Insights
Thinking from the practice
Perspectives, guides and regulatory analysis from practitioners who run governance programmes, not just advise on them.
Why lineage is the fastest route to BCBS 239 evidence
Start with a material risk report and work backwards. Evidence-led lineage connects reported numbers to the controls, decisions and accountable owners behind them.
Building a data quality scorecard your board will read
A board scorecard should explain exposure and the decisions required, not display every validation rule. Build it around critical outcomes, transparent measures and accountable action.
Turning nominated stewards into active ones
A name in a stewardship register does not create operational ownership. Give stewards bounded decisions, protected capacity and a route for resolving disagreements.
Choosing a data catalogue: a vendor-neutral checklist
Evaluate a catalogue against the work your teams need to complete, using your own metadata and difficult edge cases. A disciplined proof of value is more revealing than a feature comparison.
DORA and the data governance function
DORA creates important dependencies on reliable operational information. Data governance should strengthen that evidence without becoming a parallel ICT risk or resilience function.
Writing data policies people actually follow
Policy becomes effective when a reader can identify the required action, supporting control and route for exceptions. Write for operational decisions, then test the document against real work.