Reporting · What gets reported · Component
The duplicates
Where the same numbers appear in several places — which is common, consolidatable and a source of inconsistency.
The deliverable
What it is
The same measures presented three ways for three audiences is normal and frequently correct. The same measures calculated three ways is not.
Duplicates that disagree are worse than duplicates that do not, and finding out which is a mechanical check.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The overlaps
Reports containing the same measures.
3 attributes: Reports · Shared measures · Overlap
LearnThe agreement
Whether the duplicates produce the same numbers.
3 attributes: Agree · Difference · Reason
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Duplication is not the problem. Duplicates that disagree are, and checking takes minutes.
The other components in what gets reported
The inventory
Everything produced, with what it contains — generated rather than remembered, because the estate is always larger than anyone thinks.
LearnThe purpose
Who asked for each and why, both of which age — because a report requested for a project that ended can go.
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