Gregory Maciag: Standards: No Excuses

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Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Standards: No Excuses

Feel the pain of this fire service chief: “We don't have any data standards […] We waste money collecting data, we waste money copying it – probably at least twice or three times – and then inaccurately.”

There's really no excuse, is there? Every branch of human activity generates, consumes, and acts on data. You've got to join that data up. You could say: Get it together. ZDNET

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My latest book presents the challenges members face when adopting industry standards as well as the opportunities that come as a result. It features my discussions with many people over many years and follows the foundation I set in my first book "The Business Information Revolution".

Industry standards are never adopted in a vacuum. They become part and parcel of all the trials and tribulations managers face in their day to day work. ACORD Standards are always part of a larger software development project that brings along people, priorities and politics. Adopting industry standards isn't simple, but the benefits far outweigh the problems of building and maintaining proprietary alternatives.

I trust that you will appreciate my frankness, identify with some of the challenges and learn from what others have done to pave the way.

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