Self-service BI is rolled out without a shared glossary, and teams soon publish conflicting definitions of on-time. What balance should information management enforce?
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Short Explanation
Self-service without a glossary is a kitchen where every cook renames salt. People move faster, then nobody agrees what on-time means. Govern the definitions and keep the freedom to explore.
Full Explanation
Self-service analytics increases access but requires governed semantic definitions—glossaries, certified metrics, and shared calculation logic—to prevent conflicting KPI meanings. Eliminating self-service entirely is unnecessary if semantics are managed. Encouraging weekly KPI renaming or hiding definitions accelerates metric anarchy. Balance access with semantic governance.