AN ENTERPRISE-WIDE VIEW OF DATA

In order to improve the quality of information across an organisation, we must first understand the data that provides that information and the problems that are associated with that data. We must also look at business information needs and move the organisation to a position where the required data is made available to support the current information needs in a cost-effective manner whilst providing the flexibility to cope with future needs in a reasonable time scale. We need to consider the information needs of the whole organisation and then manage the data in such a way that it supports the organisation’s total information needs.

In order to manage the organisation’s data resources effectively we must first ...

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