Discover a practical guide to the world of Data Governance that can help you better understand the management and stewardship of data within your organization.

Data Governance: The Definitive Guide is a professional publication for readers who want to understand and begin implementing data governance principles. At a time when data is a valuable asset for many organizations, the book addresses topics such as data organization and stewardship, monitoring and improving data quality, security, and related responsibilities and processes, including areas connected to compliance and regulations.

This guide helps you grasp the fundamentals of Data Governance, presents various approaches, strategies and tools used in managing data sources, and shows how to work with data to make it more valuable to the organization. Whether you are a manager, analyst, or IT specialist, the book offers practices, methodologies and recommendations that can be used to build a data culture and establish cross-team collaboration.

Key benefits of this book:

• An overview of data governance and stewardship in organizations
• Recommendations and procedures for implementing Data Governance
• Support for topics related to data quality and security
• Useful context regarding legal and regulatory requirements related to working with data (does not replace legal advice)
• Better decision-making foundations thanks to an emphasis on higher-quality and better-managed data

General product features:

• Content focused on Data Governance processes, roles and tools
• Suitable for professionals and readers who are new to data management
• Includes methodologies and strategies for managing data sources
• Describes ways to coordinate between IT and the business in the area of data
• Contains examples and tips for implementing Data Governance in various types of organizations