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Data Consistency

A3

Develop the sources of data, and structure the data required to conduct budget performance analyses. Develop a common budget management terminology in the organization to enable wider comparisons to be made.

Improvement Planning

Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)

Representative POMs are described for Data Consistency at each level of maturity.

1Initial
  • Practice
    Rely on the best endeavours of available personnel.
2Basic
  • Practice
    Calculate IT budget performance using multiple disparate databases with unstructured data.
    Outcome
    Various databases with unstructured data must be compiled when tracking and reporting.
    Metrics
    • # of databases providing “data of record”.
    • % of data fields duplicated in more than one database.
  • Practice
    Use common budget management terminology within the IT function.
    Outcome
    There is a common understanding of budget management terminology across employees in the IT function, facilitating data consistency.
    Metric
    % of employees understanding the common terminology within IT.
3Intermediate
  • Practice
    Use multiple databases/sources with structured data for IT budget analysis.
    Outcome
    Multiple databases/sources with structured data are available leading to a more accurate assessment of budget performance.
    Metrics
    • # of databases providing “data of record”.
    • % of data fields duplicated in more than one database.
  • Practice
    Adopt a common budget management terminology between the IT function and other business units.
    Outcome
    Common budget management terminology facilitates comparing like with like.
    Metrics
    • # of databases providing “data of record”.
    • % of data fields duplicated in more than one database.
4Advanced
  • Practice
    Use a single unified database for IT budget performance analysis data.
    Outcome
    All IT budget performance data can be accessed in a single database.
    Metric
    Existence of a single unified database for IT budget performance analysis data
  • Practice
    Consistently use and refine a common budget management terminology between the IT function and the rest of the business.
    Outcome
    There is common understanding of the terminology between IT and the rest of the business, facilitating communication.
    Metric
    Existence of a common understanding of budget management terminology between IT and the rest of the business.
5Optimized
  • Practice
    Continually improve through benchmarking the single database, with real-time budget performance analysis information.
    Outcome
    The analysis process is further improved to provide real-time data which is always available.
    Metric
    Existence of benchmarks of real-time budget performance analysis.
  • Practice
    Develop the common budget management terminology between IT and the rest of the business for use to compare the 'business value' performance of budgets.
    Outcome
    Benchmarking ensures that there is a focus on the business value derived from budget oversight.
    Metric
    Existence of ‘business value’ comparison of budgets performances.