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AUGMENTED DATA QUALITY: AN AI-FUELED APPROACH FOR YOUR DATA ZEN MOMENT

    Data’s effectiveness hinges on its quality and here’s where Augmented Data Quality (ADQ) steps in, revolutionizing how we ensure our information assets are accurate, reliable, and ready to use.

    Traditional Data Quality: A Manual Marathon

    For years, data quality relied on automated but nevertheless manual processes. Data stewards meticulously combed through datasets, identifying and correcting errors like inconsistencies, missing values, and formatting issues. This painstaking approach, while crucial, becomes increasingly inefficient as data volumes explode.

    Augmented Data Quality: AI-Powered Efficiency

    Augmented Data Quality tackles this challenge head-on by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). These powerful tools automate data quality tasks, freeing up human experts for more strategic endeavors.

    Here’s how ADQ makes a difference:

    • Automated anomaly detection: AI algorithms can scan huge datasets, pinpointing anomalies and potential errors that might escape manual analysis.
    • Intelligent data cleansing: ADQ can suggest corrections for identified issues, streamlining the cleaning process. Machine learning even allows the system to “learn” from past corrections, continuously improving its accuracy.
    • Proactive monitoring: ADQ can be configured for real-time monitoring, enabling early detection and rectification of data quality issues before they impact downstream processes.

    Benefits Beyond Efficiency

    The advantages of ADQ extend far beyond simply saving time and resources. Here’s what organizations can expect:

    • Enhanced data trust: ADQ fosters a culture of data trust within an organization. With a high degree of confidence in data quality, employees across departments can make informed decisions based on reliable information.
    • Improved decision-making: Clean, accurate data leads to better insights. ADQ empowers businesses to leverage data for strategic planning, risk management, and optimized operations.
    • Reduced costs: Data quality issues can lead to costly rework and missed opportunities. ADQ proactively addresses these challenges, minimizing associated costs.

    Conclusion

    ADQ represents a significant step forward in data management. By harnessing the power of AI and automation, organizations can unlock the full potential of their data assets. As data continues to be the cornerstone of success, ADQ will be a critical differentiator for businesses that prioritize reliable information and data-driven decision making.



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    CHANGE & DATA GOVERNANCE – TAKE A LEAP FORWARD

    A successful data governance initiative is based on properly managing the People, Process, Data & Technology square. The most important element of these four is undoubtedly People. The reason for that is that at the end it boils down to people in your organization to act in a new business environment. This always implies change so make sure that you have an enabling framework for managing also the people side of change. Prepare, support and equip individuals at different levels in your organization to drive change and data governance success.

    Change & the critical ingredient for data governance success.


    Change is crucial in the success or failure of a data governance initiative for two reasons:

    1First of all you should realize that with data governance you are going to tilt an organization. What we mean by this is that the situation before data governance is usually a silo-oriented organization. Individual employees, teams, departments, etc are the exclusive owner of their systems and associated data. With the implementation of data governance you will tilt that typical vertical data approach and align data flows with business processes that also run horizontally through an entire organization. This means that you need to help the organization to arrive at an environment where the data sharing & collaboration concept  is the new normal.

    2The second important reason is the so-called data governance heartbeat. What we see in many organizations is that there is a lot of enthusiasm at the start of a program. However, without the necessary framework, read also a change management plan, you run the fundamental risk that such an initiative will eventually die a silent death. People lose interest, no longer feel involved, no longer see the point of it. From that perspective, it is necessary to create a framework that keeps data governance’s heart beating.

    How to approach change?


    Change goes beyond training & communication. To facilitate the necessary changes, ChangeLab and Datalumen designed the ADKAR-based LEAP approach. LEAP is an acronym that stands for Learn, Envision, Apply & Poll. Each of these important steps help realize successful and lasting change.


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