Data Reconciliation

Reconciliation is a component of integrated solutions that will lead to the blame game if not attended. How many times do we hear of systems that the business treats as a mysterious black hole delivering questionable results. These are the systems that are candidates for being thrown out when the next CFO comes along.
Now it could well be that these systems are accurate and delivering the intended business value but the project team have an uphill job of proving it if they haven’t fulfilled their obligation of proof. To quote a recent client, “it’s not right until it’s reconciled”. You might say that SIT, UAT and all the other testing phase you wish to go through should be enough to “persuade” a business sponsor to sign off on your implementation. The issue with this approach is that it only tells us that the system was working during the controlled testing phase, it does not tell us that the system is continuing to work. So what are some of the tangible benefits?

Reconciliation solutions come in many shapes and sizes but typically share the following functions:

So what are some of the issue in building or implementing a reconciliation solution? The following are a few:

After having delivered several of these types of projects, here are some learning’s:

In conclusion, reconciliation is a Business and an IT Application Control obligation that can smooth the way to timely implementations and reduced support costs

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