Data governance can seem like a daunting task. Described generically, it has the potential to take on an impossibly large scope and a pervasive, enterprise-wide reach. But data governance doesn’t need to solve world hunger … at least not at first. Successful organizations embarking on the data governance journey have thrived by first starting small, [...]
Data governance institutes a system of accountability when it comes to an organization’s most important data assets. Data providers have an obligation to meet the needs of data consumers when the benefit outweighs the cost. Because this obligation exists across the organization despite functional or geographic distinctions, we have to start with the right organizational [...]
