In this fourth blog post about ISO 8000:150 we will look at the Data Quality Improvement processes that form part of the overall data quality management approach defined in this standard. For an overview of the standard, please see
The Decision Support Triangle
When considering which Decision Support tools are needed to meet organisational objectives, you need to consider far more than just the tool itself in order to ensure successful outcomes.
ISO 8000:150-Data Quality Monitoring
In this third blog post about ISO 8000:150 we will look at the Data Quality Monitoring processes that form part of the overall data quality management approach defined in this standard. For an overview of the standard, please see
ISO 8000:150–Data Operations
In this second blog post about ISO 8000:150 we will look at the Data Operations processes that form part of the overall data quality management approach defined in this standard. For an overview of the standard, please see ISO 8000:150–A
ISO 8000-150 – A framework for Data Quality Management
I’m not sure about you, but the prospect of reading an ISO standard does not always fill me with enthusiasm, however, the recent ISO 8000-150 presents an interesting read (at least for those interested in data management). In this blog
Data problems are not an ‘Act of God’…
Conversations with another data quality professional recently highlighted organisations that treat data problems as if they are an ‘Act of God’. In these cases the organisations were trying to deny their existence and were certainly denying that they could do
Outsourcing your data quality problems??
A recent UK news story illustrates the dangers in outsourcing your data quality problems. UK Borders Agency awarded a £30m contract to Capita to track down 174,000 supposed illegal immigrants. This quickly highlighted significant data quality problems with the wrong
Decisions without information
When I saw a review of the book “Die Kunst des klugen Handelns” (The Art of Acting Cleverly) which started with the words: “Try to get through life with a minimum of information. You will make better decisions. What you
Zero data defects???
I think all people who are involved in data in any way would like to be in a position where they were no data defects and data could be relied upon 100%. Is this achievable? I regularly use a comparison
The permanence of data
A number of recent events have lead me to consider a little bit more about the permanence of data. Is data a permanent or a temporary thing?