Data Quality Workshop (Air)

Team Defence Information, working with the National Armaments Director Group, are planning to hold three (Air, Land & Sea) joint MOD / Defence Industry data quality workshops in September and October 2026.    

 Workshops Purpose & Aims

• Ensure better quality data flows from Industry to the MoD and vice versa.
• Better understand the extent to which poor quality data supplied by the MoD impacts Industry in the delivery of their contracts.
• Understand how Industry currently manages poor quality data it receives (for example whether issues are resolved in‑house, referred to delivery teams, ignored, or escalated in line with contractual routes).

 The Workshops Will Enable

• Shared evidence and examples of data quality issues and their impacts.
• Map current behaviours, responsibilities, and escalation routes when poor data is encountered.
• Identify priority issues that should be addressed at source.
• Develop practical options for contractual, governance and process improvements.

Longterm Aims

• Identify how data quality issues can best be resolved at source rather than managed downstream.
• Explore what contractual requirements could be introduced to define data quality thresholds on data supplied by both Industry and the MoD, including potential changes to extant DEFCONs and DEFSTANs.
• Understand how data quality improvements can be incorporated into existing programmes to address current issues and prevent poor quality data being shared going forward.
• To drive better quality data at the point of exchange between MoD and Industry, so that contractual delivery, assurance and MI reporting are based on information that is accurate, consistent, timely and fit for decision-making.

 Industry Engagement
Industry participation is key to understanding the real-world impact of poor data quality within live contracts, including where it creates additional effort, uncertainty, repeated clarification, manual checking, reformatting or downstream rework. By grounding the workshops in practical delivery experience rather than assumptions, Industry input will help MoD better understand how data issues arise and are managed, and where clearer expectations, responsibilities or more consistent ways of working could make the process easier for both sides.

We are therefore seeking members who would be interested in participating in the workshops.

 Workshop Attendance

We are planning for the attendance of up to 40 personnel which includes 15 people participating from MOD. Due to the expected demand for these workshops, we will be applying a ‘first come first serve’ approach aiming for 1 person per company. 

 Workshop Dates, Timing & Venue

The duration of each workshop would be 10.00 to 14.00, with lunch provided. The venue will be in the Severnside Suite, Thornbury Active Conference Centre, BS35 3JB.

23^rd Sept (Air) 

29^th Sept (Land) 

8^th Oct(Sea)

 Key Contacts

Tim Donovan – National Armaments Director Data Quality Manager Tim.Donovan846@mod.gov.uk

Matt James – National Armaments Logistics & Support Lead Data Steward Matthew.James156@mod.gov.uk

Adrian Page TD-info Data Quality Community of Practice Facilitator adrian.page@teamdefence.info

Kelly Gough TD-Info event Planner kelly.gough@teamdefence.info