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NOTE: This seminar co ntinues to Friday morning.

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Most companies and government agencies a ddress data quality reactively after errors are made, and as a direct resul t, suffer from bad data. To date, it has taken a special person to challeng e the status quo within his or her work team and address data quality by &l dquo;getting in front” of the issues, making a huge improvement, and, in effect, showing the rest of the company what is possible. I call this p erson the “data provocateur.” I recently introduced the term pu blicly (see for example, “Data quality should be everyone’s res ponsibility.” in HBR), and many people have asked, “How can I b ecome a data provocateur?” This mini-boot camp provides the answer. I t aims to provide you with the skinniest possible set of materials needed t o become an effective data provocateur and to empower and embolden you to m ove forward. An exemplary provocateur would be Bob Pautke at AT&T. I&rs quo;ll go into detail about Bob’s thinking, his first steps, how AT&a mp;T built on his efforts, and the results he and AT&T obtained. < /p>\n

 
\n\n What is a “data provocateur"?\n Why do data quality problems arise? (Answer: The rising middle manager)\n The hidden data factory\n Provocateur defined, with a special emphasis on soft skills\n Discussion: Can you fill the role?\n\n

A four-step process for becoming a provocateur:

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    \n  Answer “Do I (we) have a data quality problem?”\n \n The Friday Afternoon Measurement\n Other impacts of bad data\n Answering the question\n \n \n Clarify, document, and communicate customer needs. Step a: Name the most im portant customers (including required documentation)\n \n Learn how they use the data (including required documentation); Conduct a c ustomer needs workshop\n Determine required features and quality requirements (including required do cumentation)\n Prepare a customer requirements document discussion: Put yourself in the cu stomer role. What would it take to complete such an analysis for yourself a nd your work team and communicate your requirements to a data creator?  ;\n \n \n Make improvements to close the gaps. Quality improvement and the scientific method-the quality improvement cycle discussion: Can you do this work?\n Summarize the results. What success looks like presenting results, building support to “Get to the next level” discussion: Any questions a bout what is required? Wrap up and next steps - a promise to yourself: Make a list of the steps you propose to take in the next ten, 30 and 60 days.\n
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