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It amazes me -- but probably shouldn't -- how many organizations accept the data they depend on every day at face value, and yet do not understand how it comes together. They seek to be "data-driven" yet they are not willing to invest in understanding how data drives the organization, how it could be dramatically improved, and then they wonder why they are missing that performance edge that smart executives seek.
Enterprise performance depends on having certainty about the derivation of the entire data chain. If you drive a car, you don't worry about how the car works, but you do develop some degree of trust in the quality of engineering that put the car together. Auto engineering has over time much smarter about the entire process, from design through delivery, and engineers have built quailty in to their products in part through ensuring all components work well together.