Principles of a data governance framework

Data Governance Concepts

Courtney Smith

Strategic Initiatives Manager

Data governance framework principles

List of six framework principles

Data Governance Concepts

Integrity

What it means

  • Honest and transparent communications and interactions
  • Concerns, challenges, and constraints raised immediately

What it can help with

  • Promoting a culture of trust, teamwork, and collaboration

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Ownership and accountability

What it means

  • Clear roles and responsibilities for decision-making, processes, policy enforcement, and control
  • Especially critical for cross-functional processes

What it can help with

  • Identifying duplication or overlap in efforts
  • Identifying gaps in ownership

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Standardization and consistency

What it means

  • Repeatable processes
  • Standardized data and definitions
  • Consistent data management

What it can help with

  • Reducing business-specific data silos
  • Providing standardized high-quality data for enterprise use

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Change management

What it means

  • Providing knowledge, tools, and skills
  • Socializing new strategy and framework
  • Preparing data stakeholders for impacts from changes to data or processes

What it can help with

  • Embracing new ways of working
  • Obtaining buy-in
  • Preventing unexpected negative impacts

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Risk management and compliance

What it means

  • Auditable processes
  • Controls to ensure regulatory compliance
  • Identifying, managing, and controlling risks

What it can help with

  • Audit and regulatory compliance
  • Preventing penalties for non-compliance
  • Mitigating data-related risks and issues

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Strategy alignment

What it means

  • Linking data governance strategy and organizational goals
  • Partnering with data stakeholders
  • Demonstrating business value

What it can help with

  • Improving chances of business buy-in
  • Increasing success of the data governance program

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Data Governance Concepts

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