Exception: there could be some ongoing projects (such as data quality) that don’t officially end, although the commitment should be much less in those cases. Data Governance Council Members (in some organizations these people might be called Data Trustees or Data Custodians) Description Members of the Data Governance Council represent divisional or departmental needs or concerns to the DGC, and they report back from the DGC to their colleagues. As part of the Council they help set the strategic direction for data governance for the institution. As appropriate they will join project teams to work directly on governance tasks. Responsibilities Create data standards and business rules Determine what new data will be captured and/or standardized Specify which date must be shared organizationally or otherwise Oversee key standard reports and dashboards Assure that and other compliance standards are followed Ensure data documentation is written and maintained Set goals for future state of data management capabilities Advocate for governance and improved data management Identify and prioritize data governance projects (e.g., data quality, data security, etc.) Resolve issues escalated by data stewards Track data quality by profiling/reviewing data and monitoring metrics on data quality Qualities & Characteristics Commitment to Data Governance Willing to commit to team decisions/willing compromise for the institution as a whole Varied resources on the team should include: Some with functional background for example faculty member who needs data for grants data. – Some with IT background resources that know the data systems and processes – Institutional Research major user of the data, span multiple domains – Commitment What is their commitment? Estimate: 4 hours initially per week. Factors: How often should they meet? Follow up assignments delegated to each member
Exception: there could be some ongoing projects (such as data quality) that don’t officially end, although the commitment should be much less in those cases. Data Governance Council Members (in some organizations these people might be called Data Trustees or Data Custodians) Description Members of the Data Governance Council represent divisional or departmental needs or concerns to the DGC, and they report back from the DGC to their colleagues. As part of the Council they help set the strategic direction for data governance for the institution. As appropriate they will join project teams to work directly on governance tasks. Responsibilities Create data standards and business rules Determine what new data will be captured and/or standardized Specify which date must be shared organizationally or otherwise Oversee key standard reports and dashboards Assure that and other compliance standards are followed Ensure data documentation is written and maintained Set goals for future state of data management capabilities Advocate for governance and improved data management Identify and prioritize data governance projects (e.g., data quality, data security, etc.) Resolve issues escalated by data stewards Track data quality by profiling/reviewing data and monitoring metrics on data quality Qualities & Characteristics Commitment to Data Governance Willing to commit to team decisions/willing compromise for the institution as a whole Varied resources on the team should include: Some with functional background – for example faculty member who needs data for grants data. Some with IT background – resources that know the data systems and processes Institutional Research – major user of the data, span multiple domains Commitment What is their commitment? Estimate: 4 hours initially per week. Factors: How often should they meet? Follow up assignments delegated to each member
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