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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

Capabilities versus outcomes

Before we can define success, we need to start by grounding ourselves on a few key definitions. First, we need to define what a capability and an outcome are, and then slice that between business and data flavors:

  • Capability: The ability or capacity to do something and achieve a desired outcome.
  • Outcome: The final result or consequence of an event or situation. This can be a positive or negative outcome.

Keep in mind that capabilities have outcomes. For each capability, a single or collection of outcomes should be prescribed. Before beginning to deliver the capability, you should take time to define the expected outcomes. But if you haven’t, it’s never too late to define the outcomes expected for each capability. You may also have expected outcomes and unexpected outcomes. For example, I exercised today, and I expect to experience muscle soreness tomorrow. I did not expect to be so sore it would hurt to walk.

Now, let...