Practitioner's Guide to Operationalizing Data Governance

CHAPTER 14Data Governance Maturity

RESULTS YOU CAN EXPECT WITH MATURITY

As Data Governance matures in the organization, stakeholders will realize the benefits of the program. If we go back to the common challenges outlined in the “Introduction,” such benefits might include the following (Table 14.1):

Table 14.1 Benefits Realization.

Challenge	Realization
Metadata	Having common definitions of business terms Consolidated and current data dictionary
Access to Data	Availability of common tools Knowledge of what data is available for use and where to get it
Trust in Data	More time to analyze and make actionable business decisions
Data Integration	Access to data that has already been integrated Reduced reliance on desktop tools to cull and merge data together to make it presentable Common tools to centralize both integration and business rules
Data Ownership	Access to the name of the individual who can help when there are questions about data
Reporting/Analytics	Relevant context to data available in reports or datasets Common tools that are appropriate for different users
Data Architecture	Consistency of column names across tables Access to a data model
Reliance on Individual Knowledge	Understanding where to find information on common processes Removing the need to call an individual because they have always been willing to help