This presentation, given by the Information Architect for BCA Research (provider of independent economic and investment research since 1949), offers a different perspective to technical project reviews by focusing on the political, editorial, and cultural issues that needed to be managed and resolved within the business. Such aspects are easily overlooked but, if not addressed adequately, can compromise otherwise successful projects.

Technology-neutral first-hand experiences of defining concepts, modelling domains, and establishing metadata capture processes will be offered, giving senior executives, project managers, and information professionals an overview of the content-related tasks involved in establishing and deploying semantic systems. The presentation will help senior technical and product managers, data architects, and analysts improve the ways in which they engage and communicate with the business, increase understanding and management of conceptual and editorial requirements, and gain greater awareness of the informational and editorial challenges within semantic projects.

Key takeaways include:

• Methods to help identify key concepts and data structures
• Key questions to consider when deciding on metadata capture methods and systems
• Tips on mediating conceptual and editorial differences when modelling ontologies
• Techniques for managing conceptual and editorial ambiguities in order to maximize consistency of output
• Ideas and suggestions to help explain semantic metadata capture to non-technical staff in order to gain buy-in and manage process changes