Take Stock of Existing Data Inventory Tool

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Before you get your data under control, you must first clearly understand where your company's vital information lives and how it currently is managed. This Excel-based tool will help you evaluate your data inventory and give you recommendations on how to improve it.


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From Info-Tech Research Group | Jun 16, 2011

One of the first steps in moving from a chaotic to controlled data architecture is determining current:
 
  • Integrations
  • Skills
  • Toolsets
  • Project preparation tools
Use this Excel-based tool to take stock of the existing data inventory. After you rate your organization's capacities on a scale of 1-5, the tool will present you with recommendations and an urgency rating, as you see in the image here.The tool surveys your organization in the four key areas listed above.
 
Included in this zip file are:
  • Take_Stock_of_Existing_Inventory.xls
  • Intro Doc.pdf
  • Terms and Conditions.pdf
 
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