Data is Critical to your Business – Govern it Effectively
Business Value & Drivers for Data Governance
Like financial assets, data must be closely managed and governed in order to ensure that it is managed and used correctly throughout the organization. Government and industry regulations further drive the need for a strong data governance program.

Data Governance Challenges
Governing data poses unique challenges not found in other corporate assets in that data is stored in multiple formats, and used my numerous groups for different purposes across the organization. Add this to the sheer volume of data that is generated in the typical organization, data governance can seem a daunting task. Global Data Strategy can help you implement a data governance program that’s fit-for-purpose for your organization’s unique needs and goals by:
- Aligning data governance with key business goals & drivers
- Identifying critical data to be governed (and what to leave alone)
- Defining roles & responsibilities
- Creating policies & procedures for each business area
- Identifying technologies & tools required
Related Content
Article: “Data Governance vs. Data Architecture”, Dataversity
Whitepaper: Data Governance in the Age of Self-Service Analytics
Podcast: Best Practices in Data Governance & MDM
Article: “Selling Data Governance in Your Organisation”, IRM UK Connects
Article: “Data Governance Has an Image Problem”, TDAN