WHAT IS DATA GOVERNANCE?
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As the role of data within organizations becomes more prominent, the necessity for data governance has followed closely behind. From increasing efficiency, driving transformation, supporting decisions, and ensuring customer satisfaction, better data means increased business value. Effective data governance ensures the accessibility, usability, reliability, and quality required to support the organization.
An operationalized governance framework deals not just with the data, but with the people and processes responsible for maintaining and using the information. It defines guiding objectives and principles, sets up necessary decision-making bodies, determines inputs and outputs, and identifies roles and responsibilities. At the same time, policies and standards are institutionalized around things like storage, use, access, metadata, master data, and reference data management to name a few.
There are multiple components encompassing a robust data governance program, in addition to several ancillary items such as data privacy and regulatory compliance. The terminology used within frameworks, industries, regulations, and across vendors is inconsistent at best, so we recommend focusing on the component concepts rather than debating the nomenclature. Below are the components.
HOW CAN PROJECT CONSULTING GROUP HELP?
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PCG can ensure the adequate support, correct purpose, realistic expectations, and proper roadmap necessary for successful data governance program implementation. Our service offerings range from assessments and analysis to full program support and implementation. We offer solution-based, project-based, deliverable-based, outsourced, and tailored service offerings depending on your unique needs.
The unique PCG service model provides our clients with specific domain expertise, as well as value-add benefits such as program and project management experience, thought leadership, technology agnostic viewpoints, pareto principle (80/20) approaches, risk-based prioritization concepts, return on investment consideration, uncompromising transparency, cross industry perspectives, research (Gartner) alliances, and 20-years of driving organizational change.
We packaged some of the more common service offerings below, although PCG will provide a tailored service to meet your specific business needs. These tailored offerings may cover one or more of the data governance or ancillary components such as data quality, accessibility, administration, or management. If your need is related to data governance, or one of the related components, we have you covered.
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Inform & Advise
Coach the organization and the employees who carry out personal information processing of their GDPR obligations.
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Monitor Compliance
Track compliance gaps and manage associated risks. Prioritize remediation activities including awareness campaigns, training, and implementations.
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Oversee DPIAs
Provide advice where requested regarding data protection impact assessments and monitor performance.
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Regulator Engagement
Act as the point of contact for the supervisory authority as needed.
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Effective data governance provides organizations a reliable framework for making key decisions about your data assets. This is essential for enabling proper oversight of availability, relevancy, usability, integrity, and security.
PCG has been providing data governance and data management services for over 20 years and bring a wealth of experience and insights to the table.
PCG can ensure the adequate support, correct purpose, realistic expectations, and proper roadmap necessary for data governance implementation. Our service offerings range from assessments and analysis to full program support and implementation. We offer solution-based, project-based, deliverable-based, outsourced, and tailored service offerings.
The unique PCG service model not only provides our clients with specific domain expertise, but also value-add benefits such as program and project management experience, thought leadership, technology agnostic viewpoints, pareto principle (80/20) approaches, risk-based prioritization concepts, return on investment consideration, uncompromising transparency, cross industry perspectives, research (Gartner) alliances, and 20-years of driving organizational change.
We packaged some of the more common service offerings below, although PCG will provide a tailored service to meet your specific business needs. These tailored offerings may cover one or more of the data governance or ancillary components such as data quality, accessibility, administration, or management. If your need is related to data governance, or one of the related components, we have you covered.
DATA GOVERNANCE
The global threat environment has intensified resulting in business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management, and emergency response becoming an area of focus for board of directors, executive leaders, clients, customers, and regulators. This increased focus has resulted in greater maturity and heightened expectations around response, recovery, and communication capabilities.
Business continuity management identifies these potential threats and impacts to your business, creates the organizational resilience and recovery capabilities for an appropriate level of response, and safeguards the interests of your customers, employees, reputation, and value. Potential threats include items such as natural disasters, technological failures, data breaches, human error, fire, terrorism, lawsuits, misconduct, acts of violence, labor action, or drop in share price.
There are multiple components encompassing a robust business continuity program, in addition to several ancillary items such as event/incident management, disaster recovery, crisis management, and emergency response. The terminology used within industries, by regulations, and across vendors is inconsistent at best, so we recommend focusing on the components rather than debating the nomenclature. Below are the components.
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CEO of a Global Manufacturing Company
PCG has done an excellent job at leading our multi-year project.
Manager at a Government Agency
PCG is very professional and has a broad range of abilities. They took great care to identify the help needed.
PCG did a tremendous job with our project. They built a strong rapport with the business owners, which helped create trust and confidence.
Manager at a Multinational Bank and Financial Services Company
- VP of an International Agricultural and Food Company
I wanted to reach out to PCG and say thank you for a job well done!
VP of Fortune 500 Bank
I can’t express how much I appreciate the leadership and guidance PCG provided to our program.
PCG was excellent in defining and implementing the framework that has helped provide significantly improved governance and transparency.
Director of Mid-Market National Retailer
Manager at a Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
I want to make sure to recognize the great work PCG did on the project, you have certainly surpassed my expectations.
Director at a National Insurance Corporation
You have no idea how nice it is to hand off something like this to someone you know will stay on top of it and communicate progress. Great job.
PCG has been a great partner to us and if we need consulting help, we reach out. Thanks!
National Health Insurance Company
Data Architecture and Development
People, processes and technologies used in the organizational management of data including enterprise data modeling and data value chain analysis (acquisition, fit-for-use analysis, curation, storage, usage).
Process Mapping
Representation of business processes and workflows (the relationships between process, people, and data) as a means of identifying data flow use and potential improvements.
Data Accessibility
Making the data accessible for analytics, cross-department sharing, public/customers consumption, etc. Establishing roles/privileges to reduce risk, providing the right tools/environments, and understanding where the data sits/moves.
Data Quality
Ensuring the data is “fit for use” (accuracy, completeness, consistency, relevance, timeliness, validity) through policy, standards, monitoring, cleansing, and enrichment.
Data Administration
Standards, policies and procedures for managing day-to-day operations within the data architecture (batch schedules, monitoring, notifications and archival/disposal).
Business Glossary
Standard vocabulary across the various stakeholder, ensures consistency of business terms, synthesizes details about an enterprise's data assets across a multitude of data dictionaries and organizes it into a simple, easy to understand format.
Master Data Management
Consistent and uniform set of identifiers and attributes describing core components of the enterprise including leads, customers, products, citizens, suppliers, sites, hierarchies and chart of accounts.
Metadata Management
Metadata management includes maintaining information about enterprise data such as its description, lineage, usage, relationships and ownership. (Business, Technical, Operational).
Reference Data Management
Storage efficiency through lookup values. Common set of codes (state, digits), catalog, capture terms and ownership (transactional and business intelligence systems).
Data Security
Policies and procedures protecting data including practices of principle of least privilege (POLP), strong authentication, encryption/pseudonymization/minimization, acceptable use, and auditing.
Data Privacy
Lawful Basis, data subject rights, third party management, privacy notices, breach management, risk management, and security controls (see data security component).
Data Lifecycle
Cradle to Grave Data Lifecycle Management (sources, structured/unstructured, movement, standardization/enrichment, uses and archival/disposal requirements).
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PCG employs subject matter experts and leaders across all areas of Data Governance.
Deliver Tailored Approaches
Every organization has unique challenges and demands that require flexible service offerings.
PCG solutions balance people, processes and tools to help drive change and stakeholder alignment.
Drive Organizational Change
"PCG was excellent in defining and implementing the framework that has helped provide significantly improved governance and transparency."
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CONTROL EVALUATION
This service evaluates the current-state of data governance control effectiveness with the goal of measuring or improving upon the desired result. We offer two forms of this evaluation; an "assessment of controls" through qualitative evaluation or an "audit of controls" through quantitative and statistically relevant sampling.
REGULATORY OR CERTIFICATION
This service provides an assessment focused on specific defined requirements or certification mechanisms such as ISO 8000 and COBIT. This assessment helps identify non-conformities and is designed for companies needing to undergo an audit or certification process.
GAP ANALYSIS
This service analyzes the current-state of data governance components, alongside required or best practices, to identify gaps and actionable recommendations. We offer two versions of the gap analysis; an accelerated approach for scoping or reporting purposes, and a deep-dive approach for detailed planning on larger initiatives.
MATURITY ASSESSMENT
This service assesses the current-state of the data governance components and processes to determine the degree of maturity. The results of the assessment are mapped to a capability maturity model that also includes the findings, level designation, and road map to deliver upon stakeholder expectations.
ASSESSMENTS AND AUDITS
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IMPLEMENTATION OUTSOURCING
This service provides an opportunity to outsource the implementation or remediation of data governance. The team includes the required resources such as strategic advisers (senior practitioners), project oversight resources (program/project management), supporting team members (analysts, subject matter experts) and third-party vendors.
OPERATIONAL OUTSOURCING
This service provides companies the ability to outsource operational components of data governance with the goal of attaining higher or equal value at a lower overall support cost. Ancillary benefits include improving the core business focus, freeing up internal resources, and gaining access to world-class resources and capabilities.
STAFF AUGMENTATION
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
PCG employs program and project managers that will help drive your data governance project to completion. Our consultants bring a deep understanding of project management and years of experience leading projects. Their strategic and tactical knowledge allows them to seamlessly oversee the scope, schedule, budget, risk and quality.
CORE TEAM MEMBERS
PCG employs a staff of data governance architects, analysts, and subject matter experts that play a key role in overall project success. This service provides organizations an avenue to tap into these resources to help deliver the project. Our team members will facilitate the collaboration leading to solutions for your most complex challenges.
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As the role of data within organizations becomes more prominent, the necessity for data governance has followed closely behind. From increasing efficiency, driving transformation, supporting decisions, and ensuring customer satisfaction, better data means increased business value. Effective data governance ensures the accessibility, usability, reliability, and quality required to support the organization.
An operationalized governance framework deals not just with the data, but with the people and processes responsible for maintaining and using the information. It defines guiding objectives and principles, sets up necessary decision-making bodies, determines inputs and outputs, and identifies roles and responsibilities. At the same time, policies and standards are institutionalized around things like storage, use, access, metadata, master data, and reference data management to name a few.
There are multiple components encompassing a robust data governance program, in addition to several ancillary items such as data privacy and regulatory compliance. The terminology used within frameworks, industries, regulations, and across vendors is inconsistent at best. so we recommend focusing on the component concepts rather than debating the nomenclature. Below are the components.
DATA GOVERNANCE
Effective data governance provides organizations a reliable framework for making key decisions about your data assets. This is essential for enabling proper oversight of availability, relevancy, usability, quality, integrity, and security.
PCG has been providing data governance and data management consulting services for over 20 years and brings a wealth of experience and insights to the table.
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