{"id":645,"date":"2024-06-10T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta74.thewebsitepreview.com\/wavicle\/dev\/?p=645"},"modified":"2025-11-17T04:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:32:18","slug":"role-of-data-stewardship-in-driving-governance-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta74.thewebsitepreview.com\/wavicle\/dev\/blog\/role-of-data-stewardship-in-driving-governance-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Existing Data Stewards in Driving Governance Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the <\/span>previous blog post<\/span><\/a>, I spoke of the challenge with checkbox approaches to data governance programs. This part focuses on the sentiment that many aspects of data stewardship are already happening, and good data governance programs embrace that activity and grow from it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two aspects to this: (1) There are people doing many data stewardship tasks that are working in functional or business unit roles and are effective at those data tasks, while often going unnoticed; (2) It is incredibly valuable to have people working with data embedded in the organizations they serve. By bringing together these two aspects, many firms have seen the benefits of stronger federated stewardship. It used to be a struggle to get buy-in for this type of partnership, but the dialog around federated governance with mesh and increased cross-organizational collaboration have made this a much easier sell.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking a look at the writings of a few industry leaders, the idea of federated governance has grown dramatically. Most notably, Bob Seiners writing on non-invasive data governance as one way to push forward the idea of using current staff in their current location for data stewardship has grown in popularity. Many firms struggle to grasp these concepts, but finding ways to share stories of partnership, collaboration, and alignment is a great place to start. Remember, people are doing this work already, we are just trying to organize it better and recognize those accomplishments. Here are some ways you can do it:<\/span><\/p>\n