From data ambition to lasting results
Many organisations recognise the potential of data, AI and data-driven working and rightly want to create more value from them. The ambition is there, but turning it into lasting results often proves difficult. Not because there is too little technology or data available, but because business, IT and the wider organisation are not yet working towards the same goals.
With my background in public administration and experience in IT, I therefore look beyond technology alone. Data only becomes valuable when its meaning is clear, processes are well designed and people can work with it confidently. It is the connection between the organisation, policy and technical delivery that determines whether an initiative truly gets off the ground.
This is exactly where I see the opportunity to make a difference. When people, processes and technology are genuinely connected, they create a strong foundation for reliable data management, better decision-making and initiatives that deliver lasting results. Ownership, meaning and collaboration are every bit as important as the technology itself.
That is why I founded Splicta. I help organisations move beyond the buzzwords and return to the questions that truly matter: which decisions do we want to improve, what information do we need, and how do we make sure people are both able and willing to work with it? Data is not an end in itself. It becomes valuable when it provides direction, builds trust and demonstrably helps an organisation move forward.
Where business, IT and data understand one another
Good data solutions do not begin with a system, dashboard or database, but with the question of what an organisation needs to understand, decide or accomplish. Business and IT often speak a different language. Terms may appear self-evident while their definitions, context and business rules differ. As a result, dashboards can contradict one another and technically correct data may still fail to provide useful information.
I therefore begin by mapping the relationships: which concepts matter, how are they connected, who owns them, what level of quality is required and how will the data be used? Conceptual, logical and physical data models then provide the translation between organisational goals and technology. This turns information needs, metadata, governance, privacy and security into concrete design choices rather than isolated IT concerns.
This broad perspective is also central to my training courses on data management and data modelling. Through practical cases, participants learn to ask the right questions, make business rules explicit and treat data as a valuable asset belonging to the entire organisation. The model is never the end goal: it is the shared language that enables business and IT to build solutions that are understandable, manageable and genuinely useful.
Community involvement
Alongside my professional work, I value contributing to communities. In several associations I have fulfilled board and hands-on roles, including treasurer and developer of digital solutions.
For Hapkido Hoeksche Waard (Chimyung Kwan), for example, I developed a system that enables members to view techniques, make notes and handle exam-related matters digitally. That experience fits closely with Splicta's direction: practical customer portals and digital support for processes.
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