http://brain-vibe.com/2009/12/02/data-governance-more-than-ownership/ marketing muses to stay engaged Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:35:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://brain-vibe.com/2009/12/02/data-governance-more-than-ownership/#comment-304 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:54:51 +0000 http://brain-vibe.com/?p=504#comment-304 Ownership certainly is critical. It affords accountability. Great points. I’ve seen DG turn into “shelfware” and it pulls down the entire project either keeping it from moving or killing projects altogether after they have kicked off. It requires resolve and discipline and a good amount of continued PR to keep things on track. Thanks for the feedback.

]]> http://brain-vibe.com/2009/12/02/data-governance-more-than-ownership/#comment-303 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:36:05 +0000 http://brain-vibe.com/?p=504#comment-303 Well said!
I would state it this way: just as Ownership is not DG, neither is Stewardship DG, or is DQM DG, etc. But, in order for DG to work, you must address topics such as ownership of data, stewardship of data, policies, processes, etc. Otherwise, your DG will be an exercise in futility, creating “shelfware” more often than not.
Ownership is critical b/c without it you’re trying to solve problems of data quality, sharing, etc. with no one who’s ultimately responsible for getting it right. If some data are truly critical business assets, as we want to claim, then it makes sense that some person should own responsibility for some of those assets.
But you’re right – ownership does not equal governance. It’s just an essential part of governance imho.

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