CHAPTER 7

DATA GOVERNANCE DONE RIGHT

In this chapter

  • What is data governance, and what happens if it is not in place?
  • What is data quality, and how do you secure it?
  • What is a data catalogue, and how do you build one?
  • Who does what in data governance?
  • How can you set up or revamp a data governance framework in a few months?

Data! Data! Data! I can’t make bricks without clay,’ said Sherlock Holmes, as he painfully realised he lacked the right data points to solve his latest case. When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote this quote for his fictional character, he anticipated much of the frustration we face today at work when it comes to data. Without the right quality data, in the right place, and at the right time, making effective decisions ...

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