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Implementing Data Governance: Framework & Best Practices

Table of Contents
1

Executive Summary

2

What is Data Governance?

3

Why Do We Need Data Governance?

4

Common Data Governance Terms

5

How to Implement Data Governance - Best
Practices

  • The Implementation Framework
  • Establish your Data Governance Foundation
  • Build Your Data Inventory: The Crawl Phase
  • Smartly Scope Your Implementation
  • Govern by use cases
    • Protect: Implementing Access Governance
    • Comply: Implementing Privacy Laws
    • Lineage: Implementing Data Lineage Governance
    • Curation: Making the Data Catalog Business-Ready
    • Create a Business Glossary
    • Data Quality: Defining, Measuring, and Acting on Trust
  • Consume
6

Measuring impact after implementation

  • Business Outcomes: The Ultimate Measure of Success
  • Measuring Governance Progress Along the Way
7

Conclusion

This whitepaper is built on knowledge gained from hundreds of real-world implementations. It also captures lessons learned from successes and challenges along the way.

OvalEdge recognized as a leader in data governance solutions

SPARK Matrix™: Data Governance Solution, 2025
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Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) Study commissioned by OvalEdge: ROI of 337%

“Reference customers have repeatedly mentioned the great customer service they receive along with the support for their custom requirements, facilitating time to value. OvalEdge fits well with organizations prioritizing business user empowerment within their data governance strategy.”

Named an Overall Leader in Data Catalogs & Metadata Management

“Reference customers have repeatedly mentioned the great customer service they receive along with the support for their custom requirements, facilitating time to value. OvalEdge fits well with organizations prioritizing business user empowerment within their data governance strategy.”

Recognized as a Niche Player in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms, January 2025

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