Data governance provides the discipline necessary to attain and sustain data quality. Extending data governance principles from core IT functions into business activities and business metadata, changes the nature of the governance process. The day-to-day challenges are inherently different. The behavioral model around governance fundamentally changes. den Karte can help adopt a business-oriented governance structure.

Designing a reference taxomony and defining other business metadata is only the first step.

Data governance provides the mechanisms necessary to

• identify stakeholders and other interested parties to assure appropriate decision-makers are engaged
• establish rules and standards that assure ongoing integrity of the business metadata model
• communicate standards within and across operating units and stay abreast of changing business needs
• manage changes to the business and technical metadata models
• monitor data quality

Key success factors when establishing a data governance function include

• understanding the behavioral aspects that governance entails
• recognizing that data governance spans both technical and business functions
• adequately defining the governance span to assure coverage of the complete business and technical metadata model
• engaging the stakeholder community

den Karte helps clients establish or reinforce data governance processes in ways that improve data integrity.