Business Results Plot.
Scientific methods that are Navesink Innovations:
  • Benchmark where bad data harms results
  • Develop a tailored roadmap to improve
  • First Time, On-Time performance metrics and analysis
  • Eliminate root causes of bad data
  • Certification of processes or suppliers
  • Build the business case and needed support
  • Qualification of prospective vendors
  • Realize 10-fold improvement in quality
"Poor quality data costs the typical organization 20% of revenue… if we can free up that 20%, we can create an economic boom that will make the 1990s look like a depression!"
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Data Quality in the News.

25 Million Records Lost

The UK's "worst ever" security breach puts millions at risk because something was lost in the mail.

How did 25 million records get 'lost in the post'?

Andy McCue. Silicon.com November 21, 2007.

The 10 Habits of Data-Savvy Managers

Poor data quality plagues all institutions. Baseline magazine asks Tom Redman what can be done to alleviate the problem.

The 10 Habits of Data-Savvy Managers

John McCormick. Baseline. September 26, 2007.

Small Investors Feel Duped

Problems on Wall Street leave investors fed up.

Main Street Is Fed Up

Steve Hamm. BusinessWeek. September 3, 2007.

DATA QUALITY IN THE NEWS: KAISER PERMANENTE FOULS UP PATIENTS WAIT TIME ON THE ORGAN DONOR

Kaiser's lack of effective planning placed their patients at risk for disruption in care and potentially life-threatening delays in care.

"We Really Did Screw Up"

Nash and Gage. Baseline. May 2007.

DATA QUALITY IN THE NEWS: WILL YOUR VOTE BE COUNTED?

Over the last six years, the Defense Department has spent more than $30 million trying to find an efficient way for American soldiers and civilians living abroad to vote in elections back home.

But with the presidential primaries approaching, the Pentagon's system, which is Web-based, remains slow, confusing and plagued with security and privacy problems.

"Casting Ballot From Abroad Is No Sure Bet

Urbina. New York Times. June 13, 2007.

Tom Redman to speak at FIMA 2008 and Data Quality Asia Pacific 2008 Conferences

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