Garbage in, garbage out. It's the oldest principle in data management and the most ignored in CRM. Your sales team makes decisions based on pipeline data. Your CFO forecasts based on pipeline data. Your MD sets targets based on pipeline data. If that data is wrong — and it almost certainly is — every decision downstream is wrong too.
The Five Data Quality Killers
Duplicate accounts
"Tata Motors", "Tata Motors Ltd", "TATA MOTORS" — three entries, one company. Pipeline counted three times.
Dead leads not marked lost
A lead that went cold 6 months ago still sits in "Warm" stage. Nobody wants to admit it's dead. Pipeline inflated by millions.
Incorrect deal values
Rep entered ₹2Cr based on optimism. Actual opportunity: ₹20L or zero. Nobody updated it.
Wrong close dates
Close date was Q2 FY24. Now showing Q1 FY27. Moved 6 times. Nobody knows when this deal will actually close.
The Data Hygiene Protocol: Monthly 2-Hour Session
90-day activity audit
Every lead with no activity in 90 days: review, restart with concrete action, or mark dormant. Non-negotiable.
Duplicate account merge
Search for companies by partial name. Merge duplicates. Assign one owner. One entry per customer.
Deal value verification
Every deal over ₹5L: does a source document (RFQ, email, quote) support the value? If not, correct it.
Stage accuracy review
Is the deal stage current? "Quoted" means a quote has been sent and is being actively evaluated — not that a quote was sent 6 months ago and never followed up.
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