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What to Look For in a Performance Management System

While performance management software that addresses the challenges outlined in this post can vary widely in their capabilities and sophistication, most systems are now designed for enterprise-wide use, and often work best as a compliment to business intelligence software systems.  Similar to business intelligence systems, the best performance management systems include features for forecasting, budgeting, […]

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How Do Your Data Quality and Analytics Tools Compare?

You may not be in the banking business, but we think that a recent survey conducted by Deloitte Consulting shows results relevant to many other types of industries and organizations. 57% of the survey respondents said that the quality of data in their organization is either “adequate” or “un-integrated,” while only 42% said their data […]

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3 Ways to Move Forward with Big Data

We recently read Cameron Price’s article published at Information Management and posted some thoughts about it in our article 3 V’s of Big Data. Here we revisit those ideas in a bit more depth. Price recommends focusing on 3 key principles to move forward with your big data approach: Acquisition Acquire all data from your […]

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Chief Data Officer

Is a Chief Data Officer in Your Company’s Future?

With all the talk about big data that has swirled around lately, it’s about time that the conversation turned to assigning leaders to data quality and data governance. So does your organization need a Chief Data Officer (CDO) to lead the way? You might wonder why a Chief Data Officer could benefit your organization, especially […]

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What You Can Learn from the USPS Data Governance Audit Report

What You Can Learn from the USPS Data Governance Audit Report

A report issued by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General has concluded, through a series of thorough audits, that the USPS suffers from a bad case of poor data governance. Like many public sector entities, the USPS is struggling along with the national economy. Yet as one of the largest IT infrastructures in […]

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