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The Role of Data Governance in Enrolment Forecasting

While some might argue that a forecast is just data about students who aren’t even real, the forecast is a great place to tie in data governance. In our research, every data governance leader recommended starting small, with a pilot. An enrolment forecast is a great pilot initiative.

Benefits of Mapping Data Lineage

Promote trust in your data with a metadata management tool, which ensures clarity of who is accountable for the accuracy of a particular dataset, who to turn to if questions arise, where a piece of data originates and how its used.

Benefits of a Business Glossary

Without a business glossary, terms can be applied differently and as a result, two reports generated by different end-users may provide different answers to the same question.

Why Version Control Matters to Enrolment Forecasters

Enrolment forecasts are often large and complex models, involving information from databases, models, spreadsheets, and several other places. These models often involve thousands of lines of code and there are many opportunities for human error. I recommend using software to support versioning.