Focus Areas for Data Governance: Architecture, Integration

This type of program typically comes into existence in conjunction with a major system acquisition, development effort, or update that requires new levels of cross-functional decision-making and accountabilities.

Focus on Architecture

What other types of groups and initiatives might want such a program focus? Enterprise initiatives such as

A move to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), with its need for well-governed data
A new focus on Metadata
A Master Data Management (MDM) initiative
Enterprise Data Management (EDM)
Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
Standardization on platforms
Changes to systems due to new business focus or Merger and Acquisitions activity

A charter for this type of program may hold Data Governance and Stewardship participants accountable to:

Ensure consistent data definitions
Support architectural policies and standards
Support Metadata Programs, SOA, Master Data Management, Enterprise Data Management (EDM)
Bring cross-functional attention to integration challenges
Identify stakeholders, establish decision rights, clarify accountabilities

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