Data governance sponsorship and committees

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Courtney Smith

Strategic Initiatives Manager

Data governance sponsor

Responsibilities:

  • Champions program and promotes buy-in
  • Clarifies priorities; ensures alignment
  • Helps secure resourcing and resolve issues

Key Characteristics:

  • Business executive
  • Trusted, respected leader
  • Diverse network

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What is a data governance committee?

Responsible for:

  • Decision-making
  • Program oversight
  • Issue awareness
  • Escalation handling
  • Data governance facilitation

A group of business people looking at data

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When to establish a data governance committee

To start an initiative:

  • Committee designs and implements framework
  • Transitions later to providing oversight

Post framework implementation:

  • Framework is already designed and implemented
  • Committee provides oversight right away

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Data governance committee members

  • Executive leaders
  • Data governance sponsor
  • Chief data officer
  • IT representatives
  • Subject matter experts
  • Impacted stakeholders

A collection of people looking at and analyzing data

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Data governance committee topics

Quarterly review of:

  • Strategy effectiveness and alignment
  • Return on investment
  • Business unit compliance with policies and standards

Monthly review of:

  • Data quality improvement
  • Change management and communication needs

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