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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

Case Study – Financial Institution

In this final chapter, I will walk you through the steps to apply many of the capabilities and approaches discussed in the first 16 chapters. This real-world example will show you exactly what I would do (or lead my team to do) if I were presented with a similar scenario. While there are commonalities between real-world financial institutions and the case study in this chapter, this situation is fictitious.

Together, we will see how to apply the topics we have covered to highly regulated institutions. For this example, we will walk through a bank, but similar principles may apply to other highly regulated entities such as insurance or healthcare. I will focus on how to identify specific requirements for each forthcoming scenario, and how to modify the guidance in the previous chapter to meet the unique needs of the case.

There are three problem sets we will explore together:

  • How to identify quick wins during periods of regulatory...