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What Misaligned Data is Really Costing You

by | Sep 3, 2025

Summary

Misaligned data across teams may look harmless, but it quietly sabotages growth, erodes trust, slows decisions, undermines AI ROI, and increases operational and cultural risk.

In today’s environment of rapid change and uncertainty, your ability to make clear, confident decisions depends on more than just data access — it depends on alignment. Whether you’re protecting the downside, positioning for upside or trying to stay agile in a shifting market, aligned data is what gives you the clarity to move forward.

Mid-market firms that once got by with siloed systems or fragmented reporting are hitting a wall. Their finance, operations, sales and leadership teams are working from data that’s technically “accurate,” yet tells different — sometimes conflicting — stories.

And the cost? It’s often invisible until it’s too late: missed opportunities, slow decisions, clashing priorities and even cultural strain.

Misalignment isn’t just a tech issue. It’s a business risk — one that obscures truth, slows action and quietly undercuts your strategy.

Because here’s the reality: Data doesn’t lie. But when it’s misaligned, it confuses, contradicts and misleads.

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