Enterprise Data Governance Harmonise data across your organisation Continued pressure from both stakeholders on delivering trusted data has increased the need for companies to establish, improve, and maintain their Enterprise Data Governance (DG) practises.We help you create a customised approach to evaluate, record, and govern data across your organisation.Our risk-based perspective enables you to manage the most important data assets to support internal operations and meet the growing demands of your customers, regulators, and other stakeholders. Customised approach to evaluate and govern data across your organisation Experience a modern data governance approach Pro Briefcase Data Governance Assessment Do you know how your data governance program compares against your peers? Start with a data governance assesSment where we measure the maturity level of your data governance processes helping you connect, manage and maintain data assets across your organisation. Pro Building office Data Governance Roadmap Results from our data governance assessment are used to develop a practical roadmap you can follow. By automating data intake and advancing data governance across your organisation and functional teams, we create an environment of optimisation and accountability for critical data assets. Pro Document Consent Data Quality Assessment Poor data quality can negatively impact business performance. Through our data quality assessment, our team of experts can profile data sets, providing you visibility into data quality challenges and mechanisms to track, report and fix issues and enable transformation success. Pro Document Stack Data Champion Network Proper business involvement is essential to ensuring a successful data governance program. We clarify roles, define expectations of the various individuals that may support governance activities, and provide communication strategies to ensure roles and tasks are performed. Pro Legal Briefcase Catalogue Data Elements Many data governance programs fail due to overpromising on scope . We work to carve out bite-sized segments of prioritised data that you can focus on in short, iterative cycles. This allows the most meaningful data sets to receive governance benefits quickly. Pro Rightmark Square Data Governance Staffing As enterprise data governance programmes mature, we work with you on staffing support for business as usual functions and accelerators to increase the scope of elements. We also work with you to expand the information recorded and associated with elements to best meet your ongoing needs. Featured insights and client stories VISION Protecting data and minimizing threats with Microsoft’s Sarah Armstrong-Smith “When we're talking about cyber-attacks, data breaches, intellectual property theft, whichever way you want to look at it, ultimately it'll come down to one thing, which is effective data governance.” “A couple of months ago Microsoft actually... BLOG Leveraging Data Catalogs to Enhance Data Value A common challenge for many of our clients is organizing and understanding all the data available to them. While this issue is not new, it has been magnified by the sheer volume of data being generated, consumed and analyzed, along with the various... INSIGHTS PAPER Mastering Data Dilemmas: Navigating Privacy, Localisation and Sovereignty In today's digital age, data privacy management is paramount for businesses and individuals alike. With the ever-changing regulatory landscape surrounding data protection, organisations must adapt swiftly to ensure compliance and maintain trust with... BLOG Enabling Enterprise Data Governance with Microsoft Purview Data is the lifeblood of today’s digitally transformed business environment and is growing rapidly as it is estimated that 90 percent of the world’s existing data was created in the last two years alone. With such rapid growth, simply understanding... CLIENT STORY Data Excellence Paves the Way to SAP S/4HANA Readiness Elevate your business with robust data governance & SAP S/4HANA readiness. Learn how our client achieved seamless transitions & future-proofed operations. BLOG Content AI for the Enterprise: Leveraging SharePoint Premium for Effective Content Management and Governance Content management involves the creation, organization, storage and distribution of digital content within an organization, ranging from documents and images to videos and web pages. One of the biggest problems businesses face with content management... VISION Former CISO on what boards are getting wrong about data protection and privacy “We had two well-known CISOs with two very public companies charged with felonies through the SEC, which led to the cybersecurity disclosure rule being implemented after the first one. That sent shockwaves through the CISO industry.”“It’s the... Button Button Case Studies Case Study: Our client, a national student loans lender, had been tasked with establishing data governance practices to support consistency in term usage and meet regulatory demands. Furthermore, our client asked for support in identifying critical reports and establishing ownership for terms used within key reporting to ensure that terms were properly vetted and would not vary based on an audience or organisation that creates/generates a specific report for management. Throughout the project, we performed the following steps: Assessed current functions of governance against an industry DG model Created a customised roadmap and project plan to achieve goals Supported the creation of policies, procedures, and enterprise communication Supported the selection process for related data governance tools Initiated the collection and maintenance of metadata to be captured and utilised throughout the programme Case Study: Our client, a global data provider, was looking to accelerate revenue while managing the risks associated with providing data assets to their customers. This included understanding the contractual, compliance, and business concerns when providing data assets as a product. The end solution needed to be fast, pragmatic, and able to address the “can we,” “should we,” and “will we” aspects of these questions. We supported our client on this engagement through the following activities: Identified existing flow of new deals and requests Profiled existing records to identify trends, cycle times, and variations that resulted in time delay Determined fast path for escalating reviews and approvals Outlined enabling technology to streamline work efforts Educated the business on updates required to support proper decision making on data use Supported the implementation and rollout of an updated data use process Case Study: Our client engaged with Protiviti to support the establishment of an enterprise data governance function, including the organisational structure, policies, and framework required for the successful adoption of this programme enterprise-wide. This same project also supported the rollout of Master Data Management across multiple domains, including Vendor, Material, and Customer. Specific steps completed include, but are not limited to, the following: Facilitated discussions with individuals throughout the business to define organisational data governance needs and responsibilities Created an inventory of current state policies, procedures, and standards related to governance items Provided guidance regarding the correct roles, organisational placement, and individuals who may be candidates for ownership and other responsibilities for key data domains (Customer, Vendor, Material, Employee, etc.) Provided Target Operating Model to support draughted charter and roadmap tasks for the data governance organisation Deliver a high-level timeline summary of proposed projects, technologies/tools, communications, and other activities necessary to launch and maintain an enterprise programme Define and prove the process first Our subject matter experts in the data governance space work with you to customise a repeatable approach to data governance activities that will work for your organisation. We are key advocates of identifying and creating processes related to data governance that will work and are independent of tools; however, we do have partnerships with organisations that can accelerate data governance growth once a fully defined process has been created and proved out. We actively assess emerging technologies and methodologies to deliver results that drive performance and growth while managing risks and consider tool recommendations with our client's best interest based on their processes. Leadership Peter Mottram Peter is a Managing Director in Protiviti’s Technology Consulting Practice and leads the Enterprise Data and Analytics (ED&A) solution globally. He has more than 20 years of experience in data and analytics including IT; information management strategy, data ... Learn More Jaap Gerkes Jaap Gerkes is a managing director at Protiviti The Netherlands. He is leading the ESG initiative and is part of the global ESG team. He advises clients on large multinational internal control projects and internal audit assignments such as IA transformation, ... Learn More