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Information Quality Applied: Best Practices for Improving Business Information, Processes and Systems
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Information Quality Applied: Best Practices for Improving Business Information, Processes and Systems

by Larry P. English
October 2009
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
839 pages
29h 16m
English
Wiley
Content preview from Information Quality Applied: Best Practices for Improving Business Information, Processes and Systems
Chapter 15 n IQ Applied to Information Management and Systems 743
to standardize Data Names, Definitions and Value sets, and Business Rules
across redundant data stores. This requires participation from all Information
Stakeholders.
But the preventive maintenance (TIQM P4.2.2) in Chapter 7, “The Step-by-
Step Guide to Improving Information Process Quality,” is to improve the process
of Information Requirement Specification and Data Definition to ensure that
Information is standardized across the Enterprise for all Information Stakeholders.
Data should be named and defined with representatives of all Stakeholder areas,
with Customer-facing data having Standard Names and Definitions understand-
able by the Customers.
Preventive Actions for Disparate, Redundant Databases
Recognize and begin to manage Information as an
■n
Enterprise Resource
not a departmental or business area Resource.
Develop Information Standards and Guidelines for
■n
naming and defining
Entity Types and Attributes with Enterprise-Consensus Names, Definitions,
Valid Value Sets, and Business Rule Specification guidelines. Confirm that
the Names and Definitions are Enterprise-centric by involving Stakeholders
who require the data to confirm the appropriateness of Data Names and
Definitions.
Involve
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representative Knowledge Workers and Information Producers in
the Information Modeling and Data Definition processes.
Encourage Business ...
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