Metadata's Role in Data Governance Programs

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The Role of Metadata in a Data Governance Program
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• In this webinar, I will talk about …
– A Definition for Metadata That Assures Its Importance
– Using Metadata to Improve Three Data Actions
– Positioning Metadata to Support Investments in Data
– Roles for the Governance of Metadata
– Don’t Forget: The Metadata Will Not Govern Itself
Abstract

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• Data Governance – The execution and enforcement of authority over data.
• Data Stewardship – Formal accountability for data.
• Data Steward – A person held formally accountable for their relationship to the data.
• Metadata Governance – The execution and enforcement of authority over metadata.
• Metadata – Data, stored in IT Tools, that improves the business and technical value of data.
• Metadata Steward – A person held formally accountable for their relationship to the metadata.
A Definition for Metadata That Assures Its Importance

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• Why is it important to have strong definitions?
– Buzzwords are everywhere in our industry.
Data
Warehouse
Metadata
Data Science
Analytics
Data
Governance
Data Mesh &
Data Fabric

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• Why is it important to have strong definitions?
– Get people on the same page.
• Data
• … Recorded in IT Tools …
• … that Improves the Business and Technical Understanding …
• … of Data and Data-Related Assets.
• Metadata is data recorded in IT tools that improves the business and technical
understanding of data and data-related assets.

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• Three Actions People Can Take With Data
• Simplifies Data and Metadata Stewardship
• Describes the Relationship People Have With Data and Metadata
• Improving the Three Data Actions
Using Metadata to Improve Three Data Actions

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• Three Actions People Can Take With Data
– People define data.
– People produce data.
– People use data.
• People are stewards of the data if they are held formally accountable for the actions that they
take with data (define, produce, and use data).
• Everybody defines, produces, and/or use data as part of their jobs.
Everybody is a data steward.
And because they are stewards … they benefit from having metadata.

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• Simplifies Data and Metadata Stewardship
– Data Definition includes …
– Data Production includes …
– Data Use includes …
– My challenge to you is … am I missing an action that does not fall under these three?
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• Stewardship Describes a Relationship
– Formal definition of data.
– Formal production of data.
– Formal use of data.
– Formality leads to consistency which leads efficiency which lead to effectiveness.
– Focus on the data and people’s relationship to the data.
– Focus on the metadata and people’s relationship to the metadata.

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• Improving the Three Data Actions
– Metadata to Improve Data Definition
– Metadata to Improve Data Production
– Metadata to Improve Data Usage
The metadata will not govern itself!

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• Transformations
• Integrations
• Acquisitions
• Status Quo
• Positioning
Positioning Metadata to Support Investments in Data

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• Transformations
– Digital Transformations
– Business Transformations
– Application Transformations
– Transformation to Become Digital, Business, and Application Centric
– It is truly … All in the Data – Name of TDAN.com Column Since 2015

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• Integrations
– Systems & Applications
– Data & Information – Analytical Integrations
– Discovery / Science / Research
Project Planned & Directed
Metadata Collected
Ownership Identified
Stewardship Recognized
Process Governed
Governance Applied

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• Acquisitions
– New Software & Applications
– New Organizations & Alignments
– Blends with Integrations and Transformations
Metadata Collected
Process Governed
Governance Applied

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• Status Quo
– Maintenance
– Performance
– Connectivity
– Access
– Security
– … Normal Upkeep
Metadata Collected
Process Governed
Governance Applied

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• Positioning
– ROI from the Investment
– Cost of Doing Business (Effectively)
– Senior Leadership Support, Sponsor, and Understand
– Positioning in Coordination with Other Investments
– Do Not Look for Value from Data Governance or Metadata !!!
– Look for Value Where the True Investments are Being Made !!!

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• Executive Roles – Senior Leadership
• Strategic Roles – Data Governance Council or Committee
• Tactical Roles – Data Domain or Subject Area Stewards
• Operational Roles – Data Stewards
• Support Roles – Administrator, Partners, Working Groups
Roles for the Governance of Metadata

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• Executive Roles
– Senior Leadership – Steering Committee – Typically Already Exists
– No Specific Role Associated with Data Governance or Metadata
– Approve Data Policy and/or Data Strategy
– Support, Sponsor, and Understand the Activities
– Line Item on Committee’s Agenda
– Identify People for Strategic Level

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• Strategic Roles
– Data Governance Council or Committee
– Executive Sponsor of Data Governance & Metadata
– Review Data Policy and/or Data Strategy
– Support, Sponsor, & Understand the Activities
– Meet with Regular Cadence
– Set Priorities & Resolve Escalated Issues
– Confirm People for Tactical Level

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• Tactical Roles
– Data & Metadata Domain (Subject Matter) Stewards
– Govern Data and Metadata Across Business Areas
– Hardest Level to Recognize People (or its obvious)
– Instrumental for Governance & Metadata Success
– Accountable for Documentation Assurance
– Accountable to the Strategic Level

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• Operational Roles
– Data Stewards
– Definers, Producers & Users of Data and Metadata
– Held Formally Accountable for the Data and Metadata They Define, Produce, & Use
– Largest User Base of Data and Metadata
– Everybody is a Data Steward!
– Accountable to the Organization

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• Support Roles
– Administration
• Data Governance Administrator
• Data Catalog Administrator
– Partners
• Groups Already Governing
• IT, IT Sec, HR, Legal, Audit, Cx, Privacy, DM, PMO …
– Working Groups
• Formed Ad Hoc
• To Address Issues & Opportunities

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• The Metadata Will Not Define Itself
• The Metadata Will Not Produce Itself
• The Metadata Will Not Use Itself
Don’t Forget: The Metadata Will Not Govern Itself

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• The Metadata Will Not Define Itself
– There are many categories of metadata.
– It must be decided what metadata will be collected and managed.
– The definition for the metadata should be provided.
– Where the metadata originates, and lands must be decided.
– Making the metadata (and all associated assets) available must be completed.

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• The Metadata Will Not Produce Itself
– Automation is good.
– Metadata must originate somewhere.
– A person (role or people) must be accountable for creating the metadata.
– Standards for metadata creation are an important consideration.
– Call these people metadata production stewards.

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• The Metadata Will Not Use Itself
– Awareness of metadata availability and value.
– Access to metadata is important.
– Feedback to provide continuous improvement of the metadata.
– Build metadata and the data catalog into the way people work.
– Activate a data marketplace – often starts with a metadata marketplace.
– That is The Role of Metadata in a Data Governance Program.

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• In the webinar, I shared …
– A Definition for Metadata That Assures Its Importance
– Using Metadata to Improve Three Data Actions
– Positioning Metadata to Support Investments in Data
– Roles for the Governance of Metadata
– Don’t Forget: The Metadata Will Not Govern Itself
Summary

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• Robert S. Seiner
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rseiner@tdan.com @RSeiner

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