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Data profiling brings a lot of benefits and provides a first step into better understanding your data structure and quality. There are a few dedicated tools, but they have associated costs. What if I told you that you might already have access to a data profiling solution? Well, if you are using Excel 2010 and …read more
Reports are developed to address a business need, to provide information and guidance to its users, to support decision making and so on. The business creates new requirements, new data sets become available, the overall demand for information grows and so do the number of reports. Very often I see tens, if not hundreds of …read more
The importance of identifying and addressing the root cause of a data quality issue should never be overlooked. In this series of articles I will cover the most important techniques which help you uncover the root cause. This week will focus on the 5 whys, root cause analysis technique. Definition Iterative interrogative technique to determine the …read more
Any fundraising shop would have some data on foundations and other charitable organizations who made a gift in the past, are a future prospect, etc. Depending on how many charities you have in your database and how many new ones you are bringing, it can become cumbersome to keep track of: Their status as a …read more
Big Data in healthcare offers a new direction to the current medical models. Especially when it is accompanied with cloud computing, the efficiency of Big Data amplifies. Thanks to Big Data and its boosted utilization, there seems to be a tremendous increase in profit. It is because of the better business intelligence. However, more profit …read more
As part of a sustainable data quality program, you need to identify the issues of your bad data. Otherwise you will keep spinning your wheels and using your resources to constantly correct the issue, but never addressing the cause(s). There are many data quality root cause analysis techniques you can use and I will start …read more
One of the challenges for starting a data governance program is a lack of funding. Luckily for us, there are 3 proven ways to secure funding for a data governance program. More details in the video below: 1. Business case A strong start of a program is to put together a business case for it. …read more
I know it’s not easy to put the necessary foundation in place for a successful data governance program, not to even mention the data governance artifacts / deliverables. On the foundation piece, I’m referring to the: initial business case the data governance operational framework maturity model the data governance council guiding principles resources, etc. Let’s …read more
I feel that for the past few years Data Analytics and Business Analytics have turned into those buzzwords which everyone is using, but with different meanings. Not to mention the never ending questions and debates on: “How is Business Intelligence (BI) different from Data/ Business Analytics?”, “Is Data Analytics a function of BI?”, “Is BI …read more
Maturity models contain a set of levels or phases, each with their own characteristics, usually about the status of processes and structures, people and culture, tools technology. As an organization advances in a level/ phase, it is considered more mature in its treatment, usage, and understanding towards data and information. Organizations often use maturity models as a …read more
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