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Welcome to the Atre IQM Self Assessment! Please answer each question with only one choice below: 0- n/a, Don't Know; 1- No, Poor; 2- Partial; 3- Some, Moderate; 4- Very Good; 5- Yes, Excellent Question 1 is required so you can receive a copy of our multi client study. Questions 2-14 (in blue) are aimed at the business perspective; Questions 15-30 (in green) are aimed at the IT perspective. At the end of each section, there is also a question for overall comments to clarify your responses and/or provide feedback about the survey. Note: Your name and company will be kept confidential !

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Business Perspective Questions Follow

* Is your business data always accurate and reliable?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Is there a consistent source of record for all business data (i.e., you know the source system)?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Are all business data meanings clearly and consistently defined across all business units and functions?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Is there a clear data governance process in place, and is it followed?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Do you have standard dashboards for analyzing business metrics?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Are Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the business well defined and agreed to?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Do KPI’s include all balanced scorecard dimensions (Financial, Customer, Learning/Growth, Business Process)?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Do you have reporting and analytical tools for manipulating data that business users can use without IT support ?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Are you satisfied with the reporting and analytical tools?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Do reports, queries, and analyses meet your business needs?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Is Data Mining used effectively in your organization?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Do you know who your best and worst customers are, and why?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

14	Comments for Business Answers:

IT Perspective Questions Follow

* Is there a standard Data Warehousing platform?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Is there an Enterprise Data Model that is used to assist manages data meanings and business rules?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Is there an integrated, enterprise Operational Data Store (ODS)?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Are most people in your organization using a data warehouse for their reporting needs?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Do you regularly retire reports that are never or rarely used? (If you still generate many unused reports, rate this low).

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Does the data architecture address Data Warehousing, BI, and MDM?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Is there a standard BI/OLAP toolset?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Are data easily integrated across applications?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Do Key Performance Indicators drive the dashboards?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Have you adapted your systems development life cycle (SDLC) methodology to support BI applications?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Does your company apply adequate resources to Master Data Management?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Is there a standard ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) toolset that is effectively used?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Is there an enterprise-wide Master Data Management process and/or initiative?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Do you have a Data Mgmt/Admin/Architect function that is adequately staffed?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

* Is there a business continuity plan for data?

n/a, Don't Know	No, Poor	Partial	Some, Moderate	Very Good	Yes, Excellent
0	1	2	3	4	5

30	Comments for IT Answers: