Designing Data Governance Structure: An Organizational Perspective

Abstract

High quality data is a key source of business value,
but data quality issues in organizations are often addressed
inadequately and pertinent Data Governance (DG) is called for.
This paper focuses on the accountability aspect of data
governance: the assignment of decision rights and responsibilities
pertaining to data management. We follow the design science
approach and examine how Agile Governance Model (AGM) can
be used as the basis of designing a pertinent governance structure
for the organizational arrangement of data governance
accountabilities. We distinguish common data management roles
based on the literature, analyze the organizational coverage of
these data governance roles, and demonstrate how AGM can be
used to ensure that requisite accountabilities will be addressed
throughout the enterprise at the right organizational levels and
aspectual loci.