Dashboardspull frommultiplesystemsDatacleaningtookforeverDocumentationmade adifferenceSiloedsystemsDatasupportswaterbudgetsScriptscompensatefor systemgapsGIS linked tometers/accountsAMI + CISfinallyintegratedReal-timedataWe didn’tknowwhere thatdata livedCustomerportal inuseLearnedthis thehard wayDatadidn’talignhistoricallyDifferentstaff gavedifferentanswersCWOLreportingdonemanuallyVendorlimitsdiscoveredlateSomeonelaughs attheir ownsystemWe’reworkingon thatRFPchangedafter lessonslearnedRepeatableworkflowsHad towritecustomqueriesDemandforecastingmentionedSinglesourceof truthManualprocessSpreadsheetis the systemof recordInheritedlegacysystemsDatatriggerscustomermessagingWe haveAMI… butdon’t useit yetThis isn’tperfect —but itworksWe paidto accessour owndataAPIlimitationsDatagaps inhistoryItdependsStaffingenuitysaved thedayDefensibledataInteroperabilityAIIncrementalprogressbeats perfectsystemsTargetedconservationDashboardspull frommultiplesystemsDatacleaningtookforeverDocumentationmade adifferenceSiloedsystemsDatasupportswaterbudgetsScriptscompensatefor systemgapsGIS linked tometers/accountsAMI + CISfinallyintegratedReal-timedataWe didn’tknowwhere thatdata livedCustomerportal inuseLearnedthis thehard wayDatadidn’talignhistoricallyDifferentstaff gavedifferentanswersCWOLreportingdonemanuallyVendorlimitsdiscoveredlateSomeonelaughs attheir ownsystemWe’reworkingon thatRFPchangedafter lessonslearnedRepeatableworkflowsHad towritecustomqueriesDemandforecastingmentionedSinglesourceof truthManualprocessSpreadsheetis the systemof recordInheritedlegacysystemsDatatriggerscustomermessagingWe haveAMI… butdon’t useit yetThis isn’tperfect —but itworksWe paidto accessour owndataAPIlimitationsDatagaps inhistoryItdependsStaffingenuitysaved thedayDefensibledataInteroperabilityAIIncrementalprogressbeats perfectsystemsTargetedconservation

Great Data Dig - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Dashboards pull from multiple systems
  2. Data cleaning took forever
  3. Documentation made a difference
  4. Siloed systems
  5. Data supports water budgets
  6. Scripts compensate for system gaps
  7. GIS linked to meters/accounts
  8. AMI + CIS finally integrated
  9. Real-time data
  10. We didn’t know where that data lived
  11. Customer portal in use
  12. Learned this the hard way
  13. Data didn’t align historically
  14. Different staff gave different answers
  15. CWOL reporting done manually
  16. Vendor limits discovered late
  17. Someone laughs at their own system
  18. We’re working on that
  19. RFP changed after lessons learned
  20. Repeatable workflows
  21. Had to write custom queries
  22. Demand forecasting mentioned
  23. Single source of truth
  24. Manual process
  25. Spreadsheet is the system of record
  26. Inherited legacy systems
  27. Data triggers customer messaging
  28. We have AMI… but don’t use it yet
  29. This isn’t perfect — but it works
  30. We paid to access our own data
  31. API limitations
  32. Data gaps in history
  33. It depends
  34. Staff ingenuity saved the day
  35. Defensible data
  36. Interoperability
  37. AI
  38. Incremental progress beats perfect systems
  39. Targeted conservation