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The Practitioner's Guide to Data Quality Improvement

Name: The Practitioner's Guide to Data Quality Improvement
Author: David Loshin
ISBN: 9780080920344

by David Loshin

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Overview

There is no question that poor data quality is a problem pervasive across numerous industries and organizations. According to the 2006 Data Warehousing Institute report on enterprise data quality, nearly half of survey respondents claim that the quality of their data is "worse than everyone thinks." The number of respondents saying that their organization had suffered losses, problems, or costs due to poor data quality grew from 44% in 2001 to 53% in 2005. Thankfully, in recent years, these same respondents have claimed on new focus on data quality and the need to do something about it. Here is a book that will help.

The Practitioner's Guide to Data Quality Improvement provides the fundamentals for developing the enterprise data qauality program, and serves as a guide for the practitioner and the manager in establishing a data quality center of excellence, including business case templates, characterization of business impacts, and correlated metrics, visualization and reporting, and the use of data quality tools.

* a comprehensive look at data quality for business and IT, encompassing people, process, and technology.

* HOW to institute and run a data quality program, from the first thoughts and justifications to maintenance and ongoing metrics.

* includes an indepth look at the use of data quality tools, including business case templates, and tools for analysis, reporting, and strategic planning.

About the Author, David Loshin

David Loshin is President of Knowledge Integrity, Inc., a company specializing in data management consulting. The author of numerous books on performance computing and data management, including “Master Data Management" (2008) and “Business Intelligence - The Savvy Manager’s Guide" (2003), and creator of courses and tutorials on all facets of data management best practices, David is often looked to for thought leadership in the information management industry.

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"There is NOTHING like this out there that I am aware of, and certainly nothing from anyone with same stature as David Loshin."--David Plotkin, Wells Fargo Bank

"The book provides a comprehensive look at data quality from both a business and IT perspective. It does not just cover technology issues, but discusses people, process, and technology. And that is important, because this is the mix that is needed in order to initiate any type of quality improvement regimen."--Data Technology Today Blog