Why does adoption fail?
There are a number of reasons that lead to the failure of data governance solutions. I have had success bucketing them into a few key themes, to help you identify where solutions go wrong and how you can prevent these failures from happening in your own adoption journey. They are broken into three core categories:
- The solution
- The company
- The leader (you)
All three reasons are common, and all three reasons are very possible for any data governance solution failure.
The solution is the problem
The first and most commonly blamed barrier to success is the solution itself. This means that the solution built or created for your stakeholders is just not the right solution. Either it was the wrong solution altogether or the process and/or technology isn’t working as intended. In short, the solution isn’t going to work for your company’s needs. Usually, the solution issues are one or more of the following:
- Usability...