Book Image

Data Governance Handbook

By : Wendy S. Batchelder
Book Image

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

Setting and meeting expectations in the program launch

As you launch your program, you should define what success is going to look and feel like to your stakeholders. Define clearly what they can expect from you and when. As you deliver against your commitments to your stakeholders, make sure you tell them what has happened, in addition to showing them. There are several ways you can show progress throughout your program. This will help your stakeholders see and be reminded of progress. With each milestone, issue some kind of informational messaging:

  • Micro training: Small individual training (either live or pre-recorded videos) showing what can be done now that the release has occurred.
  • Measured results: Show the results in terms of KPIs or other metrics. Publish the information in an easy-to-access-and-consume mechanism such as a dashboard or internal website.
  • Before versus now: Show what can be done now that couldn’t be done before. Bonus: show what will be...