Improving the quality of data models: empirical validation of a quality management framework

DL Moody, GG Shanks - Information systems, 2003 - Elsevier
This paper describes the results of a 5-year research programme into evaluating and
improving the quality of data models. The theoretical base for this work was a data model
quality management framework proposed by Moody and Shanks (In: P. Loucopolous (Ed.),
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Entity Relationship Approach,
Manchester, England, December 14–17, 1994). A combination of field and laboratory
research methods (action research, laboratory experiments and systems development) was …