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Oct 13, 2026 · Industry Insights

Don't Wait for Perfect Data: Phased Gates for Ontology Pilots

The article argues against waiting for full data governance before starting ontology pilots, proposing a four-phase gated approach—concept verification, sample verification, continuous query, and business execution—with explicit three-state data quality handling (satisfied, unsatisfied, unknown) and clear separation of query conclusions from execution permissions, using a warehouse shortage assistant case study.