Europe's leading expert community for data management
The Competence Center Corporate Data Quality (CC CDQ) is a research consortium and Europe's leading expert community for data management.
Members of the CC CDQ benefit from a cross-industry network, knowledge sharing, and research & co-innovation.
We bring together data management experts from practice and academia:
- Corporate partners are more than 15 renowned companies from different industries.
- The research team is located at the Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC – University of Lausanne) and headed by Prof. Dr. Christine Legner.
The CC CDQ was founded in 2006 at the Institute of Information Management (IWI – University of St. Gallen). Today, it is operated by CDQ AG.
If you would like to learn more about the CC CDQ or to become a member of the CC CDQ, please contact us.
Benefits of a CC CDQ membership
Expert Community
- Participation of up to 4 company delegates at 4 CC CDQ workshops p.a.
- Experience sharing, benchmarking and access to expertise in partner companies
Knowledge Sharing
- Access for all employees to the CC CDQ WIKI with 800+ documents
- Annual CDQ Good Practice Award to facilitate exchange
- Good practice presentations during CC CDQ workshops
Research & Co-Innovation
- CC CDQ research agenda and deliverables (e.g., market studies, working reports) defined by member companies
- Co–innovation sessions (e.g. data products, data democratization, data excellence for sustainability) development of deliverables in collaboration between practitioners and academics
Publication: The Data Value Formula
Today, access to valuable data is a superpower. But just having a lot of data is not enough. In their recent e-book, CDQ data experts from the Competence Center Corporate Data Quality (CC CDQ) explain how to turn data into business value using a simple model – the Data Value Formula.
Prices
| Type of Membership | 1-year contract | 2-year contract | 3-year contract |
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CC CDQ membership
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80'000 CHF p.a. | 72'000 CHF p.a. (-10%) | 64'000 CHF p.a. (-20%) |
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What our members say
Attending these very well-organized CC CDQ workshop events is a pleasure, providing a platform to exchange ideas with fellow data management professionals. The fantastic connections forged here are key assets, poised to drive our data strategy to new heights.
CDQ is the ideal partner for us for the demanding implementation of all data governance capabilities in Liebherr's diverse product world. We appreciate the unique mix of research & co-innovation with the University of Lausanne, the intensive exchange with company members in the Competence Center CDQ - all perfectly summarized and accessible on a WIKI.
The CC CDQ is a platform for Bosch where we gain valuable input and insight into a large variety of topics related to data management and data quality. As a community of data experts from large international enterprises, the CC CDQ is a great partner for bench-marking, developing good practice, and identifying trends and future topics in data management. All this supports Bosch on its journey to turning our data into key-assets and becoming a leading, AI-driven IoT enterprise!
Recent CC CDQ Publications
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Legner C. Podcast in FAZ, 2025 -
Data Governance im Wandel - Vom Kontroll- zum Wertschöpfungsfokus
Legner C. and Pentek T. in BI Spektrum 2/2024 -
AI and the hidden climate cost of ‘dark data’
Moyano J.P., Legner C. and Schulte K. in IMD 2024 -
5 Pillars for Democratizing Data at Your Organization
Lefebvre, H., Legner, C. and Teracino, L. in Harvard Business Review 2023 -
Data Governance - From the Fundamentals to Real Cases
Book chapter: Data Governance Methodologies: The CC CDQ Reference Model for Data and Analytics Governance
Legner C., Fadler M. and Pentek T. in Springer Link 2023