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February 28, 2005

The Rules of Metadata Implementation

Implementing Metadata is simple when you take a simple view of the effort. Four activities can be borrowed from Tom Peters ReImagine and applied to our world. First, take every repository, business process, and librarian function and turn it into a value based product or service. Products and services require business models, branding, and work-worth-paying-for can be clearly defined. Second, take every activity and get it on the web by any means necessary. If after a few months of implementing the product and adding value-based services and you are not insanely great at it and customers are screaming accolades then kill it. Perform the ceremonial Metacide to the program then start over with a new area or asset (Third activity). Finally, if you are great at asset management, governance, and fundamentally changed the culture of the organization then celebrate your success. Then, take that product and service to the experience level and continue with the metadata invasion and world domination.

Posted by Todd at February 28, 2005 3:58 PM