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The value of data

It is time to consider ‘the value of data’ – a number of recent conversations (such as with Stuart Ravens and Martin Paver), an excellent recent article on Highways England’s data valuation and related events such as the emergence of a proposed

Julian Schwarzenbach 5th February 20215th February 2021 Blog No Comments Read more

Symptoms of data quality problems

A recent conversation about a large organisation highlighted an interesting question – How do you quickly and easily know that you have got a data quality problem?  Clearly, you may have a data manager/ data team who are stating that data quality

Julian Schwarzenbach 11th November 20205th February 2021 Blog No Comments Read more

Two new data standards for all organisations

In February 2020, BSI released two new data related standards that should be considered by all organisations:  BS 10102-1:2020 – Big data. Guidance on data-driven organizations  BS 10102-2:2020 – Big data. Guidance on data-intensive projects  Although the titles state ‘Big data’, this only

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Start well….

There are two sayings that we will all have heard at some time: Start with the end in mind Start like you mean to go on A client of ours demonstrates why these two sayings are important from a data

Julian Schwarzenbach 3rd September 2020 Blog No Comments Read more

Has lockdown exposed your data weaknesses?

Staff can often be very resourceful in making poor systems and processes work and to overcome data problems within an organisation. If people are based in a single office then they can call out questions like: “Do you remember who

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ISO 8000-61 – the data quality management standard

A few years ago we did a series of blog posts on ISO 8000-150 which have been perennially popular. Well, since those posts were created ISO 8000-61 has been published which provides a richer and more comprehensive approach to data

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Your data needs YOU!……(to specify what it should look like)

It has been stated that the most common failure of a software project is caused by not capturing or understanding what the system is required to achieve. This is equally true of your information needs; have you truly captured your

Ian Rush 25th September 201925th September 2019 Blog No Comments Read more

Data quality is free

You may wonder why you should bother improving your data quality or what the benefits of this activity may be. You may wonder how to secure suitable resources and funding to deliver improvements to data quality. Read on to discover

Julian Schwarzenbach 16th August 20193rd February 2021 Blog No Comments Read more

Human data errors

Data quality problems all, at their root, involve some form of human error. Whilst this is easy to say, it is perhaps harder to identify and resolve the causes of these human errors. In this blog post, I will explore

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Continuity – the new data quality dimension

When talking about data quality, it is usual to consider different aspects or ‘dimensions’ of data quality – validity, completeness, uniqueness, consistency, timeliness and accuracy. These six dimensions were agreed as the most relevant and representative of data quality as

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