An internationally respected expert, Danette McGilvray guides leaders and staff as they increase business value through data quality and governance. This approach benefits business initiatives so high-quality data will support whatever is most important to an organization, protect its data assets, and help manage risk. Granite Falls helps connect business strategy with practical steps for addressing specific data quality/governance issues, implementing programs, and improving operational processes
As president and principal of Granite Falls Consulting, Inc., Danette is committed to the appropriate and effective use of technology and also to addressing the human aspect of data management through communication and change management.
Danette is the author of Executing Data Quality Projects: Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information™, 2nd Ed. (Elsevier/Academic Press, 2021), which shares a proven method used successfully by multiple industries in many countries. The Chinese translation of the first (2008) edition was said to be the very first full book on the subject of data quality ever available in Chinese. Her book is often described as a “classic” or noted as one of the “top ten” data management books in social media conversations. The 2nd edition is also available in Chinese and the Japanese translation will be available by the end of 2024.
Danette is a co-author of “The Leader’s Data Manifesto,” a document used to raise awareness about treating data as a business asset. She has overseen its translation into 24 languages.
See www.gfalls.com. Contact her at danette@gfalls.com. Connect with her on Linkedin.com/in/danette-mcgilvray
Executing Data Quality Projects, Second Edition presents a structured yet flexible approach for creating, improving, sustaining and managing the quality of data and information within
