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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

Conclusion

As you reviewed the approach in this use case, in concert with the previous 16 chapters, I hope it is abundantly clear that there is no single approach for data governance. Every company and every situation is unique. What works at one company won’t work for a similar company in the same industry. This is why I offered alternative options in this chapter and examples throughout the book to showcase what has and has not worked previously for me. Ultimately, any data professional will have successes and failures in their career. One of the hardest lessons to learn (for me) is that what was recommended this year may have been recommended in the past but now is effective because the company is facing new challenges or priorities. Thus, sometimes, just changing circumstances will allow for the same suggestion to work in your environment now, whereas it was rejected previously.

The context matters. Your willingness to spend time to build trust in the capabilities outlined...