Specialists in Information Quality and Data Governance
The Executive Outlook interviewed Danette McGilvray on the importance of treating data as a business asset. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6EnrI9neXlVtGLw06154IQ
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Curious what other people say about Danette's Ten Steps approach?
Read this review from David Finlay about how he has implemented and learned from the Ten Steps: What I learned from 'Executing Data Quality Projects'
UPCOMING PUBLIC EVENTS! Click HERE for all event details.
October 28, 2025: The Future of AI-Driven Personalization with Data (in person, Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Moderator.
- Hosted by Put Data First Conference.
October 28, 2025: AI and Data Regulation: Preparing for the Future (in person, Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Roundtable Speaker.
- Hosted by Put Data First Conference.
October 29, 2025: Data Integrity Before Data Intelligence: Why Secure Foundations Matter for AI (in person, Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Roundtable Speaker.
- Hosted by Put Data First Conference.
October 29, 2025; AI for Data-Driven Decision Making (in person, Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Roundtable Speaker.
- Hosted by Put Data First Conference.
November 6, 2025: Ten Steps to Quality Data - An Introduction (in person, Phoenix, AZ)
- Hosted by DAMA Phoenix
February 20, 2026: Topic To Be Announced (livestream, Eastern timezone)
- Hosted by DAMA NY
Do you need to solve these types of issues related to information quality and data governance?
- A customer does not receive an order because of incorrect shipping data
- Products are sold below cost due to wrong discount rates
- A manufacturing line is stopped because parts were not ordered due to inaccurate inventory information
- Your organization has struggled to cope with regulatory demands
- Changes to product line data by one department impacted sales force compensation in another area of the company
- Product release was delayed because of poor master data and the inability to find the people with the knowledge to correct the problem
Through world-class consulting and training we provide a range of information quality and data governance services including:
- Executive awareness
- Training and workshops
Here are some of the ways Granite Falls can help you achieve data quality and data governance success in your organization:
- Consulting: Expert and proven, helping you deliver your initiative on-time
- Training: Onsite and conference, accessible and affordable data quality training
Check out Danette’s 3-Module Data Quality online course at Dataversity!




