The 2013 DATAVERSITY Snapshot Survey on Data Governance

What do these charts represent? The following charts represent the raw responses to the DATAVERSITY Multi-User Snapshot Survey on Data Governance conducted in March 2013. This preliminary distribution is being made to the nearly 250 people who responded to the survey. Additional analysis and summation will be included in future DATAVERSITY research and publications in the near future. Usage Rights All data, charts, and analysis contained in these slides and report remain the copyright of DATAVERSITY. They may be cited, quoted, and copied for noncommercial use, without royalty or fee, provided the full copyright notice is retained. Improper or illegal use may result in legal prosecution. If you are in doubt as to whether your usage is permitted, please contact info@dataversity.net. Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 2

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In what areas are there existing Data Governance (or more simply stated Governance activities) taking place in your organization? Analytics and Reporting Information Security Compliance Regulatory Control Finance Legal Other (please specify) Don t know None 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 6

What processes are already in place in your company that bode well to the application of formalized accountability (governance) through data governance and data stewardship? (check all that apply) Identification of Business Information and Data Needs Work Flow Management Associated with Project Management and Process Control Validation and Production of Data Oriented Measures and Metrics Identification and Monitoring of Regulatory, Compliance and Risk Management Needs Building of Business Element Definition and Glossary Implementation Data Issue Resolution and Data Quality Processes None Other 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 7

What processes are not in place that would bode well for the application of formalized accountability (governance) through data governance and data stewardship? Identification of Business Information and Data Needs Work Flow Management Associated with Project Management and Process Control Validation and Production of Data Oriented Measures and Metrics Identification and Monitoring of Regulatory, Compliance and Risk Management Needs Building of Business Element Definition and Glossary Implementation Data Issue Resolution and Data Quality Processes None Other All processes are in place 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 8

Are there business and technical people in your organization that are recognized as being the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for specific data sets, information systems and packages, and where in the organization do they reside? Information Technology Distribution Research & Development Human Resources Finance Marketing Sales 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Yes No Don't Know Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 10

How have you identified the Data Owners and Data Stewards associated with governing data? (check all that apply) Data Owners control specific data sets and are the people Data Stewards refer to for decisions Data Owners have been "identified" and are being utilized for specific data sets Policy is used to specify Data Ownersi.e. Registrar as Student Data Owner Data Stewards have been "identified" and "recognized" but not "assigned" for specific data sets Data Stewards have been "assigned" for specific data sets We do not have Data Owners or Data Stewards identified 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 11

What role did (does) a Data Governance Policy play in the early implementation of your Data Governance program? (check all that apply) Wasn't a factor in early implementation Policies will further Guidelines, Principles and Measure Dimensions of Data Governance. Policies will further Education, Knowledge and Understanding of Data Governance. Policies will assist in the sale and acceptance of the need for Data Governance 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% 50.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 12

Which of the following statements quickly and accurately describes your approach to delivering a Data Governance program? Bottom Up Focused on the Operational levels first. 28% Top Down Sr. Management supports, sponsors, understands, is active in the program. 47% Middle Out Resources dedicating time to Governance without Management support. 25% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 13

What are the first steps that you took (or are taking) to define and implement your Data Governance program? (check all that apply) We started by focusing on the meta-data including Business Glossaries and Dictionaries. We started by putting the building block in place including policy, roles, processes. We defined business need, use cases and/or requirements for Data Governance. We defined best practices as our future behavior and we assessed (are assessing). 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 14

Rank the importance of these components of starting your data governance program? (1 = Most Important, 6 = Least Important) Action Plan defining major tasks associated with the implementation of our program. Communications Plan for Executive, Strategic,Tactical and Operational program levels. Operating Model of Roles designed to fit into your organization s culture. Business Case for Data Governance as offered by the Business Areas of your company. Designation of Resources charged with defining and developing your program. Management s Support, Sponsorship and Understanding of Data Governance 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1 = Most Important 2 3 4 5 6 = Least Important Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 15

What is the most challenging issues you faced (will face) when starting your Data Governance program? (select one) Reluctance to designate decision rights Lack of allocated resources to manage and deploy the Governance solution Lack of Ownership or Leadership for the program Failure to provide funding for initiative Failure to identify effective business case Other (please specify) 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 16

Identify the following emerging technologies that played a role in the definition, development, and deployment of your Data Governance program. (check all that apply) Data Virtualization Business Analytics Semantic Technologies The Cloud NoSQL Big Data None 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 17

How much of an impact has the (will the) selection and purchase of software tools had on the direction of your Data Governance program and the metadata associated with the program? A major influence on our Data Governance program, 21.5% No impact or influence in the development of our Data Governance program, 46.6% Played a role in the implementation but was not a major factor., 31.9% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 18

What types of software products do you use? (check all that apply) Workflow Management Tools Metadata Repository Tools ERP Suite of Tools Data Quality Tools Data Movement (ETL) Tools Data Modeling Tools Data Mining Tools Business Intelligence Tool Sets Business Analytics / Reporting Tools Other None 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 19

Regarding Senior Management, what level of understanding do they have? They understand and are playing an active role in the Data Governance program. They understand, support and sponsor the activities of the Data Governance program. They understand the value of Data Governance, but they are afraid of pulling the trigger. They understand Governance, but are concerned with cost, interference with existing activities. They know that Data Governance is important and that other organizations are doing it. They are uncertain as to the value of Data Governance for their organization. 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 20

Are (were) there competing internal governance-related priorities going on in your organizational when you are starting your Data Governance program? No, there are not any other governance-related priorities that we know of., 30.9% Yes, there are other priorities competing for the use of stewards and resources time., 59.3% Yes, there are other priorities that we are aware of but not competing for time., 9.9% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 21

Are (were) you aware of competing organizations with governance-related activities and did this have any impact on your organizations decision to start your Data Governance program? Yes, we are aware of competing organizations focused on Data Governance., 30.1% No, we are not aware competing organizations are focusing on Governance priorities., 55.2% Yes, we are aware that competing organizations (unknown) focus on Governance, 14.7% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 22

What is your Job Function? Software or System Vendor IT Management Marketing and/or market research Corporate research and/or library Documents and/or records management Information/Data Governance Business intelligence and/or analytics Data and/or information architecture Application Development Content and/or digital asset management Finance management and/or reporting Executive Management Other (please specify) 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 24

What industry are you in? Utilities Transportation Telecommunications Technology Shipping Retail Recreation Other Not for Profit Media Manufacturing Machinery Insurance Hospitality Healthcare Government Food & Beverage Finance Environmental Entertainment Engineering Energy Electronics Education Consulting Construction Communications Chemicals Biotechnology Banking Apparel Agriculture 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 25

Number of employees in your company Over 50,000, 21.3% Less than 10, 4.6% 10 100, 5.6% 100 1,000, 13.0% 10,000 50,000, 20.8% 1,000 5,000, 19.0% 5,000 10,000, 15.7% Copyright 2013 DATAVERSITY Education, LLC 26