Ask the Data Governance Coach - Video Series #100

Introduction

• Celebrating the 100th video of the series.
• Gratitude expressed for viewer support.

Selection of the 100th Question

• Decided to answer the most popular question from data governance clinics.
• Question often asked: Which comes first, data governance or data quality?

Theoretical Perspective

• Data Governance First:
  • In an ideal world, data governance should come first.
  • Establishes a framework and identifies roles and responsibilities.
  • Helps in determining key stakeholders for data governance initiatives.
  • Once governance is established, definitions and data quality rules can be prioritized.

Practical Perspective

• Real-World Scenario:
  • Many organizations have ongoing data quality initiatives prior to implementing data governance.
  • These initiatives may include:
    • Data cleansing
    • Data fixing
    • Basic data quality reporting (often misnamed as exception reports).
• Data quality activities often predate awareness of data governance.

Bridging the Gap

• Turning Tactical into Strategic:
  • Identify existing data quality activities.
  • Integrate them into a broader data governance framework.
  • Focus data quality efforts on critical data, ensuring the right priorities are set.

Conclusion

• Encouragement to engage with the video: like, comment, share.
• Invitation to submit questions for future videos: email to questions@asmd.com.