GRC Data Intelligence Expertise in Global Data

GRC Data Intelligence When it comes to international data, we can function as your support department’s support department. Achieving in-depth knowledge about international data and systems takes decades - it’s a long-term and continuous project that most organisations do not get around to. We have made that investment so that you do not have to. GRC Data Intelligence is an independent consultancy and information provider, specialising in international data knowledge. It's all we do, so after spending years learning about variations in international information so that you don't have to, we know a thing or two about them. Many companies spend many hundreds of hours wrestling with any number of issues concerning their international data. We can help you to dramatically shorten the learning curve involved, through consultancy, training and our products. Our mission and motivation is to improve international data quality, for the benefit of yourselves and your customers. We offer much advice free (pose your question here). We provide information resources. If we cannot help you, or somebody else can help you better, we will try to point you in the right direction. The company was founded by Graham Rhind. This page describes our consultancy and training services. For our other products, including books and documents and data/reference tables, please check this page. We have experience, and will tackle, almost any project involving international data, however large or small - we are happy to help even of you require only a couple of hours of consultancy to resolve international queries. If you have an issue that you don't see addressed below, or you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail. Navigation, location and mapping data We have spent many years working closely with specialist navigation companies and mapping data providers. We can help you understand navigation data, administration hierarchies, search pattern requirements, display formats, user expectation and behaviour, and more. Data Consultancy No matter how long you study and work with international data, there is always more to learn. We can help you to understand and interpret data and user input; assess the quality and accuracy of data validation systems and data and software providers; train your staff to understand better the issues they will face; and so on. Data Quality Analysis Many companies hold international data, but cannot put it to effective and profitable use due to factors ranging from inefficient database structure, through incorrect data storage, to invalid data. GRC Data Intelligence can analyse your data and report on effective strategies for turning the data into a profitable resource for you. Authoring - articles, white papers and blog posts A selection of white papers, blog posts and articles that Graham has written for various vendors can be found here. Graham writes guest blog posts for various data quality companies. Conference-speaking and seminars/training Graham has spoken at many conferences in Europe and the United States, and has tutored small groups in various aspects of international database management. Though Graham now attends fewer conferences, he is happy to receive invitations to speak. A one- or two-day seminar for your staff can massively reduce the learning curve involved in handling international data, and equally save you a great deal of money. These are some of Graham's speaking and training engagements: • 2022: a series of regional and country-based seminars for commercial and engineering staff at one of the world’s major providers of address validation software. • Geophy, 6th October 2016 - a workshop about addressing and gelocation. • OCDQ Radio Podcast, 11th August 2011, Graham Rhind talks about International Data Quality • Post-Expo 2010, 8th October 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark. "Names, addresses and data quality" • Universal Postal Union, Global Addressing Summit, 23rd April 2010. "The Importance of Addressing" • IAIDQ Ask The Expert free webinar: The Challenges of Working with Global Customer Data, 27th January 2010. For IAIDQ members, you can hear a recording of this webinar here. • DDMA (Dutch Dialogue Marketing Association) Dag van de Datakwaliteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 3rd November 2009. "Better data quality from your web form". View a video from the event here . • Business Intelligence Day, Benelux, Leuven, Belgium, 17th September 2009. "Better information quality from your web form". • BI-Community of Practice - Data Quality Assessment, Leuven, Belgium, 30th April 2009. "International name and address data quality". • Data Quality Conference Europe 2007, London, UK, 29th October to 1st November 2007. "Your Web Data Collection Form—Achieving Higher Data Quality". • Geodis - Paris, France: One day seminar: "Ensuring global data quality",28th May 2007. • DDMA (Dutch Dialogue Marketing Association), Dag van de datakwaliteit, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 12th September 2006, "Internationale adressering". • Data Quality Conference Europe 2005, London, UK, 7th November 2005. One day seminar: "Ensuring global data quality". • Information Quality Forum 2005, Dublin, Ireland, 13th October 2005, "Cultural tunnel vision - how ignorance affects global data quality and changes our working practices". • Managing Information and Data Quality Conference 2005, London, 1st-3rd June 2005. One day seminar: "Ensuring Global Address Data Quality". • DAMA Benelux/IAIDQ Information Quality Event, Diegem, Belgium, 17th March 2005. "The Ten Golden Rules for Ensuring Global Data Quality". • Data Quality Conference Europe 2004, London, 1st November 2004. Half day seminar: "Ensuring Global Address Quality". • IRM Seminar, London, 2-3 December 2002, "Practical International Data Management - Resolving name, address and other data issues when managing international data". • Universal Postal Union, Bern, Switzerland, 1st November 2002, "How to turn direct mail into targetted, addressed direct mail" • Data Quality Conference Europe 2002, London, 21-23 October 2002, "Employing Quality Principles with Global Customer Information". • QAS sales seminar, Guest Speaker, Amsterdam, 6th June 2002, "Internationale adres beheer en data kwaliteit". • Kalido Sales Seminar & Partner Exhibition, Guest Speaker, London, 13th and 14th December 2001, "Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort". • DAMA International Conference Europe 2001, London, 29-31 October 2001, "Practical International Data Management". • 2Contact Customer Care Center, Haarlem, The Netherlands: Database training, July/August 2001 • OTS Group Data Entry Training Day, 11th January 2001: "International Name and Address Data-Entry" • PTT Post International Customer Day, 30th May 2000: "A World of Differences: International Name and Address Collection via The Internet" • SRM Training for PTT Post International, 11th December 1998 and 4th May 1999: "International Name and Address Management Issues" • Data Quality 98 Europe, London, October 1998: "Case Study: Data Collection via the Internet • Databases, Sampling and Research (DSR '98), London, September 1998: "Expecting the Unexpected in your International Data" • CustomerBase 98, Geertruidenberg, The Netherlands, May 1998: "The (Im)possibilities of International Address Standardisation • FEDMA Conference, Brussels, Belgium, April 1998: Panel Discussion, "International Data Management" • FEDMA Council Day, Brussels, Belgium, 21st November 1997 : "The Challenges of European Database Marketing" • PostalSoft UsersConference, Minneapolis, U.S.A, June 1997: "International Address Data Management" Some anonymous attendee responses to some of Graham's presentations and seminars: • "Graham speaks GOOD SENSE and all of us who collect international data need to listen." • "Excellent speaker, knows his stuff. Eye-opening topics, common sense" • "Very impressive analytical mind" • "Excellent! Extremely relevant and detailed, and also enthusiastically presented." • "Excellent, informative." • "Good pace, good balance between theory and examples." • "Very helpful, relevant. Gave me lots of ideas." • "Excellent presentation skills, well prepared material." • "A man with passion. Good examples, great knowledge & practical information" • "Fantastic insight - a wonderful evangelist!" • "Concrete solutions!" • "Fantastically useful!! Extremely well presented" • "Excellent - well presented" • "Very good and confirmed my suspicions" • "Very relevant to the current problems we are facing" • "Great content - a lot to think about. Well presented - simple, clear, understandable" • "The seminar exceeded my expectations!" • "I think this [seminar] would be extremely useful to both sales and technical people, as well as our customers & prospects!" • "A subject which I thought would be dry, however I was pleasantly surprised as it was both informative and thought provoking"