Developing a roadmap

Data Governance Concepts

Courtney Smith

Strategic Initiatives Manager

Roadmap planning

  • Obtain buy-in
  • Build the team
  • Create documentation
  • Communicate and train
  • Measure success
  • Choose new solutions

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Data Governance Concepts

Obtain buy-in

  • Secure the executive sponsor
    • Must be influential senior leader
  • Ask for help with soliciting committee members
  • Include a diverse group of stakeholders that can help drive organizational buy-in

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Data Governance Concepts

Build the team

  • Hire the expert - a CDO
  • Build data governance office
  • Establish role of data governance office - enforcement authority or facilitator

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Create documentation

  • Robust policies, standards, procedures
  • Make sure to update regularly
  • Ensure requirements are reasonable and can be met
  • Measure and enforce compliance

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Communicate and train

  • Provide regular updates
  • Schedule share-outs
  • Keep company engaged and excited
  • Promote data literacy and offer training
  • Leverage articles, vendors, and communities of best practice

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Measure success

  • Establish what success looks like
  • Establish objectives and KPIs

Example:

  • Increase data quality by 30% over the next six months.
  • Use measurements to keep stakeholders aware of progress

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Choose new solutions

  • Identify your solution
  • Build time in roadmap for testing, implementation, training
  • Use change management processes

 

Make sure to revisit your roadmap throughout your data governance journey!

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Data Governance Concepts

Let's practice!

Data Governance Concepts

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