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6.8.1 Visibility versus Usefulness
Our manager was looking for a small project with high visibility that would
help all businesspeople in the company see the value of data management.
Many people recognized the value of a dictionary, but, alternatively, many saw
it as trivial. It is obviously not a high-visibility project.
Once established, however, it is there. When a new employee needs to
understand business jargon, he or she has a place to go to find out what the
word means. The dictionary’s value may not be measured in a number of hits.
It is valuable because it is there when you need it.
Here is a quote from one of the employees:
I’ve been ...