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Susan Walsh

Known as The Classification Guru, Susan is a data expert specializing in data quality and classification. With a focus on improving data integrity, she empowers organizations to tackle dirty data issues through her innovative methodologies, including the COAT method.

Founder/MD (Mistress of Data) of The Classification Guru Ltd
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Susan discusses the significance of data quality in business, the impact of dirty data, and strategies for effective data classification. She also shares her personal journey of resilience, encouraging audiences to view "no" as an opportunity for growth and alternative solutions.

data classification
data management
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data strategy
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Highlights

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Authored Between the Spreadsheets: Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data

This book provides a practical guide to cleaning and classifying data, offering Susan Walsh's proven COAT methodology to ensure data is Consistent, Organised, Accurate, and Trustworthy.

TedX Speaker

Susan is a TedX speaker, as part of which she aims to share interesting insights into the reality of the data world to help different target audiences in a unique manner to help audiences engage and understand better.

Top 100 Influencers 2023 (EMEA) by DataIQ

This recognition highlights Susan’s her influence in promoting best practices in data management and her impact on shaping the future of data strategy.

Notable Contributions

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Insights

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Data Engineering
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Video
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40 min

How To Clean Data by Classification & Normalization

In this session, you'll learn to identify common data issues such as duplicates and inconsistencies, implement the COAT method for normalization and classification, grasp the importance of data quality for AI success, and explore Susan's upcoming data framework.
Data Engineering
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Blog
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4 min

The Dangers of Dirty Data

This article highlights how dirty data, characterized by inaccuracies and inconsistencies, significantly hampers decision-making in organizations & to combat this teams should employ the COAT framework through practices like supplier normalization.
Data Engineering
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Podcast
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49 min

Dirty Data & Data Cleaning

In this podcast episode, Susan dive into her unexpected journey into the data world, starting with a spend analytics job, and how that led to her founding her own business focused on dirty data.
Data Management
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Video
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48 min

Data Classification and Data Quality Management

In this session Susan offers insights on data quality, including her COAT methodology and the Dirty Data Maturity Model, along with tips for data cleansing, common management mistakes, and her vision for future data tools. She also offers advice for aspiring women in the field based on her experiences.
Data Management
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Blog
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3 min

The Secret To Digital Transformation Is Not Clean Data…. It’s People

In this newsletter Susan shares highlights that the key to successful digital transformation is prioritizing people—engage users early, align technology with their needs, and plan for future data requirements to avoid resistance and costly failures.
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