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What makes establishing effective A Compelling Data and Analytics Governance Business
data and analytics governance so Case Is Urgent

challenging?
Limiting Practices Organizational Business Demand
Stress
Good governance is critical to business success. However, organizations Reasons Organizations Give For Reasons Why Governance Is
Not “Doing Governance” Critical to Digital Business Success
today are being let down by their business practices, and one of the main
• Governance implies control, • Leverages existing data and
culprits is poor (or no) data and analytics governance. not value analytics investments to drive and
• Slowing down the business sustain business growth
Organizations that are successful in data and analytics governance have a
• More an IT concern than business • Manages competitive threats from
data-driven culture. They actively engage and influence their stakeholders, changing market dynamics and
• Failed too many times before
promote data sharing, break down silos and evangelize data literacy. The regulatory landscape
• Too big
Gartner Seventh Annual CDO Survey found that CDAOs who link data and • Creates new business value
• Nice to have, but not core to what through monetization and
analytics to prioritized, quantified business outcomes and metrics will be we do/need exchange of information products
more successful than their peers who do not. • Reallocates scarce resources to
high-priority projects in line with
Yet, as the figure on the right shows, only a few organizations set out a strategic goals
compelling business case for governance that connects measurable
business outcomes, supporting business processes, and the scope of
data and analytics assets that must therefore be governed.
Source: Gartner

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How can data and analytics governance Applying Adaptive Data and Analytics Governance Styles
help you succeed in achieving your to IoT Solutions

digital business ambition?

ty Mat
lexi uri
mp ty
A traditional one-size-fits-all approach to data and analytics governance Co Real-Time Automation, Autonomous
Autonomous Things, Adaptive AI Algorithms
cannot deliver the value, scale and speed that digital business demands.
Adaptive and flexible governance enables data and analytics leaders to
Machine Learning Models, Data
select different governance styles for differing business scenarios. Agility
Engineering, “As-a-Service”
Product Management
From our expert research and interactions with thousands of companies in
a wide range of industries, we’ve compiled data and analytics governance Outcomes Predictive Maintenance, “As-a-
Service” Business Models, Data
best practices into a customizable roadmap. Your organization can use this Monetization
roadmap to understand the key stages, resources and people required to
plan and execute an effective data and analytics governance initiative. Control Regulatory and Compliance, Basic
Data Security and Privacy, Asset
Performance Analytics

Source: Gartner

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Some of the top questions of managing/maintaining data
and analytics governance are:

1  oes your existing data and analytics

D
governance model align with data
and analytics strategies?
2  ow do you evaluate data and
H
analytics governance maturity? 3  hich teams need to be involved
W
in defining data and analytics
governance?

What are the key stages?

This best-practice insight is distilled from interactions with clients who
have successfully implemented data and analytics governance initiatives.
The roadmap shows the sequence of objectives and desired outcomes
and is useful for aligning all stakeholders.

A few key milestones and a sample of associated Gartner resources follow,

but the full roadmap includes complete details of all milestones and resources
for each stage.

Align strategy Develop action plan Begin execution Monitor Optimize and scale

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 Align strategy Develop action plan Begin execution Monitor Optimize and scale

Align strategy
Set the right governance foundations.
Actions to take: Sample of associated Gartner resources include:

• Consultation: Discuss data and analytics strategy

   ambition of enterprise and develop roadmap
Analyze mission-critical Define the scope of Agree on strategy, align accordingly.
priorities and how D&A is governance and evaluate outcomes with phased • 5 Steps to Build a Business Case for Data and
essential to deliver targeted options for deploying a governance initiatives and Analytics That Even Humans Will Understand
business value. governance framework. show impact on business
• Toolkit: Build the Business Case for Data and
key initiatives.
Analytics Governance
• IT Score for Data and Analytics
• Analyst inquiry: Assess current status of data and
+ more analytics governance capability needed to stay
relevant to business needs.

+ more

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 Align strategy Develop action plan Begin execution Monitor Optimize and scale

Develop action plan

Build an effective governance structure.
Selected tasks include: Sample of associated Gartner resources include:

• 2022 Strategic Roadmap for Data and Analytics

  
Governance
Assess existing Governance Define the operating model Set up governance footprints
• Analyst inquiry: Develop data and analytics
capabilities and maturity for governance and design for initiatives and address the
in key areas such as need for strategic oversight. governance charter and framework connected
governance deployment.
accountability and ethics. with business outcomes.
• Ignition Guide to Building a Data and Analytics
Governance Program
• Use the Gartner Value Pyramid to Connect Data
+ more and Analytics to Business Value
• Consultation: Apply techniques such as three
rings model to scope the governance initiative.
• Analyst inquiry: Engage with an analyst to
develop the operating model and roadmap for
the governance program.

+ more

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 Align strategy Develop action plan Begin execution Monitor Optimize and scale

Begin execution
Design and deploy governance policies and standards.
Selected tasks include: Sample of associated Gartner resources include:

• Gartner Peer Connect Perspectives: Find

  
the right approach to formulating a Data and
Analyze existing policies Engage with key stakeholders Establish the technology
Analytics Governance Policy.
and standards and assess to define the content of Infrastructure, workflows,
overlaps, gaps and conflicts. and compliance and • Analyst inquiry: Review and feedback draft
policies and standards and
reporting mechanisms. governance policies and standards improve
assess the deployment plan.
likelihood of successful adoption.
• On-site workshop: Assess governance
framework, operating model and roadmap
against targeted business outcomes.
+ more + more

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 Align strategy Develop action plan Begin execution Monitor Optimize and scale

Monitor
Evaluate and improve performance.
Selected tasks include: Sample of associated Gartner resources include:

   • Analyst briefing: Where to Organize the Work of

Data and Analytics
Assess actual operational Use automated workflow Evaluate impact of
behaviors and results against governance policies • Toolkit: Leadership execution
processes and risk thresholds
expectations, and address to drive behavioral change. on business outcomes – Leadership Vision for 2021: Data and Analytics
issues. and identify areas for • Consultation: Review recent research and new
improvement.
case studies to support team insights.

+ more

+ more

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 Align strategy Develop action plan Begin execution Monitor Optimize and scale

Optimize and scale

Establish the process of iteration and learning.
Selected tasks include: Sample of associated Gartner resources include:

• Consultation: Review progress and chart the

  
next iterations by connecting data and analytics
Track data related issues and Devise new enterprise Reassess strategy and
strategy with governance improvement.
ensure timely and effective processes, roles and skills model and conduct
– Data and Analytics Leaders Must Use Adaptive
routing and resolution. plan informed by maturity, controlled testing before
Governance to Succeed in Digital Business
culture and risk appetite. enterprisewide launch.
– IT Score for Data and Analytics
• Research: Periodically assess status of data and
analytics governance capability needed to stay
relevant to business needs.
+ more
+ more

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Who needs to be involved?
The most successful companies establish cross-functional teams for their data and analytics
governance initiatives. We have outlined the recommended functions to involve and their
roles to ensure the best success in hitting milestones.
CDAO
Collaborates with organizational leaders
and helps guide data and analytics
Application and software governance strategy, Data and analytics leader and team
engineering leader and team operating model and deployment efforts;
Establishes the foundations and
Informs strategy and provides strategizes capabilities needed for
framework for data and analytics
guidance for enterprise applications; delivering new value
governance practices and processes;
manages adoption of new through data and analytics capabilities;
evaluates maturity and cultural
technologies, delivery methods and communicates mission and goals across
barriers to change; coordinates and
organizational models; supports and organization
enables governance activity through
manages applications to achieve D&A engagement with key business and IT
strategy and governance objectives stakeholders to deliver success

Program and portfolio/PMO leader Infrastructure and operations (I&O) Security and risk management Technical professionals’ teams
and team leader and team leader and team Architects and deploys data
Assists with creating a program plan Contributes insights on I&O Engages with D&A leaders to ensure management governance
to enable effective governance; competencies and helps guide that risk management and information technologies and procedures like
enables effective investment planning activity for I&O changes security implications are understood master data management to improve
stewardship and prioritization, required for data and analytics and addressed in the governance data quality and increase business
program coordination and delivery, governance efforts; develops I&O initiative; guides planning activity analytics and intelligence, constantly
value realization, talent enablement, service strategy and technical for data asset management and improves analytics to meet changing
and effective organization change roadmap and delivers integrated IT governance and risk and compliance business needs; improves skills as
management necessary to establish service management landscape to activities needed
adaptive data and analytics enable new capabilities
governance

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for CDAOs
Lead a World-Class D&A Organization
The Gartner Priorities Navigator™ represents mission-critical areas where
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Organize & Discover the
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Analytics Officers (CDAOs) and their teams. and Analytics Analytics and AI
an Operating
Model
Analytics and Analytics and AI
Leader Strategy AI Talent for the Business

Evolve Technology and Process

D&A Solutions for the Business

Drive Quantifiable Value With
Capabilities to Support D&A
This Roadmap aligns with one priority: Manage Data, Analytics and AI
Scale Data, Engage
Governance and Assets. Analytics and AI Stakeholders
Platforms & & Align
Ecosystems Expectations
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all the priorities that fall under the four key needs of CDAOs: Architect &
for Chief Data & Analytics Officers Demonstrate
ROI & Measure
Optimize the
• Lead a world-class D&A organization. Technology
Business Value of
Data, Analytics
Landscape
• Drive quantifiable value with D&A solutions for the business. and AI Initiatives

• Build trust and mature D&A culture. Identify Business Drive Culture Manage Data,
Manage Risk
Execute & Embed
& Emerging Change to Analytics and AI Data, Analytics
Aspects of Data,
• Evolve technology and process capabilities to support D&A. Technology
Trends
Support Data-
Driven Decisions
Governance and
Assets
Analytics and AI
and AI Initiatives
Effectively

Build Trust and Mature D&A Culture

By 2026, 20% of large enterprises

will use a single data and analytics Questions your peers are asking Gartner:
governance platform to unify and • How do I establish trust in data, including data quality and responsible,
ethical use and sharing?
automate discrete governance
programs. • Where do I start to evolve D&A governance?
• How do I leverage data catalogs and metadata for D&A governance?

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