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5 data governance roles and responsibilities
Data governance is a critical aspect of any organisation’s data management strategy. It involves the establishment of policies, procedures, and practices that ensure the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data used in an enterprise. Effective data governance requires a well-defi…
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Data governance is a critical aspect of any organisation’s data management strategy. It involves the establishment of policies, procedures, and practices that ensure the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data used in an enterprise. Effective data governance…
Context
Data governance is a critical aspect of any organisation’s data management strategy. It involves the establishment of policies, procedures, and practices that ensure the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data used in an enterprise. Effective data governance requires a well-defined set of roles and responsibilities that are communicated and enforced throughout the organisation. In this blog post, we will explore the key roles and responsibilities involved in data governance. The executive sponsor is a senior employee who is charged with coordinating data governance activities and programs. The role of the executive sponsor is to serve as the conduit between the most senior stakeholders and the data governance lead or council and is authorised to make decisions and take actions.
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Analysis
The responsibilities of the executive sponsor can vary depending on the organisational culture and it depends if they take on a more passive role or a more active role. If they adopt a more active role, the responsibilities include working with the data governance team and taking responsibility for the implementation and ongoing data governance processes. It’s their job to make sure the program’s goals, data governance plan and institution strategies are in alignment. Another important role is for them to create the role of the data governance program lead (i.e. this could be the Chief Data Officer position) and the data governance council The data governance lead is responsible for all aspects of defining and operating the data governance policies and supporting the multiple data domains. They are ultimately responsible for implementing the data governance program vision, promoting the role of governance and enforcing policy, while following data governance best practices. Traditionally, this role sat under IT and tended to be the responsibility of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or even the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). There are still quite a few organisations where this is still occurring, but it’s no longer recommended. Depending on the size of your organisation, its culture, needs, and goals, as well as the operating model, the role could also fall of data governance leads onto the following people: data governance director/ manager, Chief Data Officer, information security and compliance lead
Key Points
- Data governance, a formalised practice that executes and enforces company-wide data policies, has gained significant traction in the last few years.
- In many cases, roles and responsibilities with data governance already exist but require recognition.
- The following article summarises each of the data governance roles: executive sponsor, data governance lead, data steward, data custodian, and Data stakeholder.
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