Chapter 3

Assessing Conditions, Controls and Capabilities

Abstract

This chapter takes readers through the process of assessing their company's data needs. It describes assessment as the first step in data management and introduces the 3Cs of data assessment: conditions, controls, and capabilities. Because of the varied needs each company has for data management, the chapter details various methods for data assessment. The chapter then stresses the importance of using the resulting information to form a coherent image of the data needs. This final image includes understanding the capability level of the data stewards, the needs of the data and the effect that data can ultimately have on the company. Finally, the chapter stresses the importance of ...

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