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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

Metadata management defined

Before we get into the details, I find it important to align on basic definitions. In my experience, data professionals sometimes skip basic definitions in an attempt not to insult the audience when launching data capabilities. However, starting with grounding definitions can be done with grace in a way that does not insult the business leader and still grounds the audience on what we will accomplish.

I like to start with a simple slide with the title “Before we begin.” This simple yet impactful grounding slide can be set up with a basic premise and with the following verbal statement: “Before we dig into the details, I want to spend just a moment ensuring we all have the same common understanding of what it is we are going to discuss today. I, for one, have not been a metadata expert all my life, and thus, let’s take a moment to define what it is we mean when we talk about metadata today.” This simple yet non-offensive...