Picking the right use case to get started with

Think about your data stakeholders. Here are some questions to get you started:

Who are your data owners?
Who needs to validate and certify
your data?
Who will benefit from this use case?
How will this benefit be measured visa vis business outcomes?

Think about where your data resides

On premise?
In the cloud?
In a hybrid system?

Think about what capabilities you need to get started. Some questions to consider:

Do you need to ingest data from multiple sources?
Do you need to build a shared context for all the data you compile?
Do you need to automate workflows to reduce time-consuming manual tasks specific to this use case?

Think about your data policies

Do you anticipate risk and compliance issues in your data assets?
Do you have regulatory scenarios to take into account?

Preparing for your
data governance journey

You’ve defined your company’s strategic initiatives and desired outcomes. You’ve identified the use cases that will help you realize these outcomes. Now, it’s time to select one of these use cases and dive deeper.

To understand which use case to start with,
it may help to answer the following questions for each use case. Once you have the answers, review your responses. We recommend starting with the use case for which you can provide the most complete and detailed responses.

Think about your data stakeholders. Here are some questions to get you started:

Who are your data owners?
Who needs to validate and certify
your data?
Who will benefit from this use case?
How will this benefit be measured visa vis business outcomes?

Think about where your data resides

On premise?
In the cloud?
In a hybrid system?

Think about what capabilities you need to get started. Some questions to consider:

Do you need to ingest data from multiple sources?
Do you need to build a shared context for all the data you compile?
Do you need to automate workflows to reduce time-consuming manual tasks specific to this use case?

Think about your data policies

Do you anticipate risk and compliance issues in your data assets?
Do you have regulatory scenarios to take into account?

Preparing for your
data governance journey

You’ve defined your company’s strategic initiatives and desired outcomes. You’ve identified the use cases that will help you realize these outcomes. Now, it’s time to select one of these use cases and dive deeper.

To understand which use case to start with,
it may help to answer the following questions for each use case. Once you have the answers, review your responses. We recommend starting with the use case for which you can provide the most complete and detailed responses.