Deep Battle Cards G–L
Deep Card G — Participant Rating vs Evidence-Supported Rating
Definition: participants provide perceptions; assessors reconcile those perceptions against observable proof.
Purpose: make current state defensible.
Owners: employees/SMEs/data leaders + assessors.
Inputs: survey/interview responses + documents/logs/work products.
Outputs: preliminary opinions vs consensus final current state.
When used: confirm/refine disputed or optimistic ratings.
Nearest confusion: consensus without evidence can become groupthink.
Deciding distinction: say it, then prove it.
Scenario pair: “backups are tested” → opinion; restore logs/results → evidence.
Trap: average opinions instead of reconciling.
Memory hook: Opinion starts; proof settles.
Source: pp. 510, 513–514.
Deep Card H — Assessment Report vs Executive Briefing
Definition: report = comprehensive diagnostic output; briefing = tailored decision support.
Purpose: match detail to audience.
Owners/users: assessment team vs executives.
Inputs: ratings/evidence/analysis vs synthesized impacts/recommendations.
Outputs: detailed gap/risk/resource analysis vs strengths/gaps/targets/timeline decision view.
Nearest confusion: raw rating workbook is not an executive briefing.
Deciding distinction: diagnose in detail; decide in summary.
Scenario pair: analysts need gap/resource tables → report; CEO needs implications/choices → briefing.
Source: pp. 514–515.
Deep Card I — Current State vs Target State
Definition: current = evidence-backed baseline; target = needed/aspired capability.
Purpose: create meaningful gap without assuming L5 everywhere.
Owners: executives, governance, process owners.
Inputs: assessment results + business strategy/risk.
Outputs: current rating + desired rating/gap.
When used: gap drives roadmap priority.
Nearest confusion: target is business-driven, not maximum maturity.
Deciding distinction: where are we vs where do we need to be?
Scenario pair: current L2, required L3 for regulatory control → target L3.
Memory hook: Need, not ego.
Source: pp. 508–509, 514–515.
Deep Card J — Framework vs DAMA-DMBOK Use
Definition: framework supplies maturity structure/method; DMBOK supplies organized KAs/activities/deliverables to inspect.
Purpose: enrich assessment planning without mislabeling DMBOK.
Owners: assessment designers, DM practitioners.
Inputs: selected maturity method + DMBOK content.
Outputs: scoring/evaluation model + mapped checklist/hot spots.
Nearest confusion: DMBOK is not described here as the maturity model.
Deciding distinction: maturity structure vs body of knowledge.
Scenario pair: use CMMI DMM levels; use DMBOK activities to inspect specific practices.
Trap: replace selected framework scoring with ad hoc DMBOK scoring.
Memory hook: Model tells how mature; DMBOK helps tell what work exists.
Source: pp. 509–510, 517.
Deep Card K — DMMA vs Readiness/Risk Assessment
Definition: DMMA rates Data Management capability; readiness/risk assessment evaluates threats to conducting the DMMA credibly.
Purpose: protect assessment quality.
Owners: assessment lead, sponsor, governance, participants.
Inputs: buy-in/expertise/access/asset status vs capability evidence.
Outputs: risk mitigations vs maturity ratings.
When used: before/during DMMA when participation or evidence risks exist.
Nearest confusion: readiness failure can corrupt assessment result if ignored.
Deciding distinction: assess capability — and assess whether you can assess it.
Scenario pair: no sponsor/staff unavailable → readiness risk; weak DG practice → maturity finding.
Memory hook: Check the measurement process too.
Source: p. 518.
Deep Card L — DMMA Rating vs Rate of Change
Definition: rating = snapshot; rate of change = movement over time.
Purpose: separate state from progress.
Owners: governance, executives, improvement leads.
Inputs: baseline/reassessment scores, time, comparable scope/method.
Outputs: current capability vs trend.
When used: judge whether roadmap progress is fast enough.
Nearest confusion: high score can be stagnant; lower score can be rapidly improving.
Deciding distinction: where are we vs how fast are we moving?
Scenario pair: Level 2.5 today = snapshot; +0.5/year = trend.
Memory hook: State and motion.
Source: pp. 519–520.