Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy, and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program (2 ed)

Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy, and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program 2nd Edition

Managing data continues to grow as a necessity for modern organizations. There are seemingly infinite opportunities for organic growth, reduction of costs, and creation of new products and services. It has become apparent that none of these opportunities can happen smoothly without data governance. The cost of exponential data growth and privacy/security concerns are becoming burdensome. Organizations will encounter unexpected consequences in new sources of risk. The solution to these challenges is also data governance; ensuring a balance between risk and opportunity.

Data Governance, Second Edition, is for any executive, manage,r or data professional who needs to understand or implement a data governance program. It is required to ensure consistent, accurate, and reliable data across the organization. This book offers an overview of why data governance is needed, how to design, initiate, and execute a program, and how to keep the program sustainable. This valuable resource provides comprehensive guidance to beginning professionals, managers, or analysts looking to improve their processes, and advanced students in Data Management and related courses. With the provided framework and case studies,s all professionals in the data governance field will gain key insights into launching successful and money-saving data governance programs.

• Incorporates industry changes, lessons learned, and new approaches
• Explores various ways in which data analysts and managers can ensure consistent, accurate, and reliable data across their organizations
• Includes new case studies that detail real-world situations
• Explores all of the capabilities an organization must adopt to become data-driven
• Provides guidance on various approaches to data governance, to determine whether an organization should be low profile, centrally controlled, agile, or traditional
• Provides guidance on using technology and separating vendor hype from sincere delivery of necessary capabilities
• Offers readers insights into how their organizations can improve the value of their data, through data quality, data strategy, and data literacy
• Provides up to 75% brand-new content compared to the first edition