7.2: Business Metadata
Elevate the power of business metadata to an entirely new level. Other Information:
What is Business Metadata? The idea of “metadata” is not new. Library card catalogs were a highly effective way to govern
vast amounts of information before the digital age. The system (card catalogs) was used to manage a much larger system (libraries)
using packages of information (genre, author, publish date, description, etc). Today, technology is ubiquitous. This means
that the power of business metadata can be elevated to an entirely new level. Architectural concepts such as traceability,
reusability and integration, which are critical to the sustainability of the value chain, can be managed using sophisticated
business-process management tools via a shared service. In this new context, governance shapes the way processes are designed
and used. That shaping can be tactical at the project level (how to do it), operational at the segment level (what must be
done to achieve service/mission objectives), and strategic at the enterprise level (how well the goals of government are being
realized). The levels of shaping are synchronized (via traceability) so that each level is visible on dashboards that contain
current, relevant and consistent information that a user needs to do his or her job. Users also see data related to decisions
made at other levels (dynamic linkage). Maintaining a dynamic linkage provides a means to strengthen mission and business
outcomes. For example, the effects of government rules and regulations for access, security, and privacy will likely point
to needed reforms in policy and perhaps even legislation. Managing dynamic linkages (via traceability of all the steps in
each business operation) will become a critical tool to shape how the government collaborates and tackles its missions across
multiple programs and organizations.
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