I’ve been asked whether there’s a similar data governance service to those offered in finance and IT. The concept of a fractional IT or Finance director is well established, but I don’t know of anything formal within the Data Governance
Does Data Governance have an image problem?
We need to talk about Colin. Data Governance is a damaged brand, apparently. The first word is mostly thought of as someone else’s problem while the second acts as an axiomatic proxy for tedious bureaucratic processes. If perception is indeed
Data Governance – why bother?
Why should data be treated as an asset? Data is often promoted as an institutional asset. Such statements do not pass even cursory examination when comparing the rigour, accountability and governance of other assets such as finance, staff and estates.
Data puts the “D” into Digital
Digital transformations are quite the thing. Many organisations seem to have a self-styled Chief Digital Officer trumpeting the reinvigoration of their products and services with a capital D. While it would be churlish to deny the benefits of making such products
Data is the new oil. Except it isn’t.
Hang on that must be true because IBM said so back in 2013. That article is worth a read – not because the basic premise stands up, but because it correctly identifies three of the most important data management components that