Foreword

It takes a special kind of person to really LIKE data governance. After all, this discipline exists at the epicenter of data-related conflict. Day after day, we see how seemingly small actions and decisions create data-related problems that ripple out through an organization, creating bigger problems in reports and other information products, which create even bigger problems in the form of bad decisions, inefficiencies, ineffective practices, noncompliance with laws and regulations, and even security breaches. We stand our ground, watching these problems as they are created, as they grow, and as they impact our organizations’ abilities to meet their missions. We engage the people around us, trying to educate them about how to avoid ...

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