Semantic Layer Enablement and Change Management, Part 1: Understanding Change & Measuring Impact for the Semantic Layer

The semantic layer is a framework of standards and tools designed to work and remain behind the scenes. It is the conceptual layer that sits between your organization’s knowledge assets, like content and data, and the people who need to harness that knowledge for their work. Alternatively, think of it as a universal translator that takes disconnected information from your organization and transforms it into contextualized business insights and understanding. While the inner workings of a semantic layer may be complex depending on specific technical factors, the majority of users will never need to understand the technicalities (those are best left to the roles charged with supporting the ecosystem and keeping it healthy). Most users only need to know how to interact with it to supercharge their tools and knowledge retrieval.