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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

Messaging long-term solutions to the executive team

After meeting with the ELT at the end of week 2 at the company, you were given full support to move forward with the next phase of the program: long-term sustainability. You put together a plan of attack for the long-range solution and reverted back to the ELT 2 weeks after the initial readout with the following plan:

  • Establish data and reporting governance: This specific case became critical as the regulators identified concerns with this specific report. However, there is a lack of governance over all key reports reviewed by the ELT, which should be assessed, evaluated, and governed appropriately.
  • Create policies: There is a need for formal policy requirements for how key reports are identified, the various roles needed to drive effective governance, the requirements for each role, and the location where key information is to be stored.
  • Establish appropriate tooling: The company lacks appropriate data tooling to...