Data Integrity

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Data Integrity

• Maj Brent W. Goodrum
• MPP-50
• DSN 278-9370

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Overview

• The Nature of Data Integrity Problems
• Causes and Examples
• Problems that Bad Data Create/Worsen
• Direct Impact-clear at the local level
• Indirect Impact
• Planning errors
• Policy decisions supported by analysis of bad
  data
• What Can Be Done
• HQMC level
• Using Unit level

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Nature of the Problem

• A Soldiers Load The Mobility of a Nation
• Our Administrators are heading into battle with a
  pack that is overloaded with outdated and useless
  data
• Focus of Main Effort for DataMIA?
• When everything is a priority, nothing is a
  priority
• Organization-wide Failure to Recognize the
  Importance of Accurate and Complete Manpower Data
• The attitude that If its not related to pay
  promotion it doesnt matter
• The Administrators ability to support the
  Commanders most important resource, Personnel,
  is degraded when he does not have useful and
  timely data

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CAUSES
Plenty of Blame to go Around
SYSTEM ERRORS
HQMC POLICY
BAD DATA
BAD SOURCE DOCUMENTS
UNIT LEVEL
INDIVIDUAL APATHY
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Examples

• PEBD/DEAF
• SOE
• AFADBD
• PRIMARY MOS ASSIGNMENT DATE
• ASVAB Scores
• Education Level

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Problems that Bad Data Create/Worsen

• Direct Impact
• Pay and Promotion Issues
• Obvious
• Quickly Corrected
• Indirect Impact
• Planning Errors
• More Difficult for Non-HQMC Users to See
• FTAP
• Accession/Separation Accounting for End-Strength
• Promotion Planning
• Policy Decisions
• Most Difficult for All to SeeBUT PROBABLY THE
  MOST DANGEROUS
• Attrition Analysis
• T2P2 Analysis
• Accession Policy Analysis

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What Can Be Done?

• Lighten the Load
• Eliminate redundant and irrelevant data fields
• Minimize Growth
• Every new policy/initiative does not warrant
  additional data management responsibilities for
  our already overburdened Administrators
• Automate/Simplify/Unify Where Possible
• Reduce manual intervention

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What Can Be Donecont.

• Provide Focus for Data Integrity Management
• Identify key fields
• Get all players onboard MI, MP, Operating Forces
• Systematic Process for Error Management
• Regular examination of key data
• Provide feedback loop
• Utilize ODSE and Cognos to provide consistent
  tools for examination

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What Can Be Done Cont.

• Correct/Update the Current Errors and Holes in
  Manpower Data
• HQMC fixes
• SCRs
• Batch Updates
• Tiger Teams
• However
• We must recognize that local administrators
  individual Marines are the only real solutions to
  most data integrity problems