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Governance artifacts

68 curated deliverables—policies, standards, plans, registers, and more—used to stand up and run a data management program. Search by name or filter by type.

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Policies(6)

Analytics governance policy
Policies
Policies governing analytics design, standards, practitioner behavior, and model explainability requirements.
Related terms: Policy
Architecture policies
Policies
Policies for data, business, and technology architecture—including integration infrastructure and storage placement.
Related terms: Data architecture
Enterprise data policy
Policies
Executive-approved rules for how data is collected, used, protected, retained, and shared across the enterprise.
Related terms: Policy
Ethical use statements
Policies
Corporate commitments on responsible collection, use, and sharing of data—distinct from security policy and aligned with ethics programs.
Related terms: Data ethics
Risk and control policies
Policies
Policies for data risk, preventive and detective controls, and control monitoring expectations.
Related terms: Data risk
Vocabulary and tool policies
Policies
Policies for controlled vocabulary, taxonomies, data tool approval, and required data literacy participation.

Standards(2)

Analytics standards
Standards
Standards for analytics processes, skills, model documentation, and practitioner expectations.
Related terms: Standard
Data management standards
Standards
Standards for lifecycle, quality, metadata, catalogs, glossaries, architecture, and preparation—translating policy into implementable rules.
Related terms: Standard, Data management

Strategies & approaches(6)

Analytics strategy
Strategies & approaches
Strategy and operating model linking analytics investments, team structure, and alignment with governed data sources.
Related terms: Business intelligence
Capability approaches
Strategies & approaches
Approaches for quality, metadata, glossary, risk, education, providers, architecture, and change enablement across the data program.
Related terms: Guideline
Communications approach
Strategies & approaches
Approach for communicating strategy, policies, and program progress—including channels, stakeholder lists, program portal or website, and success measures.
Data strategy
Strategies & approaches
Strategic view of what data the organization needs, why it matters, and how it supports business goals.
Related terms: Data strategy
Data tool strategy
Strategies & approaches
Strategy for data management technology tools, platforms, and repository implementation.
Program operating model
Strategies & approaches
Operating framework defining decision rights, stewardship placement, and governance forums—including centralized, replicated, or federated models.

Plans & roadmaps(5)

Data sourcing plan
Plans & roadmaps
Plan for acquiring external, large-scale, or specialized data sources—including evaluation, licensing, and onboarding criteria.
Funding and business case
Plans & roadmaps
Business case, funding model, budget alignment, expense categories, and authorization to spend on data initiatives.
Related terms: Data management operating model
Operations plans
Plans & roadmaps
Monitoring, contingency, disaster recovery, and risk oversight plans for data services and controls.
Program roadmaps
Plans & roadmaps
Roadmaps and program plans sequencing initiatives, policy and glossary rollout, milestones, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment.
Related terms: Data management operating model
Resource plan
Plans & roadmaps
Staffing plan, resource validation process, required skills, and qualifications for the data organization.

Charters & governance bodies(1)

Governance charters
Charters & governance bodies
Charters for governance forums and the data management organization—covering business drivers, vision, mission, principles, mandate, and decision rights.
Related terms: Data governance function

Roles & accountability(1)

Organization and accountability
Roles & accountability
Executive appointment, org structure, RACI/RASCI matrices, role definitions, and skills assessments.
Related terms: Chief data officer, Data steward

Processes & procedures(5)

Analytics processes
Processes & procedures
Analytics methodology, operating procedures, model lifecycle, bias and ethics review, and automation of model tests.
Related terms: Process
Communications process
Processes & procedures
Stakeholder engagement and communication routines—covering message goals, audience, channel, timing, frequency, materials, communicators, feedback, and budget.
Related terms: Process
Data quality processes
Processes & procedures
Profiling, quality rules lifecycle, root cause remediation, grading mechanisms, and quality dimensions.
Related terms: Data quality, Process
Governance processes
Processes & procedures
Governance routines, issue management, escalation, and requirements processes tied to business capabilities.
Related terms: Data stewardship, Process
Project and change processes
Processes & procedures
SDLC tollgates, change sustainability evaluation, and centralized PMO review including progress tracking.

Registers & inventories(8)

Business glossary
Registers & inventories
Authoritative glossary of approved business terms, definitions, and semantic relationships.
Related terms: Controlled vocabulary
Content repository and records
Registers & inventories
Managed content store for documents and records across media—with retention rules, audit trails, and access controls.
Related terms: Records
Controls and agreement registers
Registers & inventories
Inventories of data controls, risk issues, sharing agreements, and education catalogs.
Data asset inventories
Registers & inventories
Inventories of domains, assets, repositories, critical data elements, and physical data locations.
Related terms: Data catalog, Data asset
Lineage dictionary
Registers & inventories
BI and warehouse lineage reference mapping sources, transformations, and targets for reporting and analytics consumers.
Metadata and lineage
Registers & inventories
Metadata repository with lineage integration, cross-referencing, and transformation documentation.
Related terms: Data lineage, Metadata
Model and requirements registers
Registers & inventories
Registers of analytics models, business data requirements, and consolidated requirements inventories.
Reusable data services catalog
Registers & inventories
Catalog of published data services and APIs for reference data, master data, and integration—supporting reuse across applications.
Related terms: Master data, Master data management

Models & architecture(9)

Analytics model package
Models & architecture
Model specifications, rationale, limitations, bias analysis, peer review minutes, approvals, obfuscation, and deployment decisions.
Business-to-data mapping
Models & architecture
Mappings between business capabilities, processes, and data elements—including architecture documentation and data flows.
Data exchange specifications
Models & architecture
Interface contracts defining formats, APIs, message structures, and validation rules for data exchange between systems.
Data models
Models & architecture
Conceptual, logical, and physical models plus data dictionaries describing entities, fields, and constraints.
Related terms: Data model
Data value chain diagram
Models & architecture
Diagram of how data creates business value end-to-end—from capture through consumption and decision-making.
Enterprise data model
Models & architecture
Business-oriented enterprise model of major entities and relationships—sponsored by governance and aligned to strategy.
Related terms: Enterprise data model, Data model
Metadata metamodel
Models & architecture
Schema defining metadata types, attributes, and relationships used to govern the metadata repository and catalog.
Related terms: Metadata
Model quality assessment
Models & architecture
Structured checklist or scorecard evaluating model correctness, completeness, naming, and fit for purpose before approval.
Storage and domain criteria
Models & architecture
Criteria for assigning data to domains, tiers, and storage platforms across production and non-production environments.
Related terms: Domain

Requirements(1)

Business and analytics requirements
Requirements
Documented business and analytics needs including use case specifications and success measures.

Metrics & reporting(5)

Governance scorecard
Metrics & reporting
Dashboard tracking governance issues, policy adoption, stewardship activity, and trends for leadership review.
Related terms: Data governance function
Maturity baseline and ratings
Metrics & reporting
Assessment snapshot with capability levels, evidence index, and ratings used to plan improvement and investment.
Program metrics
Metrics & reporting
Dashboards and metrics tracking program health, adoption, outcomes, BI activity monitoring, and process performance.
Related terms: Metrics
Quality metrics
Metrics & reporting
Quality dimension scores, defect reports, alerts, heat maps, and monitoring schedules.
Related terms: Data quality, Metrics
Risk and analytics metrics
Metrics & reporting
Risk indicators, control monitoring reports, analytics KPIs, scorecards, and value reporting.
Related terms: Metrics

Education & enablement(1)

Data literacy program
Education & enablement
Education strategy, curricula, learning paths, culture change backlog, and training feedback logs.

Agreements & contracts(3)

Data quality SLAs
Agreements & contracts
Service-level commitments defining fit-for-purpose expectations, measurement methods, and remedies for data consumers.
Related terms: Data quality
Data sharing agreements
Agreements & contracts
Executed agreements and repositories governing how data is shared, used, and protected between parties.
Database performance OLA
Agreements & contracts
Operational level agreement for database performance targets, measurement windows, and escalation when thresholds are breached.

Risk & controls(3)

Controls and privacy
Risk & controls
Control point documentation, security classifications, regulatory-compliant access views, anonymization strategy, and bias controls.
CRUD access matrix
Risk & controls
Matrix mapping roles or processes to create, read, update, and delete rights on data entities for security and compliance.
Risk taxonomy and assessments
Risk & controls
Data risk taxonomy, migration and integration impact assessments, and external source reviews.
Related terms: Taxonomy

Platform & tooling(2)

Platform operations
Platform & tooling
Analytics platform design, access controls, cost tracking, governance portal operations, and repository runbooks.
Tool governance
Platform & tooling
Authorized tools list, data management tool standards, and policies for tool configuration.

Operating records(10)

Audit and compliance records
Operating records
Records supporting internal audit, regulatory coordination, and attestation activities.
Related terms: Records
Behavior and adoption records
Operating records
Behavioral measurement, training participation evidence, and accountability tied to performance management.
Related terms: Records
Data profiling assessment
Operating records
Structured output from profiling and root-cause analysis—documenting patterns, anomalies, and prioritized quality issues.
Related terms: Data profiling
Ethics gap assessment and reporting
Operating records
Assessment of current ethical data practices and gaps, plus periodic reports on ethical handling and remediation.
Executive sponsorship records
Operating records
Records of executive appointment, endorsement, maturity briefings, communications to the organization, and senior approval of strategy.
Related terms: Records
Governance meeting records
Operating records
Agendas, minutes, status reports, and outcomes from governance forums and program reviews.
Impact and dependency analysis
Operating records
Analysis outputs showing upstream and downstream effects of data or metadata changes on systems and consumers.
Policy adoption records
Operating records
Evidence that policies and standards were communicated, reviewed, updated, and aligned with technology goals.
Related terms: Policy
Program delivery records
Operating records
Evidence of roadmap alignment, initiative mapping, gap analysis, methodology application, and measured benefits.
Stakeholder engagement records
Operating records
Stakeholder identification, bi-directional engagement, role assignments, and architecture communications.
Related terms: Stakeholder

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