Understanding the drivers When you sit down to write your business case for data governance, you will be thinking about the drivers for data governance and the benefits for the firm.   In a previous article, I explored what things, internal …

Over the last five years, Iron Carrot has had the privilege of helping many law firms with their data governance journey. Every firm has its own challenges, but I have observed some common themes that make the business case for …

Data in one form or another has been talked about in law firms for a long time. But last year, a lot of data-related topics seemed to crystallise into vast thematic areas that firms were actively thinking about. These topics …

Iron Carrot is several years old, and CJ gets asked (quite a lot) to share why she took the leap of faith to leave a job she loved and step out on her own by founding Iron Carrot. Why Iron …

One of the biggest drivers for improving law firm data governance is that everything happens in silos. When you dig a little deeper, you’ll find three challenges that must be addressed.  No one trusts the data Complex organisations like law …

Lessons learned from law firm strategy creation projects   Depending on a law firm’s data maturity, where they are on their data governance journey, and the firm’s strategic priorities, a logical step is often creating a data strategy.    As a data …

Data governance is becoming increasingly critical for law firms as they deal with a vast amount of sensitive information daily. It is essential to ensure that sensitive information is appropriately managed and protected as firms increasingly seek to use their …

In a previous article, I explained what data governance gap analysis is and why Iron Carrot has a gap analysis as a part of the Data Governance Foundation Roadmap Process. A few people got in touch to ask more about …