Data governance is the framework of people, process, and technology that keeps data accurate, secure, discoverable, and usable.
It answers questions like: Who owns this dataset? Who can access it? What does this metric mean? How do we stay compliant?
Practical building blocks
- Ownership and stewardship roles
- Policies for quality, retention, and access
- Catalogs and business glossaries
- Controls for privacy and regulation
Good governance accelerates work instead of blocking it — because teams spend less time debating definitions and more time delivering outcomes.
