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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

Creating a repeatable process

As you prepare your launch plan, ensure you are prepared to educate wide and deep into the organization. You should plan to go on a roadshow-type communication tour, sharing the vision, the plan, and what the future will be. Tell them, tell them what you told them, then tell them again. You will need to leverage several types of communication mechanisms to ensure you have enterprise-wide understanding:

  • Memo: Ensure your data strategy memo is published and available for review broadly. Transparency is a big benefit to launching powerfully.
  • Plan: Build a plan to show what you will deliver and when. Be specific about what the stakeholders will be able to do at each release or publication, so they can digest what they can expect along the way (not just at the end).
  • Updates: Plan out how you will update your stakeholder communities along the journey. You will need different updates for the board versus individuals directly working on the data...