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Launching a Data Quality Program

What is it: DATAVERSITY’s recent white paper, "Launching a Data Quality Program", by Mark Horseman, outlines the critical importance of robust data quality initiatives across organizations. The paper introduces a Data Quality Program Charter Template, offering practical tools for defining program context, establishing roles and responsibilities, scoping data domains, and measuring value through KPIs and OKRs. Citing real-world impacts—including $3 trillion annual losses from poor data—the report highlights the business case for structured data quality programs to enhance decision-making, operational efficiency, and risk mitigation. The guidance is particularly relevant for industries relying on data to manage complex assets, such as commercial real estate, building operations, and AEC sectors.

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Stakeholder Audience: IT/Technology-Cybersecurity, Building Operations, Corporate-Institutional Owners, Real Estate Investors-Developers, Service Providers-Consultants, Organizational Leadership, Data Governance Professionals.

Inform or Action: Inform — Organizations should review and assess opportunities to implement or enhance data quality programs using the provided charter template.

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State of Data in Commercial Real Estate - 2025

What is it: The Building Lifecycle Management Initiative's recent report highlights significant data fragmentation within the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, emphasizing challenges such as legacy system dependence, departmental silos, and the absence of data standards. The report identifies emerging technological solutions, including AI-driven platforms and standardized data frameworks, as key to overcoming these challenges.

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Suggested Stakeholder Audience: Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC), Building Operations, Corporate-Institutional Owners, IT/Technology-Cybersecurity, Organizational Leadership, Real Estate Investors-Developers, Service Providers-Consultants, and Technology Providers-Integrators.

Inform or Action: Informational.

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