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The problem is that we do not easily transfer our thinking and under-standing of Standards to the emerging information-based business world. Aside from weights and measures or engineering tolerances, data or information Standards appear to be something rather optional. But keep two points in mind: (1) What you did in the past will not carry you into a very different future: and (2) the price of not using Standards will continue to rise exponentially.
Lastly, let’s be candid about the reasons why data Standards may not have been a high priority in your business in the past. First, all the costs of not using Standards are not obvious to everyone. Second, people make money (employees and suppliers) from the status quo and are not motivated to change. Third, Standards get caught up in skeptical attitudes about IT in general rather than as a solution to IT shortfalls. And fourth, Standards are a long term strategy confronted with short term thinking.
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