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This is a different type of blog! I'm Lisa Allen and I am a data professional who has worked in data for many years. Recently, Nicola Askham interviewed me for DAMA UK on the topic of data governance. During the interview, I referred to several different resources and I promised to share them with you all, so here they are. But to start with, if you missed the interview, you can find it here:

• Data Governance Interview with Lisa Allen. 

https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/12405/459879/data-governance-interview-with-lisa-allen

Websites

With so many to choose from, I find myself on these more often than most. 

• DAMA UK  https://www.dama-uk.org/
• DataIQ www.dataiq.co.uk

Books 

If you’re just starting in data governance the Data Management Book of Knowledge (DMBoK) is a must-read. And even if you are experienced, it is a handy reference guide. 

•   https://www.dama-uk.org/DMBOK

Podcasts 

Personal skills 

Personal skills are essential for data governance. How to influence, how to deal with conflict and make yourself resilient etc. These all can help you on your journey. To develop your personal and leadership skills I’d highly recommend: 

• Coaching for leaders by Dave Stachowiak. He has some excellent insights and conversations https://coachingforleaders.com/

Data technical skills

To keep learning what is going on in the world of data I listen to the following: 

• Driven by data https://driven-by-data-the-podcast.captivate.fm/
• Venturi voice https://venturi-group.com/podcast/
• Business of data by Corinium https://www.business-of-data.com/podcasts

Examples of data principles and data maturity models

As a data professional, I think it helps to refer to other organisations approaches for ideas and tips. Here are a few examples to help you on your way.

• Ordnance Survey’s (OS) has nine data principles they use to manage their data. You can read about their approach and their principles here: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/2020/08/introducing-our-data-principles/

• If you are considering how to set up your data owners, this note gives you an example and some things to consider: http://www.ukeof.org.uk/documents/DataAdviceNote3_single.pdf

And finally, if you’d like to see an example of a data maturity model here’s a blog that explains the approach and a link to the model itself. 

• https://defradigital.blog.gov.uk/2016/04/01/why-publish-data-unless-you-want-it-to-be-used/
• Model https://defradigital.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/136/2016/04/16-08-05-Model-FINAL.pdf

That’s it! I hope you find these resources useful. There are so many more out there. Let us know what resources you use in your data governance approach.