MIS 3305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Data Element, Uptodate, Data Governance

• School: Baylor University
• Department: Management Information Systems
• Course: MIS 3305
• Professor: Esserman

Document Summary

Information granularity refers to the extent of detail within the information (fine and detailed or coarse and abstract). Information integrity issues occur when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data. Transactional information: encompasses all of the information contained within a single business process or unit of work, and its primary purpose is to support daily operational tasks. Analytical information: encompasses all organizational information, and its primary purpose is to support the performing of managerial analysis tasks. Transactional information includes sales receipts, packing slips, and airline tickets. Analytical information includes product statistics, market projections, future growth and trends, and sales projections. Transactional data encompasses al raw facts contained within a single process and its purpose is to support daily operational tasks. Analytical information compasses all organizational information, and its primary purpose is to support the performance of managerial analysis or semi-structured decisions. Data governance refers to the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of company data.