Data Governance: Why, What & How
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Learn the critical components for successful data governance to support business analytics. We discuss the importance of data governance, warning signs that might suggest you need to improve it and how to implement it while staying nimble. View this on-demand webinar: https://senturus.com/resources/why-bother-with-data-governance/ Senturus offers a full spectrum of services in business intelligence and training on Power BI, Tableau and Cognos. Our resource library has hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: http://www.senturus.com/senturus-resources/.
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Data Governance: Why, What & How
- 1. Why Bother with Data Governance? 1
- 2. 2 Hundreds of resources Visit the Resource Library on the Senturus website to download this presentation and explore other assets: senturus.com/resources 2
- 3. 3 Introductions Shawn Alpay Microsoft BI Senior Architect Senturus, Inc. Michael Weinhauer Director Senturus, Inc. 3
- 4. Agenda • Introduction • Why data governance? • Warning signs of complacency • What does data governance do? • Data governance process • Senturus overview • Additional resources • Q&A 4
- 5. Enjoy the full webinar presentation This slide deck is from the webinar Why Bother with Data Governance? To view the FREE video recording and download this deck, go to https://senturus.com/resources/data-governance-for- business-analytics 5
- 6. • According to Gartner, enterprises are increasingly pushing for growth through digital transformation, which puts more pressure on existing technical frameworks • Even top-tier organizations struggle to implement good data governance – but they’re doing because it’s worth doing Data governance is hard 6
- 7. How we’ll approach governance • Review the warning signs of “data complacency” (aka risk!) • Define data governance and detail its purpose/value • Break down implementation into consumable chunks • We’ll be focused on the high level, not tips and tricks • This will be filtered through the lens of a business intelligence architect • Filter this talk through your lens • What here applies to you and your org? • How do you disagree with me? Your mileage may vary! 7
- 8. Data complacency: “this is fine” 8 Live footage of me
- 9. Warning signs of complacency • Why won’t IT fix these data inaccuracies? • It’s fine that the data doesn’t agree across systems, if it’s “directionally accurate” • It’s not fine that the data quality is bad, but it’s been decided it’s too hard/expensive to solve • Is this net sales number the Finance version or Operations? • Oh wait, it’s probably the Marketing one • Someone deleted the entire main reporting folder (again) 9
- 10. What does data governance do? • Establishes the business as data owners – not IT • Positions data issues as cross-functional • Treats data as an entity separate from its container(s) • Prioritizes measurements to define success/failure • Reduces costs of time and money (really!) • Increases trust across the organization 10
- 11. What is data governance? Data governance is a framework for ensuring the availability, accuracy and security of data across an organization 11 • Data governance is a long series of definitions and discussions • Data governance requires thought leadership • You can’t buy ideas off the shelf (If you could, you wouldn’t be here) • Data governance is NOT (just) a tool • Our process defines our platform – not the other way around “…but what does that mean?”
- 12. So how do we…do this? 12 Process Data PlatformPeople Components of Data Governance How do you eat a huge Rice Krispie square? …One bite at a time.
- 13. Process: break HOW into W’s 13 WHY WHAT WHEN WHO WHERE All of these sections result in documentation I am extremely tired of documentation being undervalued
- 14. Process: break HOW into W’s A mission statement endorsed by the organization’s leaders • “We recognize data to be a valued and strategic enterprise asset.” • “Our data shall have clearly defined accountability.” • “Our data shall be well managed.” 14 WHAT WHEN WHO WHERE Guiding principles WHYWHY Guiding principles
- 15. Process: break HOW into W’s A clear scope • What can we accomplish? • What data domains can be included? • What personas can be included? 15 WHEN WHO WHERE Guiding principles WHYWHY Guiding principles WHAT Requirements • What defines success and failure? • How do we fund this? • What are the priority levels for all this?
- 16. Process: break HOW into W’s A roadmap for execution of the “what” • Leverage prioritization of scope to determine phases and schedule • What must be accomplished in Phase 1? What can be postponed? • Phases can be small, five small phases will be faster than one big one 16 WHO WHERE Guiding principles WHYWHY Guiding principles WHAT Requirements WHEN Roadmap
- 17. Process: break HOW into W’s • Teams that will devise the “why” and make the “what” happen • Clear roles and responsibilities defined for each person/role/group • Personas for all categories of people that touch the data 17 WHERE Guiding principles WHYWHY Guiding principles WHAT Requirements WHO Decision- making bodies, roles and responsibilities WHEN Roadmap
- 18. Process: break HOW into W’s • An architecture for all tools necessary to execute these ideas • Source systems • Code / doc repositories • Databases / data lakes 18 Guiding principles WHYWHY Guiding principles WHAT Requirements WHO Decision- making bodies, roles and responsibilities WHEN Roadmap WHO Decision- making bodies, roles and responsibilities WHERE Tools, technologies, repositories, diagrams • Reporting interfaces • Data management tools • Security administration
- 19. Like what you see? To view the video recording and download the slide deck go to https://senturus.com/resources/data-governance-for- business-analytics/ Visit our website to access our library of free BI knowledge resources including events, blogs, demos, whitepapers, other on-demand webinars and our dashboard gallery https://senturus.com/senturus-resources/ 19
- 20. People “No matter how it looks at first, it’s always a people problem” 20 Data governance fails without personal ownership.
- 21. Data governance teams Data Governance Committee Business User Advisory Teams Project Development Team Executive Steering Committee
- 22. Data governance teams 22 Executive Steering Committee Data Governance Committee Business User Advisory Teams • Drive awareness across the org • Provide leadership and act as final decision-making authority • Review decisions and progress made by other teams • Resolve policy issues and organizational conflicts Executive Steering Committee Focus: Culture Composition: ~5 Executives Meeting Cadence: QuarterlyProject Development Team
- 23. Data governance teams 23 Executive Steering Committee Data Governance Committee Business User Advisory Teams Data Governance Committee Focus: Strategy Composition: ~12 VP’s / Directors • Drive awareness within their teams • Discuss and approve requests and initiatives • Monitor progress and remove roadblocks • Name personnel to Business User Advisory Teams Meeting Cadence: MonthlyProject Development Team
- 24. Data governance teams 24 Executive Steering Committee Business User Advisory Teams Project Development Team Business User Advisory Teams Focus: Tactics Composition: ~30 (in groups of 2-3) • Implement and own solutions • Identify new governance issues • Develop and deploy data definitions and business rules • Recommend courses of action through knowledge of subject matter Meeting Cadence: Ad hocData Governance Committee
- 25. Data governance teams 25 Executive Steering Committee Project Development Team Project Development Team Focus: Execution Composition: ~15 members of IT • Coordinate execution of other teams • Provide technical and data expertise to other teams • Execute technical governance tasks • Steward data (as owned by the business) Meeting Cadence: Weekly / Ad hocData Governance Committee Business User Advisory Teams
- 26. Roles and responsibilities 26 Responsible Who will do the task? Accountable Who will facilitate the task and vouch for its completion? Consulted Who provides assistance and insight for doing the task? Informed Who will be notified upon progress/completion of the task? Example of a RACI matrix Never, ever, ever, ever skip the step of assigning roles and responsibilities.
- 27. Personas 27 • What kinds of roles interact with the data? • Governance is easier if you think of data in terms of how it’s touched • What kind of access does each role need to do its job? Customer System Admin Executive Manager Individual Contributor Database Admin Service Rep Accountant Analyst Developer Pipeline of a sale from creation to consumption
- 28. Data 28 • What data domains shall be governed (e.g. sales, labor)? • A data dictionary that details every datapoint: • What is its definition? • What is its description (in plain English)? • What is its name? (Does everyone agree?) • What tags/categories does it carry? • How is it generated and maintained? • How is it corrected? • Who is its owner? • Who can access it? You cannot govern data if you cannot define the data.
- 29. Platform 29 This is where the rubber meets the road • …But everything we’ve discussed so far needs to be figured out first • Think of technology more as the WHERE than the HOW • If you are really committed to the Process and People, this is the easy part Your tasks define your tools – NOT the other way around.
- 30. A high-level document that describes logical data flow • This is arguably the most important document governance may produce • ANY data governance participant should be able to understand this doc Architecture diagram 30 Sales Labor Inventory Data warehouse Tabular model Reports + Dashboards Employee interface Every arrow and icon should have supporting documentation: who, what, where, when, etc. Customer kiosk Pipelines
- 31. How can we do this nimbly? 31 • Limit your scope, one bite at a time • What must be done right away? What can wait until later? • “Garbage in, garbage out” • It can be extremely helpful to go to market in Phase 1 and show off data quality issues • Agile methodology: it works with business intelligence • There’s no shortcut for defining and documenting up front • …And I promise, it will save you time when executing
- 32. Roles and responsibilities? Personas? Data dictionary? Architecture diagram? A governance checklist 32 Is your org struggling with data quality and access issues? Is your org ready to revisit its approach to governance? Has your org generated governance docs for: Guiding principles? Requirements? Roadmap? Governance teams? Is your org open to letting the process define the platform?
- 33. Some closing thoughts… 33 • Governance will never be 100% done on the first pass! • Gartner: “Through 2022, only 20% of organizations investing in information governance will succeed in scaling governance for digital business” • Judge success on a spectrum and be ready to iterate • Become comfortable with the gray (both with the topics and on your head) Good luck! Org 1 Org 2 Org 3 Org 4 Org 5
- 34. 34 Executive summary It of having some degree of data governance to support their business analytics. Despite its importance, data governance is approached with a bit of complacency. Companies shy away from it because it’s labeled as too expensive to implement. Or too high of a hurdle to achieve. Or someone lived through a past attempt that went sideways, and it left a bad taste. Whatever the reason, data governance gets the short end of the analytics stick. But the truth of the matter is that data governance is a cornerstone element of a solid business analytics implementation. In addition to mitigating compliance risks, good data governance supports decisions and internal processes, it also helps improve customer experience and create new products and business models. It’s true that achieving good governance is not easy. It requires consideration, collaboration and commitment. It’s an intricate dance between people, process and technology. Even the best companies struggle to institute a viable governance program and are constantly fine tuning their efforts. But as the saying goes, nothing worth doing is easy. In this paper, we summarize the critical considerations around instituting a manageable data governance program. Why bother with data governance? What data governance does • Establishes one version of the truth • Increases trust across the organization • Establishes the business as data owners – not IT • Positions data issues as cross-functional • Treats data as an entity separate from its container(s) • Prioritizes measurements to define success/failure • Curtails security control issues (either too much access or not enough) • Reduces rework time and money (really!) Love it or hate it, companies generally acknowledge the importance The components of data governance Data governance requires thought leadership, it is a process, it is not a tool. There are four main components that all must be addressed to ensure success. 34 Share the importance of and considerations for data governance within your organization Download
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