Data governance practices were conceived in an era when small teams of skilled analysts were responsible for the bulk of BI and analytics. Since those early days, data governance has been complicated by the rise in quantity and processes around data.
While these efforts promise to unlock the value of data, they also come with increased risks, which can impact an enterprise’s bottom line. Especially in a self-service BI environment, it’s important to establish best practices for data governance to avoid those risks.