What is Data Governance

Data Governance is a process and quality control discipline focused on managing the quality, consistency, usability, security and availability of information. Data Governance focuses on organisation, processes and roles.

OK, let’s get that parsed. So it’s about processes and controls. But also about an organisation, roles, security…. To have a good understanding of Data Governance we can have a look at the model that is designed by DAMA International.

Data Governance is in the center of a lot of other disciplines that focus on getting in control of your data. By implementing a Data Governance Board together with  roles and responsibilities within your organisation (be aware, it’s about roles, not functions!) you can orchestrate the right level of consultation about definitions, data usage, privacy and so on.