4. Data Governance
Description
Section titled “Description”Establishes policies, ownership, and accountability for sustainable and maintainable data management.
Core Principles
Section titled “Core Principles”- Clear ownership for data and structure.
- Defined stewardship roles.
- Controlled schema changes.
- Lifecycle management.
Risks / Anti-patterns
Section titled “Risks / Anti-patterns”- Uncontrolled schema drift.
- Direct production changes without governance.
- Lack of ownership traceability.
Recommended Deliverables
Section titled “Recommended Deliverables”- Data Governance Policy
- Data Stewardship Assignment
- Data Ownership Registry
- Schema Change Approval Workflow
- Data Lifecycle Policy
Validation Checklist
Section titled “Validation Checklist”- A formal schema change process exists.
- Every critical table has a steward.
- Lifecycle policy is documented and active.