Quality doesn’t exist in isolation. It’s reinforced by visibility — the foundation of confidence. The most confident organizations build transparency into the pipeline. While only 46% of all professionals report high visibility into the health and reliability of their data, that number jumps to 64% among those with high data confidence — more than three times higher than their less-confident peers (64% vs 20%). This transparency allows teams to spot anomalies faster, track changes over time and understand the shape and timeliness of the data they rely on.
That’s why high-confidence organizations are significantly more likely to monitor consistency, validate structure and assess timeliness as part of their core governance routines. The organizations making the most progress treat data quality like any other business-critical function: measurable, accountable and tied to outcomes. With governance embedded into workflows and automation driving consistency, teams don’t just fix data — they trust it.
