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Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up
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Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up

by Lauren Maffeo
January 2023
Beginner to intermediate
108 pages
2h 59m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Write a Data Dictionary

A data dictionary stores information about data that lives in all your organization’s systems. It gives everyone a shared vocabulary for how to discuss data in your organization. Whether it’s the CEO, a developer, or a customer service representative, everyone should reference the data dictionary when they’re unsure what certain data items mean. This dictionary is a comprehensive space to define rules, regulations, and definitions for your organization’s data.

Data dictionaries play a key role in your governance efforts. They reinforce data domains/sub-domains and help teams avoid inconsistencies with data. Having more consistent data makes it easier to analyze, because it gives everyone shared understanding of what different ...

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ISBN: 9798888650189