16 December 2005

IT: Subject Matter Expert (Definitions)

"An expert on the subject of the area on which the data analysis or mining exercise is focused." (Glenn J Myatt, "Making Sense of Data: A Practical Guide to Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Mining", 2006)

"SME is an acronym used to refer to people who understand and can explain information related to a knowledge domain. SMEs may be technically or business-oriented." (Laura Sebastian-Coleman, "Measuring Data Quality for Ongoing Improvement ", 2012)

"The subject matter expert is the business representative with the required understanding of the existing business environments and of the requirements." (Claudia Imhoff et al, "Mastering Data Warehouse Design", 2003)

"An individual with a large amount of knowledge about one or more areas of subject matter in an organization." (Margaret Y Chu, "Blissful Data ", 2004)

"A person with significant experience and knowledge of a given topic or function." (DAMA International, "The DAMA Dictionary of Data Management", 2011)

"A person with deep knowledge of a particular topical area. SMEs can be useful in the consultation phase of the taxonomy design process." (Robert F Smallwood, "Managing Electronic Records: Methods, Best Practices, and Technologies", 2013)

"A person, usually an accomplished performer, who knows the knowledge, performance, and personal competence required for a given unit of competence." (Project Management Institute, "Project Manager Competency Development Framework" 3rd Ed., 2017)

"The individuals who are brought on to the project as needed based on their subject matter expertise." (Timothy J  Kloppenborg et al, "Project Leadership", 2003)

"IT professionals within a vendor organisation who have expertise in their field and are often used by a training team to deliver advanced topics to students or assist in content development. " (BCS Learning & Development Limited, "CEdMA Europe", 2019)

No comments:

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

About Me

My photo
IT Professional with more than 24 years experience in IT in the area of full life-cycle of Web/Desktop/Database Applications Development, Software Engineering, Consultancy, Data Management, Data Quality, Data Migrations, Reporting, ERP implementations & support, Team/Project/IT Management, etc.