Patent ID: 8626570

Claim:
A system for data quality management, comprising: a processor; and a query storage, scheduling and execution module to send a query to a source database to collect trend data associated with a characteristic of an element associated with a project, the query storage, scheduling and execution module comprising a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI comprises: a database selection section configured to allow a user to select a source database to query; a defect selection section configured to receive a query relating to a number of defects of a project from a user, wherein the results of the query relating to the number of defects of the project is a determination of the number of defects associated with the project from the source database, wherein the defect section is further configured to allow the user to define a defect that will determine an amount of defects of a project from the source database; an opportunity selection section configured to allow the user to enter or define an opportunity query that will determine from the source database an amount of opportunities to make a defect; a query section configured to receive input from the user relating to scheduling when the defect and opportunity queries are to be executed; a project program overview section configured to display a number of projects associated with at least one data steward, a number of data stewards associated with or assigned to each project, and a percent of projects without an associated or assigned data steward; a project update section configured to: collect data on a predefined time schedule, wherein data is associated with a project; and determine an indication of a trend based on at least the data collected, wherein determining an indication of a trend is based on at least comparing the data collected with a predefined project goal; and a control section configured to: define a control plan to execute a control process at least in response to the indication of a trend towards meeting the predefined project goal; generate one or more management reports based on the execution of the control process; validate the effectiveness of the control process based on the one or more management reports; and determine whether the control plan is effective based on at least the one or more management reports; when the control plan is effective, implement improvement methods to achieve the predefined project goal at a faster rate; and when the control plan is ineffective, redefine the control plan.