Data Governance is a key driver of ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University’s approach to data management. The Data Governance Committee (DGC) will oversee the University’s Data Governance Program, processes, and information technology required to create consistent and proper handling of data and understanding of information across the University. Information is treated as an organizational asset and is readily available to support evidence-based decision-making and informed action to improve educational, operational, financial, and student success experience and outcomes.
Structure of Data Governance and Ownership Hierarchy
Executive
- Data Executives
- Examples of key Data Executives include the University President, Provost, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
- Act as the ultimate authority and responsible party for the institution’s data.
- Provide approval for policies and guidelines generated by the Data Governance Committee.
Guidance and Strategy
- Data Management Officer
- Establishes and maintains data governance program.
- Classifies data.
Facilitates the Data Governance Committee.
- Posts high-value data sets to the Texas Open Data Portal.
- Data Governance Committee
- Determines data governance policies and guidelines for executive approval.
- Defines key terms to build a consensus language around data across the University.
- Catalogues and monitors University data systems to determine compliance, ownership, and need.
Stewardship
- Data Owner
- Acts as primary point of contact for their requisite system.
- Charged with overseeing data quality.
- Provides guidance for update parameters.
- Sets permissions for data access (covers ad hoc requests as well as larger system-level integrations).
- Data Stewards
- Act on behalf and, at times, under direction of the Data Owner.
- Serve as subject matter experts for their requisite system.
- Are responsible for day-to-day activities and maintaining the guidelines set by the Data Owner.
- Serve as a resource for Functional personnel.
Functional
- Data Specialists
- Report on data systems and support Data Consumers and Producers.
- May update data systems under direction of Data Owner.
- Work with Data Owners to resolve errors.
- Direct access to data systems.
- Serve as technical subject matter experts.
- Data Consumers
- Leverage data governance framework to guide usage.
- Provide feedback to Stewardship personnel as to data quality, format, and need.
- Data Producers
- Follow procedures defined by Stewardship personnel to load data in the proper format and context.
- Perform data corrections prescribed by Stewardship personnel.
Ancillary or External
- Vendors
- Provide data-related services.
- Auditors
- Conduct investigations into data systems and processes to determine fidelity of data and reporting.