On this week’s episode, host Seth Colaner welcomes Susan Walsh, Founder and Managing Director of The Classification Guru Ltd. Susan delves deep into the world of data quality, the vast challenges within dirty data and the compelling need for experienced human insight.

Key Takeaways:

(02:29) Data quality is not prioritized until problems arise. Preventative data cleaning is undervalued.

(04:25) Clean data helps procurement analyze supplier spend and risk.

(08:45) AI tools still require extensive human checking of data.

(10:34) Start by identifying the client’s problems and end goals for the data.

(13:27] Decision-makers who don’t do the work may not see the value of data projects.

(15:03) Failed data project pitches waste time better spent working on the business.

(21:12) Managing people has proven to be the biggest stress to business.

Resources Mentioned:

Susan Walsh - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanewalsh/?originalSubdomain=uk

The Classification Guru Ltd. - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theclassificationguru/

Between the Spreadsheets: Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data - https://www.amazon.com/Between-Spreadsheets-Classifying-Fixing-Dirty/dp/1783305037

Fixing Dirty Data - https://www.theclassificationguru.com/tcgtraininghub/

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