The Value of Cleaning Your Data

Episode notes

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 - The Classification Guru Ltd . - Between the Spreadsheets: Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data - Fixing Dirty Data - This episode is