Data complexity does not improve knowledge

A primary metric used to evaluate the effectiveness of a management team is the financial performance of the organization. Following the prison sentences of senior management at Enron, it became easier to obtain the resources from senior management to manipulate accounting data in the manner desired by departments in control of financial reporting. [...]it was speculated that the learning curve and adaption to the capabilities of the ERP systems would provide long-term net benefits. Given this history, around 2000 organizations discovered they had powerful tools available to integrate data collection for financial tracking, quality control and resource planning.