Single source of truth
Asset Management – an anatomy, Version 4, published by The Institute of Asset Management in July 2024, defines single source of truth as an: ‘Expression describing the aim for information and data, which has a tendency to be siloed and conflicting or wrong or out-of-date – this harms decision-making and optimizing value from assets.’
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