DAMA IA / MN October Meeting – Quality Data for Our Data Dependent World
Topic: Quality Data for Our Data Dependent World
When: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 9:00 am CST
Speaker: Danette McGilvray
Presentation Description: Join DAMA Iowa, our host DAMA Minnesota and speaker Danette McGilvray (President and Principal of Granite Falls Consulting) for a presentation on ‘Quality Data for Or Data-Dependent World’.
We live in an ever-changing data-dependent world. Data and information are woven into society, our organizations, and our personal lives. Whether you are looking at data driven analytics, implementing AI or machine learning, adopting new Cloud and IOT technologies, or working on legacy systems, the quality of the data used will impact results – for good or ill. Two questions must be answered “yes” for data to be used effectively:
• Is the data of high quality? That is, is it an accurate representation of what happened in the real world, is it available when needed, is it secure from unauthorized access and manipulation, etc.?
• Do we trust the data? That is, do we have confidence in the data and information, and do we believe it is of high quality?
You will get an overview of the recently-released second edition of Executing Data Quality Projects: Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information™. (The first edition in 2008 is often described as a “classic” or noted as one of the “top ten” data management books in social media conversations.) You will see how this approach to data quality can be used in numerous situations where data is involved. Come with the challenges you face. Join the discussion to discover how you can get started, or enhance your current work, ensuring the quality of data and information – some of your organization’s most important assets.
Speaker Biography: Danette McGilvray is President and Principal of Granite Falls Consulting, a firm that helps organizations increase their success by addressing the information quality and data governance aspects of their business efforts. Focusing on bottom-line results, Granite Falls excels in helping clients connect their business strategy to practical steps for implementation, with communication and the human aspect of work also being emphasized. An internationally respected expert, the second edition of her book “Executing Data Quality Projects: Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information”™ (Elsevier/Academic Press) was released in 2021. Her Ten Steps™ approach has been embraced as a proven method for managing data quality in any organization. A popular speaker, she has taught her courses in several countries. Her book has been translated into Chinese and is being used as a textbook in university graduate programs. Contact her at danette@gfalls.com, connect with her on LinkedIn: Danette McGilvray, and follow her on Twitter: @Danette_McG.
For more information and registration please visit https://damamn.wildapricot.org/event-4498814