Data Governance Survey

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your organization’s data governance strategy?

It has been operational for more than two years

It has been operational for one to two years

It was created and deployed within the past year

We had one in the past, but it is no longer operational

We have never had one

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* 2. Where does your organization fall on Gartner’s data governance maturity scale?

Unaware: No awareness of any data governance activities.

Aware: There is a well-recognized need for a standard set of tools, processes, and models in place to establish uniformity across the organization.

Reactive: Sharing of information takes place between the internal teams in the organization. However, the level of adherence is low.

Proactive: Information management system is accepted and adopted

Managed: DG standards and policies are well understood and implemented throughout the organization. Information assets are categorized, and information metrics are defined. A committee is formed to solve inter-team information issues and to identify the places for the betterment of the same.

Effective: We’ve reached our goal in terms of information management. Data is a key asset to our competitive advantage. EIM strategies are linked with improved productivity and efficiency.

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* 3. What are the biggest obstacles you face when it comes to taking your DG strategy to the next level? (Choose up to 3)

Lack of skilled talent or expertise

Lack of data leadership or vision

Unable to build a business case

Lack of leadership buy-in

Lack of business stakeholder engagement

Negative perceptions stemming from previous efforts

Legacy IT infrastructure

Legacy or lacking data infrastructure

The cost of software or solutions

Systems complexity

Organizational Silos

Data integration issues

Business IT Alignment

Change management shortcomings

Data quality issues

Cyber security concerns

Privacy or regulatory considerations

Silos & poor collaboration

Only partial access to data

Issues with 3rd party data owners (i.e. vendors)

We lack the tech necessary to operationalize DG

Lack of Data Documentation

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How would you rate the quality of the data used to run your business?

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Fair

Poor

I don't know

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* 5. How confident are you in the data your organization sends into analytics and data visualization applications?

Not Confident

Somewhat confident

Confident

Very Confident

Not Sure

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* 6. Who is responsible for Data Governance at your company?

The business users who use the data

Data Stewards

Developers/DBAs

Business Analysts

Chief Information Officer

Chief Data Officer

Chief Compliance/Risk Officer

No one

I Don't Know

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* 7. What are the most important benefits of Data Governance? (choose up to 3)

Improved Decision-Making

Improved Operational Efficiency

Improved Data Understanding and Lineage

Improved Data Quality

Complying with Industry Regulations

Increased Revenue

Enhanced data analytics capabilities

Better asset management/utilization

Improved account management & customer retention

Decreased time to market

Fraud detection

Improved cyber security

Streamlined financial reporting

Systems integration & interoperability

Legacy system consolidation/migration

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Do you expect your final, approved budget for data governance to increase over the next year?

Yes

No, I expect it will stay the same

No, it will decrease

I don’t know

We don’t have a budget for data governance

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* 9. Do you expect your final, approved budget to include increases in any of the following areas? (select all that apply)

Data Security

Data Quality

Data Management

Data Infrastructure

Data Analytics

Enterprise Data and Analytics

Main Data Management [MDM]

Data Integration

Data Preparation

Reference data management

Data profiling and exploration

Data visualization

Data monitoring

Metadata management

Data Governance

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your organization’s data governance strategy?

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* 2. Where does your organization fall on Gartner’s data governance maturity scale?

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* 3. What are the biggest obstacles you face when it comes to taking your DG strategy to the next level? (Choose up to 3)

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* 4. How would you rate the quality of the data used to run your business?

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* 5. How confident are you in the data your organization sends into analytics and data visualization applications?

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* 6. Who is responsible for Data Governance at your company?

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* 7. What are the most important benefits of Data Governance? (choose up to 3)

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* 8. Do you expect your final, approved budget for data governance to increase over the next year?

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* 9. Do you expect your final, approved budget to include increases in any of the following areas? (select all that apply)

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* 10. Are you looking to invest in any specific data governance tools over the next year? If so, which ones?