Be prepared!
Data preparation covers a wide range of tasks which should precede processing and analysis. The aim of data preparation is to ensure that any tasks regarding the quality, availability, accessibility, usability, accuracy, validity, format, integrity & value of relevant, critical data (and its metadata) is conducted prior to data processing, and meets business needs. Downstream data issues attract cost, waste effort and can cripple a business.
Data preparation that enables an organisation to answer the 'what, when, when by, where, where from, where to, why, who, who by, who for, how, how long for' questions about data. As Benjamin Franklin said: "by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail!"
Data sitrep
Use our data sitrep to assess your data domain against stated business’ objectives, identify areas of potential risk & reward and mitigate the impact of nasty surprises.
The value of a data sitrep
Data discovery
Discovering data sounds routine but organisations are unaware of and do not 'understand' approximately 80% of their data . How much of your data swamp do you actually use, need or understand? Is it time to 'discover' your data?
The risks of undiscovered data
Data quality
Duplicate or incomplete entries; poor or missing metadata; and parsing inconsistencies are common symptoms of data quality issues. What is the opportunity cost of their adverse impact on the business and its systems?
Why data quality matters to the business
Data transformation
Transformative processes such as converting, harmonising, aggregating, integrating or synchronising data; or dataset harmonisation should precede data processing for optimal performance. Is your data processing optimised?
Optimise data processing
Data validation
Is your decision-making supported by reliable, valid, trusted and available data within the required timeframe. If your data, its availability and timeframe are not validated, how confident is your decision-making?