Data Governance

Preface

There are two reasons I wrote this book. First, when my previous book came out I realized that data governance as a topic had taken a back seat. This was due to limitations on the size of the book. The data governance chapter was comprehensive enough to get a sense of what was needed in the context of enterprise information management, but it was not enough to really help someone launch their own governance program. Close, but not quite. My firm is very fortunate to have done data governance deployment many times, so we have plenty of material to share.

Second, the blind rage that motivated me to write book one—Making EIM Work for Business—continues unabated. This is a bit tongue in cheek, but only to a point. My company is doing a significant ...