Category: 02 Business Glossary

Supports a common understanding of terms and definitions about structured and unstructured data supporting business processes for all stakeholders.

The business glossary is an approved, governed compendium of business term names and definitions. The process defines how the organization creates, approves, updates, and promulgates consistent business terms and definitions, fostering shared data usage across the organization. Consistent terms and definitions, with corresponding metadata, are essential to managing corporate data in the context of meaning. […]

1. The language that represents the data is unambiguously aligned with the language of the business. 2. The organization has created a comprehensive, approved business glossary. 3. The organization follows the standards for naming, definitions, and metadata associated with business terms. 4. Organization-wide access to the business glossary allows all stakeholders to achieve a common […]

1. Is there a policy mandating use of and reference to the business glossary? 2. How are organization-wide business terms, definitions, and corresponding metadata created, approved, verified, and managed? 3. Is the business glossary promulgated and made accessible to all stakeholders? 4. Are business terms referenced as the first step in the design of application […]

Data Lifecycle Management helps to identify all the current activities associated with data management to aid in development and management of the business glossary. Metadata Management will help to identify which data are used for what purposes, as well as identify what systems and models are using the data.

[tabby title=»Performed»] 1.1 Business terms are defined for a particular purpose. Business term definitions may be needed for a development project or an external publication. Business terms may be defined within development project documentation. Partial glossaries may exist but within a line of business; glossaries developed for a business area may contain terms that may […]