Part A - The Corporate Context
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A.2. Target audiences
Who is the Target Audience?
The major goal of the Corporate Metadata Framework (CMF) Manual is to assist National Statistical Offices (NSOs) to improve their management of SMS. The target audience for the manual are experts in NSOs involved in developing an SMS business case.
Managers, designers, subject matter specialists, methodologists, IT experts and researchers are the major professionals working on SMS. Although being responsible for different aspects of the SMS, all of them should get a common understanding on the role and complexity of the SMS, on the needs to learn a team work culture and, on the management specifics in the SMS business case.
From the Manual they can get a better knowledge on the strategic nature of SMS and on the necessity to integrate the SMS into the strategy of the whole statistical organization. Thus, they can better perceive the necessity to integrate the SMS management strategy into the management strategy of the whole organization.
What is in the Manual?
The Manual concentrates on the following major issues of the SMS corporate management:
- Chapter A 3, Corporate Value Proposition for Metadata Management, delineates the role and functions of the SMS for NSO. It describes major users of statistical metadata and the benefits provided by SMS for them .
- Chapter A 4, Metadata Management Strategies and Policy Framework, is devoted to the management and preparation of a corporate SMS Vision. It presents potential objects for metadata description. and formulates recommendations for the preparation of an SMS strategic plan. A great attention is drown to the SMS corporate management strategy.
- Chapter A 5, Core Principles for Metadata Management, formulates the most important principles and recommendations for managing metadata. The aim of those principles is to facilitate design, implementation, maintenance and use of a corporate metadata repository (CMR) in SMS.
- Chapter A 6, Corporate Governance Model presents some ‘good lessons’ for a corporate governance of SMS that have come from the experiences at NSOs in the implementation of a metadata management strategy. It also shows some potential risks and challenges in management, and considers related human and organizational problems.
- Chapter A 7 Case Studies and Experiences demonstrates selected national case studies and practical experiences in corporate governance of SMS.
How to use the Manual?
The readers can get from the Manual ideas and thoughts of WHAT functions and content the SMS should have , WHAT are the major steps in the SMS design and implementation WHO are the potential SMS users and other partners, and HOW to prepare a corporate metadata management strategy.
Furthermore, the Manual gives readers an opportunity to share experiences via case studies and contact details with whom they can share formative thoughts (chapter 7).
Some hints how to use the Manual when preparing the below mentioned core documents in the SMS business case :
When preparing a Value Proposition on Corporate SMS:
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Specify the SMSs role in a NSO (A3.1.)
- Analyze users' needs and SMS benefits (A 3.2, A3.3)
When preparing an SMS Vision:
When preparing Management Strategies for Corporate SMS (as an integral part of the Vision)
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Set up the SMS management strategy across the whole NSO (A.4.5.1., A6.2, A6.3, A.7.)
- Prepare the management strategy spanning the SMS life cycle (A 4.5.2.1.- A 4.5.2.5.)
- Follow the core principles for metadata management (A.5.)
When preparing a Global Architecture of SMS
Review the most important activities in Global Architecture (A 4.5.2.1.)
Determine the metadata objects and resources (A 4.3.)
Follow the core principles for metadata management (A.5.)
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A.1. Introduction
A.2. Target audiences
A.3. Corporate Value Proposition for Metadata Management
A.4. Metadata management strategies and policy framework
A.5. Core principles for metadata management
A.6. Corporate Governance Models for Metadata Management
A.7. Case Studies and Experiences
Glossary of terms and abbreviations
References