{"id":1143,"date":"2025-10-03T20:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datadecoded.com\/mcr\/?post_type=seminar&#038;p=1143"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:41:23","slug":"the-data-tangle-fixing-broken-data-without-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"seminar","link":"https:\/\/datadecoded.com\/mcr\/seminars\/the-data-tangle-fixing-broken-data-without-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"The Data Tangle \u2013 Fixing Broken Data Without a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a complex data world looking for simple solutions,\u00a0 this session tackles the\u00a0 reality of managing messy, inconsistent, and incomplete data\u2014without the luxury of expensive tools or properly resourced teams. Alex and Rav share practical strategies, sustainable workarounds and real-world examples to help attendees untangle data chaos using what they already have: creativity, collaboration, and pragmatism over perfection. In this interactive session we focus on rallying your team and making the messy manageable, because fixing broken data isn\u2019t just a technical task\u2014it\u2019s a mindset shift that unlocks better decisions and bigger impacts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Resourcefulness beats resources<\/b>: Work with what you have, perfect is enemy of good<\/li>\n<li><b>Start with structure<\/b>: Discover simple frameworks for assessing and organising broken data before diving into fixes.<\/li>\n<li><b>You\u2019re not alone<\/b>: Common themes means there are already solutions you can use<\/li>\n<li><b>People are part of the solution<\/b>: Technology alone isn\u2019t going to save you. 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