November 30, 2017 - We, at IData, are often asked about data governance such as what is it and what are some key best practices in data governance. This post summarizes our thoughts on this. We have many recorded webinars that are available on these topics that will go into more detail.
What is Data Governance?
(If you would rather see a video on our thoughts on What is Data Governance for Higher Education check out this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIUlOAWpLkc)
Governing What? (the content)
Data Definitions
Specifications - Reports/Extracts
Data Requests
Data System Inventory and Lineage
Data Quality
Data Access
Data Security
What is Governance? (the stewardship, processes, completeness and adoption)
Stewardship
Standard, Controlled, and Understood Processes
Agreed-upon and Complete Information
Adoption, Buy-in, and Use of Information
Data Governance Best Practices
(If you would rather see a video on our thoughts on an Overview of Data Governance Best Practices for Higher Education check out this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfd_Kk-GU_s)
Data Request Process
Knowledge Base - Dictionary, Data System Inventory and Specifications
Data Stewardship
Just-in-time Data Governance
Building Trust during Report Consumption
If you would like more information regarding our data governance services or our Data Cookbook solution, which is the leading higher education solution for data governance, then feel free to contact us.