboards are used
30 years experience in unstructured content lifecycle and related technologies (search, content management, classification, taxonomy, localization)
Currently working with enterprises leading digital transformation projects
Ryan LoechlSr. Taxonomy ConsultantEarley Information Science
Seth MaislinPrincipal ConsultantEarley Information Science
6+ years experience in taxonomy and content working with retail and industrial supply clients.
Joined EIS as a consultant after having managed product content management teams responsible for introducing millions of products and developing hundreds of taxonomies.
20+ years experience in information management: taxonomy, indexing and content modeling, information architecture, search, and usability.
Dedicated to providing sustaining information management solutions to clients facing real and complex findability challenges.
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Governance Dynamic
policiesproceduresstandards
escalatesrequestsreports
implementationremediation
behavior change
governance activity (perpetual) process work (ongoing)
Governance Project Management
Operations
project work (temporary)
running the businessreporting
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Governance Program Health Metrics
organizational health
• steward representation• expenditures and savings• projects (approved, ongoing, backlog)• policies established
people health
• headcount• specialization breadth and coverage• education, training completed, training written• participant opinion
process health• process efficiency• decision-making efficiency• escalation frequency and efficiency
taxonomy scope• size and scope of taxonomy• clear ownership coverage• taxonomy conflicts needing reconciliation
technology health• percent integration with taxonomy• term synchronization health• presence of unique identifiers
compliance health & risk• audits completed, pass/fail• number of known issues• number of negative incidents
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Traditional Governance Models
The democratic modeluses a single all-hands core team with modest executive oversight. When all stakeholders are equal, decision-making can be difficult, leading to project stagnation and desynchronization of systems.
democratic multi-domain gatekeeper collaborative service
The multi-domain model is comprised of several self-governed business areas, guided by a company-wide committee. Best approach for driving change through strategy policy and planning, but inherently bureaucratic and stifling when treated as mandate.
The collaborative modelrecognizes multiple, operationally separate business areas, who can collaborate but generally make their own decisions. Consistent with agile; failure likely without total, consistent commitment at all levels of the firm.
The service modelleverages the resources and knowledge of a single team of specialists across teams, domains, and projects. Works well in highly fluid or fractured environments, but not strategically scalable.
The gatekeeper modelis designed around a single decision-making body responsible for approving all actions and decisions. Highly risk-averse but also non-collaborative, prone to operational bottlenecks.
The best governance approach leverages the best features of all models.
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Q: Which of these do you think are your best next steps toward achieving greater maturity in information governance?
Assess governance maturity level Design top-down decision-making structure Governance standup and tuning Metrics & KPI selection & dashboard Governance technology exploration
Poll Question #2
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Your Questions and Answers
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Your Questions and Answers
Paul WlodarczykVP, Client Services Earley Information Science
How to organize information governance for success
Why implement metrics-driven governance
What metrics, scorecards and dashboards are used
30 years experience in unstructured content lifecycle and related technologies (search, content management, classification, taxonomy, localization)
Currently working with enterprises leading digital transformation projects
Ryan LoechlSr. Taxonomy ConsultantEarley Information Science
Seth MaislinPrincipal ConsultantEarley Information Science
6+ years experience in taxonomy and content working with retail and industrial supply clients.
Joined EIS as a consultant after having managed product content management teams responsible for introducing millions of products and developing hundreds of taxonomies.
20+ years experience in information management: taxonomy, indexing and content modeling, information architecture, search, and usability.
Dedicated to providing sustaining information management solutions to clients facing real and complex findability challenges.
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• What is Information Governance? And Why is it So Hard?http://blogs.gartner.com/debra_logan/2010/01/11/what-is-information-governance-and-why-is-it-so-hard/
• Information Governance: Not A Product, Not A Technology, Not A Markethttp://blogs.forrester.com/cheryl_mckinnon/15-01-14-information_governance_not_a_product_not_a_technology_not_a_market
• A Simple Model for Information Governancehttp://community.aiim.org/blogs/christian-liipfert/2014/01/17/a-simple-model-for-information-governance-part-1-of-3
• The Data Asset: How Smart Companies Govern Their Data for Business Success http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470462264.html
• Five Common Challenges of Implementing Information Governance http://www.ibmpressbooks.com/articles/article.asp?p=2256974
• Information Governance and Data Qualityhttp://www.gse.org/Portals/2/docs/GEC%20Venice/Presentations/M05_Stefano_Mino_Information_Governance_and_Data_Quality.pdf
• Automating Information Governance - Assuring Compliance http://www.aiim.org/Research-and-Publications/Research/Industry-Watch/InfoGov-2014#sthash.e4qD0MG7.dpuf
Suggested Resources
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