Copyright 2016 Scott Ambler + Associates 2016 Data Quality Survey Results Scott W. Ambler

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Copyright 2016 Scott Ambler + Associates About the Survey Ran during June 2016 under the title “2016 Data Quality Survey” Survey link included in: – pagewww.ambysoft.com/surveys/ –Posting to TDWI, IASA, and Disciplined Agile discussion groups on LinkedIn –Twitter postings Data, summary, and slides downloadable from respondents Many questions included an “I don’t know” or N/A option. When processing the data from those questions, we have excluded those answers from the analysis.

Is Data Considered to be a Corporate Asset? Copyright 2016 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: 2016 Data Quality Survey

Current State: Data Quality 92% of respondents indicated that their organization had data quality problems Their strategy to fix the problems: Source: SA+A 2016 Data Quality Survey © Disciplined Agile Consortium 5

Interesting Findings 24% of developers get training in data skills 34% of data professionals get training in development skills Of the organizations without automated database testing, only 28% have thought about doing so Copyright 2016 Scott Ambler + Associates

52% of Application Development Teams Choose to Avoid Their Organization’s Data Group. Reasons Why: Copyright 2016 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: 2016 Data Quality Survey

Approaches to Database Testing Copyright 2016 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: 2016 Data Quality Survey

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About SA+A Scott Ambler + Associates (SAA) is a IT management consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations adopt disciplined agile strategies, particularly at scale. We offer training, coaching, and transformation services. Our website is ScottAmbler.com. We can help.ScottAmbler.com Copyright 2016 Scott Ambler + Associates