Data Privacy : Stats and Trends 2024
Omnibus Privacy Law are comprehensive national privacy law that defines and recognizes parties as Data Controllers and Data Processors. The US currently does not have a…
Who Should Be Involved in Your Data Governance Framework?
When designing your data governance framework, a mistake I often see is that not enough consideration is given to who should be involved in the…
Data Governance playbooks for 2024
Back in 2020, I offered up some thoughts for consideration around generic or homogenous data governance playbooks. Revisit it if you care to. This was in…
Navigating Data Mesh and Evolving Data Governance: A Practical Guide
In my previous blog, I examined the concept of Data Mesh and its relationship with Data Governance. Now, let’s take a closer look at practical…
The First Six Months of Your New Data Governance Initiative
If you’re considering starting a Data Governance initiative, you may be wondering what the first six months of work might look like – and that…
Why is Data Governance Training so Expensive?
Data Governance is a critical function for organisations looking to manage their data effectively and ensure compliance with a growing array of regulations. However, many…
The Key Ingredients of a Successful GRC Programme
It has to start with a degree of integration between threats, risks, controls and protective measures. The GRC acronym (Governance, Risk and Compliance) has been…
How the COM-B Model for behaviour change can be used when implementing Data Governance
The biggest mistake I see in organisations implementing Data Governance failing to address culture change as part of their initiative. This mistake is by far…
Data Governance Interview with Miles Reah by Nicola Askham, The Data Governance Coach
My name is Miles Reah and I have worked as a data governance consultant predominately in investment banking but more recently in insurance and healthcare.…
Do I really need data governance when I’m doing Master Data Management?
This is a question that I have been asked many times over the years and my answer is always an unequivocal “yes”! Of course that…
What makes a good Data Governance consultant?
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to come up with a list of skills that a good Data Governance consultant needs. Not necessarily…
Data Governance Interview with Rob Saundby
I have been working in IT for over twenty years, of which the last ten have been specialising in data management. During this time, I…