Data Collection Plan
A data collection plan is where you house all your information about where you got your data and details about it.
When working on a project that has a data element you should make sure to include this artifact.
Benefits:
Everyone involved with the project can read the plan and collect the data to run their own analysis
Can capture baseline data location, source, and frequency and compare it to after-implementation data.
Included in the Data Collection Plan
Workbook information:
Report Name:
What is the specific name of the report you are getting your information from?
Sheet/Tab:
Which specific excel sheet or tab is the information on?
Description of Report:
What is the report for? What information does it contain?
Data Source
Where does the data live:
What system(s)?
Collection Method
Who will collect the data:
How often do you collect the data?
When
What is the timespan you are looking at:
What is the date range of the report needed?
Measurement System
How do you confirm the data is accurate:
Verify data with another report. Check the data against another source.
Example of what a plan can look like.
