Ebook

How to become a data governance expert

This e-book describes the three steps you can take to become a data governance expert:

  • Familiarize yourself with the essentials of data governance
  • Start gathering information about your organization’s data
  • Help create a community and culture of data citizenship

Read the full ebook to discover the details on how to become a data governance expert.

Summary

Data governance is the skill set that's taking off–are you ready to master it? Well-governed data is the key to success, but getting from a data warehouse to this point takes a little work.

Preview

Data governance is the skill set that is taking off. Like life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, we believe that well-governed data is a fundamental right for every Data Citizen. Of course, you might have more immediate reasons to become your data governance expert.

Perhaps your team has asked you to take the lead on your company's data governance strategy. Perhaps your boss just requested you to determine a way to tame the data chaos at your organization. Perhaps your boss just requested you to determine a way to tame the data chaos at your organization. Perhaps you are looking for a new job or thinking about your next promotion. Perhaps you are looking for a new job or thinking about your next promotion.

Finding the right information and extracting meaning from all those data sets are not easy. Your business may have initiated a new master data management project, but it lacks cross-organizational collaboration and stewardship. Highly paid professionals continue to engage in data brawls where they spend hours arguing about their data's meaning and quality.