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1 Assess your data maturity

Before you can establish data governance standards, you need to understand your current data situation. How is your data collected, stored, accessed, and used? What are the main data challenges and opportunities? How mature is your data culture and capabilities? You can use a data maturity model or a data governance framework to assess your data maturity level and identify gaps and areas for improvement.

2 Define your data vision and goals

Once you have a clear picture of your data maturity, you need to define your data vision and goals. What are the expected outcomes and benefits of data governance for your organization? How do they align with your business strategy and objectives? How will you measure and communicate your data governance success? You can use a data governance charter or a data governance roadmap to document your data vision and goals and communicate them to your stakeholders.

3 Establish your data governance roles and structure

Data governance requires collaboration and accountability from different people and teams in your organization. You need to establish your data governance roles and structure to define who is responsible for what in data governance. For example, you may need a data governance council, a data governance office, data stewards, data owners, data users, and data custodians. You also need to define the scope, authority, and reporting lines of each role and how they interact with each other.

4 Develop your data governance policies and standards

Data governance policies and standards are the rules and guidelines that govern your data management and usage. They help you ensure data quality, security, privacy, and compliance. You need to develop your data governance policies and standards based on your data vision and goals, your data maturity level, and your regulatory and industry requirements. You also need to document and communicate them clearly and consistently to your data governance roles and stakeholders.

5 Implement your data governance processes and tools

Data governance policies and standards are not enough if they are not followed and enforced. You need to implement your data governance processes and tools to operationalize your data governance policies and standards. Data governance processes are the workflows and procedures that enable data governance activities, such as data quality assessment, data cataloging, data lineage, data access control, and data issue resolution. Data governance tools are the technologies and platforms that support data governance processes, such as data quality tools, data catalog tools, data lineage tools, data security tools, and data governance platforms.

6 Monitor and improve your data governance performance

Data governance is not a one-time project, but an ongoing practice. You need to monitor and improve your data governance performance to ensure that you are achieving your data vision and goals, complying with your data policies and standards, and delivering value from your data assets. You can use data governance metrics and indicators, such as data quality scores, data usage rates, data incidents, and data value, to measure and report your data governance performance. You also need to solicit feedback and input from your data governance roles and stakeholders, and update and refine your data governance policies, standards, processes, and tools as needed.

7 Here’s what else to consider

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