Data Quality - Data KPIs

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Data KPIs

The achievement of a company's objectives and its ability to meet challenges are intimately linked to the quality of the data collected, stored and processed. The better the quality of this data, the more the company will optimize its time and make strategic decisions that are both reliable and, above all, profitable.

Companies that have realized the importance of data quality and implemented continuous improvement processes are seeing revenue growth of 15-20% thanks to "intelligent" decision-making. Conversely, it has been estimated that in 2016, US companies lost more than $3 billion as a result of decisions based on poor-quality data.

Improvement processes must integrate data quality monitoring, optimization solutions for incoming data (collection format, standardization, integrity, security, etc.) and specific processing in line with internal uses.
To assess the level of data quality, companies base themselves on seven characteristics.

1 - Consistency
Data is recorded in the same way, regardless of the collection point and destination table.
Two separate processes of the same data produce the same result, so the data must match or at least be aligned.

Tracking indicators: data range, variance, standard deviation calculation
2 - Precision
The precision of data is determined by its accuracy.
The accuracy rate evaluates the measured value and the exact value of the data. The data must be free of errors, obsolete or duplicates.

Tracking indicator: error rate calculation
3 - Completion
A high-quality data set is made up of complete datasets with sufficient usable information. High-quality data has a positive impact on the decision-making process.

Tracking indicator: calculation of the percentage of data containing all necessary information
4 - Auditable
All data is stored and freely accessible.
All processing actions and modifications to this data are recorded and logged. At the very least, during an audit, information on what has been done, what action has been taken and the date can be exported.

Monitoring indicator: Rate of altered data, Rate of data not found
5 - Validity
Recording data in the same format, depending on the point of collection, to facilitate subsequent use of the data.
Unique formatting rules must be established to ensure a high validity rate.

Tracking indicator: Percentage of data where all values are in the required format
6 - Uniqueness
Data is recorded only once in a single location.
Duplicate entries are to be avoided, as they can lead to errors. Tracking this indicator helps to identify and avoid double data entry.

Monitoring indicator: Number or percentage of repeated values
7 - Obsolescence
The interval between data collection and the expected analyses meets the company's needs.
Data is retrieved at the right time for the intended use. Enables effective monitoring of changes.

Monitoring indicator: temporal variance
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It's important to understand that maintaining and improving the quality of your data is an ongoing process within your company. The implementation of Data Quality Management solutions necessarily has an upward impact on this level of quality throughout the data lifecycle. It's important to choose the right DQM solutions for your needs and expected quality objectives.

In addition to these key data quality evaluation features, Data Enso has introduced other indicators that provide additional insight into the use of our DQM solutions and the availability of our services.

When we set up our partnership, all these activity monitoring criteria are accessible in your My Data Enso space: