S4 | Ep 41 | Building a Data Governance Function From the Ground Up with Dom Holden, Data Governance Manager at Jet2.com

Driven by Data: The Podcast

In Episode 41, of Season 4, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Dominic Holden, Head of Data Governance at Jet2.com, where they talk about the key considerations when building out a data governance function from the ground up, which includes;

• Constructing the data governance operation
• Clearly defining who does what, when
• Getting sponsorship and buy-in for data governance
• Reframing what data governance is
• Democratizing data across an organisation
• Defining and upskilling a data ownership structure
• Prioritising where to start and what the focus areas should be
• Balancing the academic and theoretical concepts with reality
• Considering the practicalities when designing your data governance framework
• Ensuring that data governance is viewed as a value-creation endeavour and not fixing data
• The skills and experience needed to build a well-balanced data governance team

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