Practical Data Quality Techniques - by Dan Myers

About the Book

Transform your data and set your business up for success with this guide to identifying, managing and solving your data quality problems.

Book Synopsis

Equip yourself with proven techniques to turn poor-quality data from a costly liability into a measurable advantage.

Practical Data Quality Techniques is a hands-on guide for mid-career data professionals who need to transform inconsistent and disorganized data into a reliable, strategic asset. Designed around the Conformed Dimensions of Data Quality framework, this book shows how to define and measure data quality and communicate expectations in ways that drive real business impact.

With clear definitions, industry examples and actionable tools, you'll learn how to:

- Improve data consistency and accuracy
- Uncover hidden data quality issues
- Apply data governance principles to data quality projects
- Anticipate the role of AI in shaping the future of data quality

Packed with real-world examples from IT, insurance and healthcare, Practical Data Quality Techniques gives you the frameworks and tools to improve your data so that it supports growth, compliance and smarter decision making.

Themes: data quality management, data governance, data consistency, AI in data, data profiling, data strategy, data management techniques

About the Author

Dan Myers is an experienced data management leader and the Principal of DQMatters. His work focusses on helping large enterprises develop successful data quality initiatives and he has worked with many organizations including Farmers Insurance, Apple and Rio Tinto. In 2016, he released his data quality framework called the Conformed Dimensions of Data Quality which has been adopted by numerous organizations. He is the former president of the International Association for Information and Data Quality and is based in San Jose, CA.