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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

Who this book is for

This book is for chief data officers, data governance leaders, data stewards, engineers who want to understand the business value of their work. It is also for IT professionals seeking further understanding of data management. Any business leader who wants to better understand data governance would also benefit from learning the basics, as well as any executive finding themselves managing a chief data and analytics officer who wants to better understand the discipline at a higher level. You should have a basic understanding of working with data and understand the basic needs of a business and how to meet those needs with data solutions. You do not need to have the knowledge or skills needed to sell solutions to executives, nor coding experience.