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Data Governance Framework

Hundreds of Data Governance programs around the world have used this logical structure as a template for how they classify, organize, and describe the complex activities that come together to govern data. Whether you are starting a program, joining one, or rejuvenating one, the DGI Data Governance Framework can keep your team in sync.

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Data Governance Communications Guide

Data-centric IT projects often face challenges such as missed deadlines, budget overruns, excessive management attention, and unmet business expectations. This is often due to ineffective collaboration between technical and data specialty teams. While better communication seems like the obvious solution, how do team members communicate about risks and requirements that may not be visible to them? The DGI Data Governance Communications Guide addresses these issues by highlighting “invisible” data-related risks and identifying groups responsible for managing them. It also offers questions to unveil “hidden” data-related requirements for the entire project team.

Data Governance Communications Guide

Data Governance Basics

Your guide to the basics of Data Governance including Definitions, Goals and Principles, Roles and Responsibilities, our Glossary, and more. We further expound on these ideas in our popular Practical Guidance blog series. Learn more…

Online Training Center

The Online Training Center covers a wide variety of Data Governance and Data Management topics through individual courses and learning plans from world-class instructors. Expand your skill set through new material or brush up on the basics with self-paced learning, on-demand and live options, and unlimited course access. And don’t forget to use code DGI to save 10% on registration. Learn more…

Join the DGI

Members of the world-renowned Data Governance Institute gain access to our exclusive learning materials. Members enrich their skill set through deep-dives on communications, program implementation assessments, discounts on training and events, and more. Learn more…

    Benefits of Membership in the DGI

    Membership in the world-renowned Data Governance Institute

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    Discounts for virtual and in-person conferences and events worldwide

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    5th Annual Excellence in Master Data Management & Data Governance Summit

    This two-day event features a series of insightful presentations and valuable networking opportunities, led by experts from leading industries. January 23–24, 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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    Data Governance Bootcamp

    This live, online, three-day training discusses the necessary activities to plan, design, build, deploy, and get engagement for your data governance program from the ground up. January 28 – 30, 2025.

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    Practical Guidance Series

    This blog series, Practical Guidance, is a wealth of knowledge on data strategy, data governance, and realizing value from information assets. Categories include: Getting Started, Organizations and Accountabilities, Processes and Alignments, and Focus Areas.

    Stakeholder Conversations

    Wanna keep your job? Working in Data Governance means doing a lot of conflict management work, so we have to learn to say what we mean but not necessarily the first thing that pops into our heads. Check out these cartoons to learn some “diplomatic” phrases that may serve you well. Read more…

    Quotes

    As a Data Governance or Stewardship leader, you do a lot of talking, right? And you’d like to be profound sometimes – or clever, or learned, or at least not tongue-tied… Browse our collections below to find the perfect quote to inspire your team, wow your bosses and make you the standout at any conference! Read more…

    Assigning Data Ownership

    One of the tenets of Data Governance is that enterprise data doesn’t “belong” to individuals. It is an asset that belongs to the enterprise. Still, it needs to be managed…

    Focus Areas for Data Governance: Privacy, Compliance, Security

    This type of program typically comes into existence because of concerns about Data Information Security controls, or compliance. Compliance, in this context, may refer to regulatory compliance, contractual compliance, or compliance with internal requirements.This...

    Engaging Stewards and Stakeholders

    It seems like there are two types of Data Governance and Stewardship programs: Thriving ones, with highly-engaged stakeholders, and Ones whose futures are in question, since stakeholders and stewards are only sporadically involved or give only weak support to the...

    Focus Areas for Data Governance: Data Quality

    This type of program typically comes into existence because of issues around the quality, integrity, or usability of data. It may be sponsored by a Data Quality group or a business team that needs better quality data. (For example: Data Acquisition or  Mergers &...