Midterm Prep Flashcards
What is the purpose of information quality?
- Maximizing the value and minimizing the risk of an organization’s information assets
- Assuring the information products produced by the organization create value for the people and systems who use them
VALUE + RISK + ASSURANCE
What is IQ Principle #1
Data is a resource from which individuals and
organizations can produce information products for the purpose of creating value
information products + VALUE
Data and information should be controlled as an
organizational asset!
IQ Principle #2
What is value?
VALUE = BENEFITS - INVESTMENT
What are the three ways value be measured?
- Monetary
- human (quality of life)
- mission accomplished
Information can only produce value when it is used for some purpose!
IQ Principle #3
Information should be managed as a product: the product of an information system, not a by-product!
IQ Principle #4
How do you describe successful product management?
- Understand information consumer needs
- Manage information as the product of a well-defined production process
- Manage the life cycle of the information product
- Appoint an information product manager
Information Quality and Data Quality are related but are different in their focus
IQ Principle #5
To what is Information Quality applicable?
information products, including their governance and use
How is Data Quality measured?
– measured in percentage: degree to which data requirements are met
What is the difference between Information Quality and Data Quality?
DQ - Inward focus, about the condition of the data; conformance to requirements. measured in metrics
IQ- Outward focus. value and meeting consumer expectations. measured in outcomes.
What is the engineering dilemma?
Are you building the thing right? or Are you
building the right thing?
Information Quality is contextual, not absolute
IQ Principle #6
When does data quality change?
DQ changes when either data or the data requirements change
When do the requirements for data quality change?
Changes in the use of information products can change the data requirements
Data have many intrinsic characteristics or dimensions that can be used to express data requirements
IQ Principle #7
What are the four categories of dimensions of quality according to the Wang-Strong framework?
- Intrinsic
- Contextual
- Representational
- Accessibility
The ________ dimensions of quality according to the Wang-Strong framework are:
- Accuracy
- Believability
- Objectivity
- Reputation
Intrinsic
The ____________ dimensions of quality according to the Wang-Strong framework are:
- Value-added
- Relevancy
- Timeliness
- Completeness
- Amount of data
CONTEXTUAL
The _________ dimensions of quality according to the Wang-Strong framework?
- Interpretability
- Ease of Understanding
- Representational consistency
- Conciseness of representation
- Manipulability
REPRESENTATIONAL
What are the accessibility dimensions of quality according to the Wang-Strong framework?
- Access
- Security
What are the six domains of IQ Knowledge & Practice?
– IQ value & business impact – IQ strategy & governance – IQ environment & culture – IQ measurement & improvement – Sustaining IQ – Information architecture quality
Which of the six domains of IQ Knowledge & Practice have to do with data quality?
– Information quality measurement & improvement
– Sustaining information quality
– Information architecture quality
What are the two ways to relate information to value?
Business Problems and Data Problems
What is return on investment (ROI)?
ROI is the net gain calculated as a percentage
of the amount invested.
How do you calculate ROI?
ROI = 100*(Net Gain) / (Cost of investment)
What is the basic assumption of net present value (NPV)?
Money should constantly be growing in value – annual discount rate X%
– Un-invested money loses value
– Future dollars are worth less today
In order to align IQ with business goals in a business case a business case must make a clear connection between _____________ and ______________.
- Information quality improvement
* Achieving business goals and objectives
What are the stages of the Information Lifecycle?
POSMAD
• Plan for information
• Obtain the information
• Store and Share the information
• Maintain and manage information
• Apply the information to accomplish your goals
• Dispose of the information it is no longer needed
Is the information lifecycle a linear process?
No
What are the activities within the PLAN stage of the information lifecycle?
– Identify objectives – plan information architecture, – develop standards and definitions. – Understand limitations and restrictions on the use of the data (regulatory, privacy)
What are the activities within the OBTAIN stage of the information lifecycle?
– Create or compile records
– Purchase/rent data
– Load external files
– Extraction and capture of unstructured information