People Policies Capabilities Qualitative Quantitative Qualitative Quantitative Qualitative Quantitative Classes of DG capabilities are not 1 No defined roles related to DG. 1 No formal DG policies 1 defined. Classes of DG capabilities are DG capabilities with solutions by DG and responsibilities have High-level DG meta-policies are Meta-policies defined, documented defined and homegrown technical functional area. 2 been defined and vetted with 2 2 defined and distributed. and approved. solutions are used within some Reuse of technical solutions by program sponsors. organizational functions. functional area. Some roles are filled to support DG Data policies around the Homegrown technical solutions are Best practices/standards/policies needs and participants clearly governance of specific data are adopted as best practices for some Capabilities approved as organization 3 Participants in approved 3 identified, documented and 3 understand responsibilities defined and distributed as best classes of capabilities and made recommended solutions. approved. associated with their roles. practices. available throughout the institution. Metadata DG roles are organized into reusable Data policies become official schemas which are designed to Program in compliance with defined Official data policies approved. Usage of standard solutions by project. organization data policies and All defined classes of DG capabilities 4 support specific data and functional schemas. 4 Audits are done to ensure 4 Uses of non-standard solutions by compliance with approved data have an available solution. characteristics. There is broad (but Percent of roles filled. compliance. project. policies is audited. inconsistent) participation in DG. Compliance with official DG organizational schemas are filled Staff from each defined schema meets All defined classes of DG capabilities Usage of non-standard solutions by organization data policies is Number of exceptions to official data 5 as defined, meet regularly and to plan. 5 5 are mandatory for assigned systems project (lower is better). actively enforced by a governing policies (lower is better). document activities. Minutes produced. or critical data. No use of solution by project. body.
Metadata People Policies Capabilities Qualitative Quantitative Qualitative Quantitative Qualitative Quantitative 1 No defined roles related to DG. 1 No formal DG policies 1 Classes of DG capabilities are not defined. 2 DG and responsibilities have been defined and vetted with program sponsors. 2 High-level DG meta-policies are defined and distributed. Meta-policies defined, documented and approved. 2 Classes of DG capabilities are defined and homegrown technical solutions are used within some organizational functions. DG capabilities with solutions by functional area. Reuse of technical solutions by functional area. 3 Some roles are filled to support DG needs and participants clearly understand responsibilities associated with their roles. Participants in approved 3 Data policies around the governance of specific data are defined and distributed as best practices. Best practices/standards/policies identified, documented and approved. 3 Homegrown technical solutions are adopted as best practices for some classes of capabilities and made available throughout the institution. Capabilities approved as organization recommended solutions. 4 DG roles are organized into reusable schemas which are designed to support specific data and functional characteristics. There is broad (but inconsistent) participation in DG. Program in compliance with defined schemas. Percent of roles filled. 4 Data policies become official organization data policies and compliance with approved data policies is audited. Official data policies approved. Audits are done to ensure compliance. 4 All defined classes of DG capabilities have an available solution. Usage of standard solutions by project. Uses of non-standard solutions by project. 5 DG organizational schemas are filled as defined, meet regularly and document activities. Staff from each defined schema meets to plan. Minutes produced. 5 Compliance with official organization data policies is actively enforced by a governing body. Number of exceptions to official data policies (lower is better). 5 All defined classes of DG capabilities are mandatory for assigned systems or critical data. Usage of non-standard solutions by project (lower is better). No use of solution by project.