How to Be a Successful Data Governance Person

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The data governance community has come to it kind of happenstance that, you know, find those individuals and organizations who are culture champions. It's much harder than it sounds right or even sounds hard when I say it but in real life it's even more difficult than that. You have to be the stick to the goodness and you have to be as the data governance person. Sometimes when you when you say what has to be done it doesn't sound all that much fun and change is hard.

With the advent of big data analytics, powered by the ease of moving data to the cloud, the pressure on companies to get data right to make million-dollar decisions in a few seconds has become paramount. How can organizations set themselves up for success when it comes to data? What are some of the foundational elements to have in place? In this episode, Jason Hare, Data Governance Principal at Thoughtworks, shares the principles of establishing a data governance plan for forward-thinking organizations.