Dear Information Professional,

A Time of Giving – A Time for Information Stewardship
In this issue, my article discusses information stewardship and its ramifications for information quality. If everyone in the organization accepts accountability for his/her role in information – whether planning, designing, creating or updating – and use of information "for the well-being of the larger organization," it will be a happy season indeed.

Medication Errors Threaten Life:
How to Solve Them
Doug Johnson, Head of Information Services and Enterprise Data Warehouse at Presbyterian Healthcare, describes the high cost of medical errors in the nation's healthcare system. Doug rightfully says, "…poor information quality creeps into our decision-making capabilities like a thief in the night." We cannot solve this by automating medical records alone. Read what is required.

IAIDQ IQ Conference a Success!
NEXT YEAR: September 24-27, 2007, in Las Vegas
IAIDQ's Information Quality Conference co-organized with Wilshire Conferences in San Francisco in October was a huge success based on attendee feedback. Make plans to attend the 2007 event in Las Vegas, September 24-27, 2007. This is the continuation of the IQ Conference started ten years ago.

TIQM Certification Mastery Training
Has Gone Full Cycle
Several Certification Candidates have completed all their training requirements to become certified in TIQM, the most comprehensive IQ method anywhere. Several of the students have started their practicum work, conducting TIQM assessments, cost analyses and process improvements.

Several Europeans have expressed interest in TIQM Certification with courses offering TIQM Certification training held closer to home. If you are interested in becoming certified in TIQM or in having in-depth training on the various processes of Information Quality in Europe, please let me know. Thanks

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To a High IQ!

Information Stewardship: Giving IQ – and Happiness!
by Larry English
Everyone in the organization must accept accountability for his/her role in the planning, design, creation, maintenance and use of information for the well-being of the larger organization.

The Life and Death Results of Information Quality
by Doug Johnson
Poor information and the inability to make medical decisions with correct, complete and timely information may kill more people than any single disease in the United States.

LIVE WEBCAST: November 15, 2006 @ 1:00PM (EST)
"The Role of Data Quality in an Enterprise Data Integration Architecture." Join Claudia Imhoff, President of Intelligent Solutions, for a detailed view of how the enterprise data integration architecture fits with your data quality strategy.
Click here to register.

TIQM Mastery Series (TIQM Certification)
March 12-16, Nashville, TN
This is a comprehensive training series for TIQM certification. It offers in-depth training in the processes of TIQM certification, allowing concentration in the six TIQM processes. Certification requires one introductory course and competency courses in five of the six TIQM processes.
Click here for more information!

Are you interested in the TIQM Mastery Series being taught in Europe?
IRM UK Strategic IT Training Ltd. in London is considering offering this training in London. You may take the individual seminars in the series without pursuing certification if you like. However, certification offers a higher degree of respect for your credentials. If you would be interested in seeing the seminars offered in London, please let IRM UK know directly by contacting
jeremy.hall@irmuk.co.uk.

Information Quality in Data Warehouse, CRM and Internet
21-22 March, Amsterdam, Netherlands organized by Array Publications.
Mr. English describes how to assess and control information quality in the warehouse, customer databases, and at the data sources, both within the brick and mortar walls and through e-business. You learn how to conduct an information quality assessment. You learn management techniques for improving information quality and preventing defects. Mr. English defines a process for assuring quality throughout the information value chain. He also addresses how to analyze causes of non-quality data and how to improve the processes that cause the defects. You learn both the technical and management requirements for a continuous information quality environment for success.
Click here for more information!

Information Quality Improvement seminar
26-28 March, London, England, organized by IRM UK Strategic Training Ltd.
This seminar describes the quality principles that must be applied to both business processes and information systems processes to achieve effective business performance. It outlines how to measure and improve information quality to reclaim the lost profits of poor quality information. This course provides guidelines for implementing a Total Information Quality Management (TIQM) environment to sustain an effective information quality environment for business effectiveness.
Click here for more information!

DW 2.0 Conference
November 14-16, Anaheim, CA
Join Bill Inmon and the industry’s leading experts for 3 days at the inaugural DW 2.0 Conference and discover how to take your data warehouse to a new level of analytical capability with the integration of DW 2.0 concepts, technologies and products into your IT architecture.
Click here for more information!

Bill Inmon on “The Three Stages of Business Change – and How IT Can Keep Up”
November 9 at 2:30 p.m. ET
Join Bill Inmon as he discusses the impact on business and IT of changes such as mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, new regulations and new company procedures. Bill and Kalido will showcase how to keep business and IT in sync for better corporate decisions.
Register today!

Find Your Way to Solid Ground with an Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Strategy
November 14 at 1 p.m. ET
Are you struggling to make sense of your data? Attend this Web seminar to hear Gartner's David Newman and Business Objects' Frank Dravis discuss how to develop and implement an EIM strategy that can take your business to the top.
Register today!

The Next Generation of Performance Management: The Road to becoming a Predictable Enterprise
November 15 at 2 p.m. ET
Join Craig Schiff of BPM Partners and John Hack of OutlookSoft to discover how to power the predictable enterprise through optimized reporting, improved data accuracy and consistency, and predictive analytics capabilities – leading to more informed and proactive measurement and decision-making.
Register today!

Webinar: Streamline Compliance Across a Multitude of Regulatory Mandates
November 15 at 2 p.m. ET
Many companies are struggling to comply with the broad and growing mix of regulations that govern everything from customer privacy to industrial processes. Join OpenPages for a free webinar that will outline how organizations can make compliance more efficient across multiple regulatory mandates.
Register today!

How Automation Drives IT/Business Alignment
November 30 at 2 p.m. ET
Does your company have the skills and processes in place to manage the burgeoning information glut? In this Web seminar, consultant and author Jill Dyché will discuss deploying data professionals into a company’s business and why it’s an idea whose time has come.
Register today!

Business Intelligence: Faster, Better, Affordable
Announcing SAS 9 on Solaris 10/x64!
On-Demand Web Seminar
Join us for a Web seminar to discuss how you can get more value from your information with business intelligence and analytics by taking advantage of SAS’ support of the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) and Sun x64 servers.
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