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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

Capability review

Let’s review each of these capabilities one by one, to show how to deliver trusted results with outcomes that matter for the business. This section is meant to be a reference guide.

Data governance

Data governance is a practice that ensures an organization has trustworthy information. Data governance typically includes policies, standards, processes, tools, and people to enable effectively. Data governance helps organizations make better decisions, reduces risks, and improves operational efficiency.

Stage

Capability/Deliverable

Impact

Define

Define DG organizational AND operational model

Stakeholders understand how your team will be organized and how they should expect to engage with you

Document

Document DG policy and standards...