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Data Governance Handbook

By : Wendy S. Batchelder
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Data Governance Handbook

By: Wendy S. Batchelder

Overview of this book

2.5 quintillion bytes! This is the amount of data being generated every single day across the globe. As this number continues to grow, understanding and managing data becomes more complex. Data professionals know that it’s their responsibility to navigate this complexity and ensure effective governance, empowering businesses with the right data, at the right time, and with the right controls. If you are a data professional, this book will equip you with valuable guidance to conquer data governance complexities with ease. Written by a three-time chief data officer in global Fortune 500 companies, the Data Governance Handbook is an exhaustive guide to understanding data governance, its key components, and how to successfully position solutions in a way that translates into tangible business outcomes. By the end, you’ll be able to successfully pitch and gain support for your data governance program, demonstrating tangible outcomes that resonate with key stakeholders.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1:Designing the Path to Trusted Data
7
Part 2:Data Governance Capabilities Deep Dive
14
Part 3:Building Trust through Value-Based Delivery
20
Part 4:Case Study

The value of measuring data quality

I have no doubt you’ve experienced this if you’ve been in a data role for more than a day: Someone reaches out to you, convinced that their data is “wrong.” They want it fixed. Ultimately, what they are saying to you is: I don’t trust this data.

When we think about measuring the value of data quality, we have to challenge ourselves to think more broadly than one might expect to. When we are thinking about how to measure the value of data quality, we are really asking: How do I measure the value of trust? What does it mean to my company to be able to trust the information we use for decision-making, every single day? What is it worth to us to know we can trust the information being used to run our business? To drive value for our customers? To operate effectively? If you could place a dollar value on that, what would it be?

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