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Questioning Traditional Data Management's Commitment to Quality

Posted April 4, 2006 | Leadership |

Sadly, I believe that the data management (DM) community has fallen down when it comes to ensuring data quality within the vast majority of organizations. Yes, these people talk the talk, but they don't seem to walk it. They claim that data quality is important, and they're right about that. They also claim that they should be responsible for ensuring data quality, which also seems fair. But, as we can see by the myriad data challenges faced within most organizations, their vision begins to fail.

About The Author
Scott Ambler
Scott W. Ambler is a Cutter Expert. He is the cocreator of the Disciplined Agile (DA) framework and thought leader behind the Agile Modeling and Agile Data methods, working with clients around the world to improve the way they develop software. Mr. Ambler is coauthor of several software development books, including An Executive’s Guide to Disciplined Agile, Disciplined Agile Delivery, Agile Modeling, The Elements of UML 2.0 Style, Agile Database… Read More
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