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DESCRIPTION:Click for Latest Location Information: http://edw2010.wilshireconferences.com/sessionPop.cfm?confid=38&proposalid=2315\nIn this economic climate, organizations can no longer afford to shoulder the burden of the chaotic state of poor quality unmanaged data. A tremendous amount of resources are wasted chasing the data problems, but the even greater costs result from the unknown, inaccurate data that is used to make critical business decisions. As the data chaos grows, it?s obvious that the traditional approach to data and its management is just not working. A change is needed. As Albert Einstein said, ?We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." A systems approach to data and its management is the change needed to get the data right and effectively manage data as a business asset, breaking the dysfunctional cycle of data chaos. Adopting a systems approach will give organizations a strategic advantage and help ensure their survival in the uncertainties of tomorrow?s challenges.<ul>\n<li>The Data Challenges ? The first step toward solving any problem is to understand the problem</li>\n<li>A new look at Data - Understanding data outside computer technology as a representation of the business organization, then used to operate, record, report, and predict the business.</li>\n<li>A systems approach to data and its data management - Uses systems thinking to understand holistically, as it represents the business, and then track how each data usage fits back into the whole, giving one consistent picture.</li></ul>
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SUMMARY:A Systems Approach to Data and its Management
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