One day I was working at a client's office, where we were replacing an existing store of strategic and tactical data with more flexible structures for Business Intelligence. Our methodology called for us to profile the data in the existing tables. We were gathering content and structural knowledge in the hopes of constructing a new data model. - Read the rest of this entry »
I have, in the past, mentioned the advantages of high quality data, particularly in terms of gaining a competitive advantage. Regardless of market or type, any organization will realize a wide array of benefits by using data only of the highest quality. - Read the rest of this entry »
Manufacturing companies have difficult data quality issues, both because of the breadth of the data types that they often have and because of the complexity of some of these data types. - Read the rest of this entry »
Unlike when I was an undergrad, these days I don’t usually pass notes back and forth during lectures. But I’m really happy I exchanged notes with Dan Coveney. Dan was a participant at a CDI/MDM conference last summer where he sat in during my keynote. Turns out he works for GM as the Manager of 360 Development — a title that speaks volumes about how the company treats its data. - Read the rest of this entry »
Mama always told me, “Joyce Ann, it takes just as long to do something right as it does to do it wrong!” Mom thought I never listened - but I did. Now I find that, sure enough, every time some company says they will go back and fix an issue after we implement - THEY DON’T! Sound familiar? So the question is “What does it cost to do it wrong?” - Read the rest of this entry »
Collaboration across organizational boundaries introduces its own special requirements when it comes to managing data quality in a federated community. - Read the rest of this entry »
Let’s see, New Year’s Resolutions — Nah, I always break them. But one thing I can promise is that 2007 is going to be a very interesting (and fun) year! I believe that companies are just now beginning to comprehend the integrated, enterprise-wide perspective of information. - Read the rest of this entry »
I have a blog, and I’m not afraid to use it. - Read the rest of this entry »
Most of you who have ever met me know that I am a healthy person. I try very hard to eat right and exercise. So, going to the hospital for a procedure where they had to put me under was the last thing I wanted to do. - Read the rest of this entry »
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