A robust, reliable facilities database becomes a powerful tool that managers will use to do their business. Good data has a cascading effect – the more it is used, the better the tool becomes. Reliable data is the foundation of your management processes. Spend time and money building a quality database before you spend time and money doing anything else.

Best practices on data quality: Build data quality tests into your databases and publish data quality metrics to put pressure on those responsible for data quality. Your business processes should include built-in steps that update data.

- From Tradeline’s Leading-edge Management Models for Capital Projects and Facilities Management Conference 2006