There’s a fair amount of high-level advice on the internet about implementing data governance, which means the practices an organization uses to ensure its data is available, usable, complete, and secure.
But what you won’t find, at least not in abundance, is guidance about what not to do when establishing a data governance practice. That’s unfortunate, because there are many missteps that organizations tend to make when trying to establish data governance. Avoiding them is critical if you want to build a data governance strategy that actually allows you to govern your data – as opposed to talking about governing your data without really establishing effective governance controls and processes.
