The Data Governance Institute is the premier provider of in-depth, vendor-neutral information about – and assistance with – tools, techniques, models, and best practices for the governance/stewardship of data and information.
The Institute has three arms:
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Consulting and Training
- Community of Practice
- Information Resources
- Community of Practice
Consulting and Training
Consulting
The Data Governance Institute also provides consulting services to assist organizations in:
- Creating roadmaps for programs
- Designing and implementing programs
- Evolving smaller efforts into enterprise programs
- Standardizing data definitions
- Solving specific data-related problems, and
- Addressing all the topics described in the training section.
Training
The Institute provides traditional training, one-on-one and small group briefings, and mentoring on a variety of Data Governance topics, including:
- Core Data Governance and Stewardship concepts
- Options for Data Governance/Stewardship Organizational Bodies
- Designing Roles, Responsibilities, and Decision Rights for Data Governance/Stewardship
- Creating a Roadmap for a Data Governance/Stewardship program
- Understanding Governance/ Stewardship Industry Trends
- Demonstrating Value
- Understanding Governance/ Stewardship Value Propositions
- Establishing/Improving Governance Communications
- Governance Metrics and Success Measures
- Core Governance Processes and Activities
- Standardizing Data Definitions
- Aligning Data Governance, Taxonomies, and Information Architecture
- Using Your Metadata Repository to Store Risk, Compliance, and Governance Information
- Setting up a Help Desk for Data
- Aligning Governance with other efforts
- Building Aligned Data Governance and Data Quality Programs
- Aligning Data Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Security, and Privacy Programs
- Building Aligned Data Governance and Data Quality Programs
- Designing Data Governance to Support Master Data Management and SOA
- Building Governance Into Software Development and Project Management
Community of Practice
Wanna connect? Become a member of our Community of Practice.
The Data Governance and Stewardship Community of Practice site houses an amazing library of hundreds of actual program documents from organizations that are implementing Data Governance and Stewardship. As a member, you can exchange knowledge with other practioners, peruse program artifacts, read about case studies, strategy, and best practices, and interact with tool providers through Vendor Q&As and Vendor Briefings.
Check out the benefits of joining the Data Governance and Stewardship Community of Practice here..
Information Resources
The Institute provides a wealth of free resources through its website, www.datagovernance.com:
- the free DGI Data Governance Framework
- information about related architectural and governance frameworks
- information on data laws, regulations, and standards
- whitepapers, case studies, and best practices
- a large collection of data humor
- an extensive Data Glossary
- the Web’s largest collection of books focused on data-related concerns.
In addition to www.datagovernance.com, the Data Governance Institute also publishes a collection of niche websites that address various data-related topics, www.datagovernancesoftware.com. This site defines and highlights the seven different areas in which technology is essential in solving Data Governance-related business problems. It then lists software products that address one or all of these needs.
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