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What is Data Governance?

Data governance is the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity and security of the data in enterprise systems, based on internal data standards and policies that also control data usage.

Effective data governance ensures that data is consistent and trustworthy and doesn't get misused. It's increasingly critical as organizations face new data privacy regulations and rely more and more on data analytics to help optimize operations and drive business decision-making. A data governance framework consists of the policies, rules, processes, organizational structures and technologies that are put in place. Data governance is important because it goes beyond data management or master data management; it allows data citizens to access the right information and extract value from the data.

Why is Data Governance important?

With effective governance, you can define the rules that enforce your policies, helping align your data and business strategies. At its core, data governance leads to improved data quality, decreased data management costs, and increased access to data for all stakeholders. It also creates a shared language, allows for greater collaboration and makes the data more meaningful.

BARC

BARC’s “9-Field Matrix” is designed to determine the current state of an organization’s approach to data management and derive a roadmap from it. The three company levels (strategic, tactical and operational)and the organizational, business and technical aspects thereof form the basis of the matrix. With its structure, data management projects can be fleshed out with specifications of the topics, processes, roles and tasks involved.

Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up

Top-down focuses on data control and relies on a small team of data professionals who employ well-defined methodologies and well-known best practices. This means data modelling and governance are prioritized. Only later is the data made more broadly available to the rest of the organization for analytics. Conversely, the bottom-up method allows for much more agility when managing data. It is much more scalable than the centralized approach.

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