I recently came across two examples of how to handle poor quality supplier data, one good and one bad, in the same business unit of a large organisation. The organisation concerned is reliant on contractors supplying accurate data for the
Basics before rocket science
A recent discussion with an associate regarding a large client proved interesting. The associate was suggesting that the adoption of data ontologies as a means to allow better sharing of data between systems. Whilst this is undoubtedly a sound suggestion,
IT system acquisition – caveat emptor
When acquiring business software there are two general approaches that can be adopted – purchase of “off the shelf”/”best of breed” software or the development of a bespoke application. Purchasing an off the shelf solution should be the preferred route