The POSMAD Interaction Matrix in Detail

The POSMAD Interaction Matrix is part of the phases of the POSMAD Information Life Cycle
Framework for Information Quality. This figure and the four Key Componentsdata, process-
contains sample questions in each cell of the es, people/organizations, and technologythat
matrix to indicate the interaction between the impact information quality.
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Store and
Plan Obtain Share Maintain Apply Dispose

What are the business Which data are Which data are Which data are updated and What information is Which data need to
objectives? acquired? stored? changed in the system? needed by the business be archived?
Which data supports Which data are Which data are Which data will be to support transactions, Which data need to
the business needs? entered into the shared? transformed prior to metrics, compliance, be deleted?
Data What are the business systemindividual What is the key data migration, integration, or requirements, decision
rules? data elements or to be backed up for sharing? making, automated
(What) processes, and other
What are the data new records? rapid recovery? Which data are aggregated
standards? to support metrics or objectives?
What information is
reporting?
available for use by
the business?

What are the high-level How are data acquired What is the process How are data updated? How are data used? How are data archived?
processes? from sources (internal for storing data? How are data monitored to How is information How are data deleted?
What is the training and and external)? What is the process detect change? accessed and How are archive
Processes communication How are data entered for sharing data? How are standards secured? locations and
strategy? into the system? maintained? How is information processes
(How) How are data change made available for
What are the triggers managed?
for creating new managed and impact those using it? Triggers for archival?
records? assessed? What are the triggers For disposition?
Triggers for maintenance? for use?

Who identifies business Who acquires Who supports the Who decides what should Who directly accesses Who sets the retention
objectives and assigns information from storing technology? be updated? the data? policy?
priorities and sources? Who supports the Who makes actual changes Who uses the information? Who archives the
People and resources? Who enters new sharing technology? in the system? Who manages those data?
Organizations Who develops data and creates Who manages those Who is responsible for involved in this phase? Who deletes the data?
processes, business records in the system? involved in this quality? Who needs to be
(Who)
rules, and standards? Who manages those phase? Who needs to know about informed?
Who manages those involved in this changes? Who manages those
involved in this phase? phase? Who manages those involved?
involved in this phase?
What is the high-level How is the application What is the How are data maintained How is information How are information
architecture and the used to create new technology for and updated in the accessed to meet and records deleted
technology that information and storing the data? system? various business needs? from system and/or
Technology support the create records in What is the How are business rules archived?
(How) business? the system? technology for applied in the How are information
sharing the data? application architecture? and records archived
from system?

POSMAD interaction matrix detailsample questions.

Source: Copyright 20052008 Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls Consulting, Inc.
Excerpted from Executing Data Quality Projects: Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information by Danette McGilvray; published by
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. Copyright 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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