Five Steps To Build A Business Case For Data And Analytics Governance
Information Age, January 25th, 2023
Here are five steps for data leaders to take towards building a strong business use case for data and analytics governance
Good governance is critical to business success. However, organisations are often let down by their business practices, and a key culprit is poor (or no) data and analytics (D&A) governance.
Organisations that are successful in D&A governance have a data-driven culture. They actively engage and influence their stakeholders, promote data sharing, break down silos and evangelise data literacy. Gartner's Seventh Annual CDO Survey found that chief data officers (CDOs) who link D&A to prioritised and quantified business outcomes and metrics are more successful than their peers. There are five key steps to achieve this.