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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

Launch Powerfully

Any good data governance program can quickly lose impact if not launched properly. Even with a clear purpose, milestones, and great execution, the approach to launch will determine the success (or failure) of the program. The importance of the launch cannot be underscored enough. As we embark on Part 3 of this book, we will walk through how to create simple and strong core messaging to engage and clearly articulate to the stakeholder community what and how the delivery will be accomplished. Then, I will lead you through the creation of a launch plan, a design of feedback loops to ensure continuous improvement, and finally, how to report on an ongoing basis for impact.

The next five chapters, which together make up Part 3 of this book, take all the knowledge from the last 11 chapters and guide you through translating the information into a true data governance transformation. Be mindful that understanding the capabilities outlined to this point in this book is one...