Pre Conference Masterclass: 27 April 2010

10.00 - 4.00 LEVERAGING DATA AS A CORPORATE ASSET: MOVING FROM RAW DATA TO REAL VALUE

  • Applying the same management principles to Data Management and Quality that are used to manage other corporate assets
  • Identifying what you need: defining the data resource, drawing boundaries and prioritising and what can and should meaningfully be used
  • Information Value Chains: finding and resolving breaks in the chain
  • Creating a data strategy: drafting a statement of principles; setting policies and data standards; conducting an annual data quality strategy review
  • The future of data quality: applying web 2.0 and open source principles to data quality
  • Common data management issues and challenges, and their impact on the business
  • Why data management is important and the potential value, and benefits of good data management
  • The components of a comprehensive data management framework and the important supporting elements
  • Building and sustaining a robust data management framework, what to avoid and applying best practice
  • How to measure the progress of implementing a data management roadmap, including the use of surveys, maturity models, benefits management and assessing the performance of a company relative to others via benchmarking