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Convincing colleagues to join your data governance council

Convincing colleagues to join your data governance council

From the course: Designing Data Governance

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Convincing colleagues to join your data governance council

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If you gain one message from this course, I hope it's that all your data governance work should have a higher purpose. The hype around data, coupled with how quickly it's created, leads most organizations to greenlight data projects without the right strategy for them to succeed. A 2021 executive survey by NewVantage Partners found that while 92% of surveyed firms reported investing in big data and AI initiatives faster, most companies either failed to make progress or even lost progress managing data as a business asset. Only 29% achieved transformational business outcomes with data, while less than one in four respondents said their company was data-driven within the past year. That's a decline from 37.8% the year before. With your datas mission statement and data governance framework in place, you're prepared to beat these odds. The next step is to write down what your data governance council will do. These principles define the scope of work for your council and its stewards. They…

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