Data Governance, as currently practiced, is failing. There have been some successes, but by and large, even these efforts have fallen short. Worse, many of those tasked with contributing to Data Governance find the effort painful.
We have enormous sympathy for data governors. (We use the term “data governors” – DGs – as the most senior people charged with defining and implementing Data Governance.) Control is a fundamental management activity and so much in the data space is “out of control.” Further, data is increasingly important to all companies. The raw need for Data Governance is both enormous and growing.
