The Data Governance Maturity Model Guiding Questions for Each Component-Dimension (Stanford, 2013) Foundational People Policies Capabilities What awareness do What awareness is What awareness is people have their there of data there of data role within the data governance policies, governance enabling Awareness governance program? standards and best capabilities that have practices? been purchased or developed? How developed is the To what degree are How developed is the data governance data governance toolset that supports organization and which policies formally data governance Formalization roles are filled to defined, implemented activities and how support data and enforced? consistently is that governance activities? toolset utilized? What level of To what degree are What capabilities are in participation metadata creation and place to actively is there in the maintenance policies manage metadata at Metadata development and formally defined, various levels of maintenance of implemented and maturity? metadata? enforced? Project People Policies Capabilities What awareness do What awareness is What awareness is people have about there of data there of data their role within the governance policies, governance enabling Stewardship data governance standards and best capabilities that have program? practices? been purchased or developed? How developed is the To what degree are How developed is the data governance data governance toolset that supports organization and which policies formally data governance Data Quality roles are filled to defined, implemented activities and how support data and enforced? consistently is that governance activities? toolset utilized? To what degree has a To what degree are What capabilities are in formal master data metadata creation and to actively manage management maintenance policies metadata at various organization been formally defined, levels of maturity? Master Data developed and implemented and assigned consistent enforced? responsibilities across data domains?
The Data Governance Maturity Model Guiding Questions for Each Component-Dimension (Stanford, 2013) Foundational People Policies Capabilities Awareness What awareness do people have their role within the data governance program? What awareness is there of data governance policies, standards and best practices? What awareness is there of data governance enabling capabilities that have been purchased or developed? Formalization How developed is the data governance organization and which roles are filled to support data governance activities? To what degree are data governance policies formally defined, implemented and enforced? How developed is the toolset that supports data governance activities and how consistently is that toolset utilized? Metadata What level of participation is there in the development and maintenance of metadata? To what degree are metadata creation and maintenance policies formally defined, implemented and enforced? What capabilities are in place to actively manage metadata at various levels of maturity? Project People Policies Capabilities Stewardship What awareness do people have about their role within the data governance program? What awareness is there of data governance policies, standards and best practices? What awareness is there of data governance enabling capabilities that have been purchased or developed? Data Quality How developed is the data governance organization and which roles are filled to support data governance activities? To what degree are data governance policies formally defined, implemented and enforced? How developed is the toolset that supports data governance activities and how consistently is that toolset utilized? Master Data To what degree has a formal master data management organization been developed and assigned consistent responsibilities across data domains? To what degree are metadata creation and maintenance policies formally defined, implemented and enforced? What capabilities are in to actively manage metadata at various levels of maturity?
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