Communities of Practice (CoP) are a means by which disparate companies, departments, divisions, and functional areas can share ideas, experiences, and knowledge on a particular area of interest. If this is an intra-company CoP and is corporate-sanctioned, then the area of interest would logically be one that pertains to or would benefit the company goals. However, communities may also expand to include other companies and/or organizations, depending on the focus area. This paper will discuss data quality and Communities of Practice in general but focus primarily on the Data Quality Community of Practice and how having one at your company might provide benefits to your company, your customers, and yourself. Topics covered in this paper are:
- What is a Community of Practice (CoP)?
- What is data quality (DQ)?
- What is the SAS® DQ CoP?
- How was the SAS DQ CoP formed?
- What are the steps to forming a DQ CoP at your company?
This paper should be of interest to both technical and business users who are interested in the issues related to data quality within their companies, and in identifying the resources available to address these issues.
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