Topic (iii)General discussion

Short summary

• Six interesting papers & several common ideas• Relevant issues for «gaining support from everyone»

– Motivations for change• Drive from top management, standardization, budget cuts, etc.

– Demonstration of process and results• Deconstruction of ancient processes, large-scale simulation, etc.

– Measuring and documenting benefits• Indicators of editing process, etc.

– Culture, knowledge and skill• Organization culture, staff training, etc.

Questions for discussion (1)

• How to get support from the data editing staff ?– Training: not too theoretical, of course. But how little?

– Work: avoid too much Taylorisation (?), black-box effect?

– Do the skills of the data editing staff have to be different from before?

– How to criticize the system but not the people?

– Staff debriefing?

Questions for discussion (2)• How to get support from the top level management?

– Implementation of standardized methods / tools always requires leadership in order to overcome unwillingness, or?

– How to measure cost savings ‘objectively’?– How much methodological work (scope & depth) is the

right balance given the budget, time & staff constraints? – Does data editing apply in the same way for all kinds of

statistics (and variables)? What does it mean to be generic?