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Senior Execs Will Take on Data Quality
Decision-Making
Data quality strategic decisions will change within
the next two years as senior management increases
their involvement in the arena – so says a recent
report. Why are more execs tinkering with data
quality?
The survey – conducted by a division of Harte-Hanks
– revealed that 51 percent of organizations run
localized data quality initiatives ad hoc. At this
time, just 14.5 percent of those surveyed were
tackling data quality using a coordinated management
led enterprise strategy.
Add to that, those surveyed reported that management
is likely to show greater interest in the near
future – 75 percent of respondents said data quality
tackled strategically, according to a
multi-divisional or enterprise-wide plan, represents
a “best practice.” Meanwhile, 79 percent say that
senior management will be more prominently involved
in data quality governance in two years.
The survey also found uncertainty amongst
information professionals as to who actually is
responsible for ensuring data is of good quality – a
finding which suggests that in some firms, there’s
no one specific person or department that may be
held accountable for data quality governance at all.
This could tarnish the accuracy and credibility of
information used in key business processes among
them corporate governance, prompting greater
executive-level attention.
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