Data Quality – is it happening to you?
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Tom Breur
October 2009 Introduction In some organizations, dealing with data quality issues always seems to happen in a “panic” mode. You get the impression of non-stop fire fighting. It’s like a heath fire: whenever the fire is extinguished in one place, it reappears somewhere else. And you never know where. In other organizations, data quality is pro-actively gauged and assessed. Ongoing data quality programs ensure conformance to pre-defined standards. Continuous improvement is carefully aligned with corporate strategy. And yet others are blissfully unaware of any problems they might or might not have. Where would you rather work? |
