Article · Data governance
Data governance: start with decisions
Effective governance starts from the decisions data must inform, not from a catalogue.
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Reverse the approach
Programmes that start with an exhaustive inventory run out of steam. Starting from a few critical business decisions provides scope and urgency.
Owners, not committees
Each critical data domain needs a named business owner with measurable quality objectives.
Link quality to value
Data quality becomes a leadership issue when it is tied to a cost, a risk or a margin.