T2: Power, Politics and Partnership in Data Quality

Data Quality initiatives are rife with political issues that often lead to:

- Projects being delivered late, over budget or abandoned

- Poor interaction between the business and data quality functions

- Power plays and struggles between organizational silos

- Misdirected energy and lost opportunities

- Finger-pointing and blaming.

This dynamic, invigorating, and enlightening workshop will provide insight and strategies on how to create cross-functional collaboration between executives, steering committees, customers, functional managers, program managers, project managers, and project teams. Hands-on exercises, in-class coaching, and peer discussion reinforce participants' learning.

When you leave this workshop, you will never be the same...you'll be better at:

- Using concrete strategies for working more constructively across organizational silos

- Addressing issues systemically rather than personally

- Understanding the multiplicity of roles each of us play and how to approach each role with more effective behavior

Maureen Clarry is President and CEO of CONNECT: The Knowledge Network. She regularly speaks on leadership and team issues related to data management organizations and projects. Maureen is on the faculty of The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) and hosts the Leadership and Management channel for B-Eye-Network. Maureen participates on the Business Intelligence Advisory Board for The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. She is a frequent speaker at DAMA and PMI chapters around the country and is also on the Board of the Colorado Chapter of TDWI.

Lorna Rickard has 18 years experience in organizational development, instructional design and facilitation. Prior to joining CONNECT, Ms. Rickard served as Director of Culture and Communications for ING Re, then one of the largest reinsurers in the world. As a member of the Senior Management Team, she was instrumental in changing the culture and market position of ING Re, moving company ranking based on revenue from number four in the industry to number one. At CONNECT she works with client systems on cross-functional collaboration and team and organizational effectiveness. She has also designed, developed and facilitated workshops encompassing a wide range of topics including building partnership within the organization; developing processes for conflict management, change and decision-making; and facilitating cross-functional groups in prioritizing and gaining commitment to address the highest impact issues. Lorna has a B.S. in Investment Finance from California State University, Long Beach.