There are bigger issues for Fortune 500 companies to be concerned about than trying to rank themselves higher than Walmart, who has held the top position on the annual list for the last 2 years. Theres an ever growing concern about the quality of ones data, whether it deals with inventory, catalogs or standard forms. More and more companies are beginning to realize they can cut costs and save time by having quality data, which is why ECCMA chose to host a 2 day summit about data quality solutions and the benefits to using ISO 8000.
ECCMA, the project leader for ISO 8000, is holding its 12th Annual Data Quality Solutions Summit at the Chateau Resort and Conference Center in Tannersville, Pennsylvania (also known as the Poconos) from October 25th through the 27th. The summit is focused on the practical implementation of ISO 8000 to improve the quality of data. Seasoned experts and newcomers from across all industries will meet at the summit to share challenges and opportunities in managing data quality.
The new standard, ISO 8000; defines the characteristics of quality as they are applied to data and identifies how the quality of data can be objectively measured. Unlike many published books on data quality, the standard represents the consensus of international experts who have been in this field for 20+ years.
By adopting this standard, Fortune 500 companies can reduce the amount of time locating an item, staffing individuals who spend countless hours figuring out why there are 5,000 Wind Turbines instead of 5,000 Steam Turbines in their inventory and now need to get that order out for more steam turbines and figure out what theyre going to do with all those wind turbines. The definition of quality in ISO 9000 is meets stated requirements therefore you can only make a claim to quality data if you can compare the data to a data requirement. Stating a data requirement is not complicated, every printed or electronic form is a statement of a requirement for data. Responding to requests for data happens on a daily basis, the problem with the quality of the data often starts with the clarity of the request for data.
Commenting on the need to be able to state a data requirement, Mr. Peter R. Benson the executive director of ECCMA stated: ISO 8000 highlights the fact that data quality is not a technical issue but a practical business concern, if the data does not meet the business requirement then it is not quality data. Making all forms and all requests for data ISO 8000 compliant is the first step towards achieving quality data.
At this summit, topics presented will be on the latest data quality solutions including a demonstration of an easy to use data quality dashboard that allows users to see how ISO 8000 data quality is measured and how to easily identify problem areas. Other topics of interest discussed will be practical insights into data governance, resolving the related issues of data portability and long term data retention. Attendees come from varies industries such as health care, finance, insurance, defense contracting, as well as, manufacturing and processing.Specific questions or concerns will be addressed during round table discussions.
Commenting on the summit, Dr. Salomon de Jager the CEO of PiLog
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