Data Governance from a Veteran Data Scientist

Data Governance is becoming increasingly crucial as we rely more on Data-Driven Insights

Many organizations rush into Artificial Intelligence and Data Science before establishing proper Data Foundations - often leading to failure. As the saying goes: "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail." (Benjamin Franklin, 1790)

Before implementing advanced analytics, ensure your Data House is in order with these best practices:

• Clean, integrated data across departments
  

• Build a Value-Based framework to monitor Data Quality
  

• Eliminate Data Silos blocking Analytical Initiatives
  

• Establish Data Literacy programs company-wide
  

• Formalize Data Governance with Business Asset Management Policies
  

• Plan top-down collaborative meetings to enforce governance

With the exponential growth of data, proper governance is crucial. It enables analytics success by maximizing Data Integrity, accessibility, and usability.  I have about two decades of experience in Data Governance, and unfortunately, this below represents the average, including countless conversations with other people in other organizations.

Though governance takes upfront work, it pays long-term dividends. Analytics built on messy, siloed data creates . . . messy, siloed insights.  More can be done, especially with Scientific Methods directly from Data Science and Vendor Software addressing organizational pain points.  

We can help establish the Data Foundations and governance needed to fulfill the promise of Artificial Intelligence and Next Generation Analytics.  Let's connect to discuss where your data governance stands today and build a roadmap to optimize it for tomorrow. Click on this link and make an appointment: https://www.learngids.com

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By John Thomas Foxworthy

M.S. in Data Science from a Top Ten University w/ a 3.80 GPA out of 4.00 or the top 5%

Veteran Data Scientist with his first Data Science Model put into production in 2005

AI Instructor for a Deep Learning AI course from a Top Ranked University

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