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Data Hygiene Strategies. Patrick Saeva Director of Technical Strategy Rochester Institute of Technology. Agenda Guiding Principles Data Sources Goals and Metrics Vendor Management Tips and Tricks. Guiding Principles Develop a “Data Integrity Strategy”
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Data Hygiene Strategies Patrick Saeva Director of Technical Strategy Rochester Institute of Technology
Agenda • Guiding Principles • Data Sources • Goals and Metrics • Vendor Management • Tips and Tricks
Guiding Principles • Develop a “Data Integrity Strategy” • Goals, Timeline, Vendors, Resources • Metrics Driven – “You can’t manage what you don’t measure” • Data received, turnaround, baselines, returns, etc. • Self-reported data trumps all
Data Sources • Share best practices and challenges with internal partners • Multiple sources on a college campus (Registrar, IT, Departments, Student Affairs, etc.) • Work with partners to change their upstream practices • Share your successes with your partners
Goals and Metrics • Set SMART goals (individually and team based) • Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely • Raise the bar annually • Find new challenges • Measure inputs and outputs • Develop shared ownership
Vendor Management • Use a multi-vendor approach • Find a vendor’s point of differentiation • Corporate Data, Email, Phone, Address, Matching Gift, Marriages, Deaths, etc. • Assess vendors qualitatively and quantitatively • Send test files to measure results
Tips and Tricks • Keep data cleansing exciting • Remind team of their value to the greater good • Educate “front line” staff and leadership on benefits • Proper justification can lead to resource allocation • Deploy a variety of tools • Batch, Point of Entry, Lookups, etc.
Questions? Patrick Saeva Director of Technical Strategy Rochester Institute of Technology pjsdar@rit.edu 585-475-5025