The Data Governance Starter Kit

Three professional templates used by data governance professionals to launch and run real programs. Not course exercises. The actual documents!
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Free for my students.
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Save weeks of work. Built on DAMA-DMBOK, the DGI Framework, and EU GDPR. Ready to present to your leadership team on Monday.

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    Data Governance Framework Template

    A complete 13-section Word document covering vision and mission, operating model, roles and responsibilities, governance bodies, all eight data management pillars, policy hierarchy, KPIs, a five-level maturity model, and an implementation roadmap. The kind of document a CDO presents to a leadership team or a consultant delivers to a client.

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    RACI Matrix for Data Governance Roles

    Over 80 activities mapped across 9 roles including Data Owner, Steward, Custodian, CDO, DPO, and CISO, organized across 12 governance domains. Color-coded, with expert notes on the DPO's GDPR independence requirements and the six most common RACI mistakes that sink governance programs in year two.

    Data Governance Maturity Assessment

    A 60-question Excel self-assessment across 12 dimensions. Enter your scores using the dropdowns and your maturity profile, gap analysis, and results dashboard build automatically. Designed to run as a facilitated workshop with your Data Governance Council.