- Shows mid to senior data professionals how to design a custom-built data governance programme tailored to the needs of their organizations
- Covers how to identify your data governance approach, build a framework and write policies
- Explains the business case for data governance, creating a roadmap and resolving data quality challenges
- Features real-world examples that show the success and value of data governance
- Describes how to ensure that your data governance programme evolves to meet future challenges
Effective Data Governance
Design a Framework that Works for Your Organization
Use this step-by-step guide to prepare, design and implement a simplified data governance programme built to meet the needs of your organization.
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EAN: 9781398624177
Edition: 1
Published:
Format: 234x156
288 pages
About the book
Build a clear, practical data governance programme that strengthens data quality, reduces risk and improves decision making.
Effective Data Governance is a hands-on guide for mid-career data professionals, analysts, and managers who need to design a data governance approach that is both achievable and aligned to business priorities. Written by leading data governance expert Nicola Askham, this step-by-step resource simplifies the complexity of data governance and shows you exactly how to create a programme that delivers consistent, high-quality and trustworthy data across your organization.
Focused on practical delivery rather than theory, the book walks you through planning your governance approach, building a fit-for-purpose framework and writing policies that teams can actually use. It also explains how to identify roles and responsibilities, resolve data quality issues, manage risk and measure progress with the right controls and metrics.
You'll learn how to:
- Build a tailored data governance framework that fits your organization's needs
- Define roles, responsibilities and processes that improve data quality and accountability
- Address data risk, controls and quality challenges with practical tools
- Monitor progress with clear metrics and embed governance into day-to-day operations
With real-world examples and straightforward guidance, Effective Data Governance equips mid-career professionals with the tools to build a governance programme that improves data integrity, supports better decision making and enables long-term business performance.
Themes include: data governance, data quality, data risk, governance frameworks, data management, data analytics
About the authors
Nicola Askham, known as "The Data Governance Coach", has over two decades of experience in helping organizations understand and manage their data better through simple and custom-designed data governance programmes. She runs training courses on all elements of data governance and provides consultancy for numerous businesses, non-profits and government agencies. She is the host of The Data Governance Podcast and was previously a board member and director of DAMA UK. She lives in London, UK.
Many data governance efforts fail from over complication with too many 'shoulds' and 'musts.' Nicola Askham addresses this issue head-on in a succinct and clearly presented fashion. Her six principles need to be pasted in your cubicle.
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