Successful Data Governance Through Best Practices

The Data Governance Professional Organization (DGPO) is the only non-profit professional organization dedicated entirely to data governance. Since the founding of the group in 2011, the DGPO has grown to 4,000 list members and nearly 1,000 members representing 16 countries.

One of the many questions the DGPO receives from members is “What are data governance best practices?” Based on this the DGPO has developed some industry data governance best practices. Join us and learn about top DG Best Practices from successful practitioners.

Topics include best practices for:

Getting started in data governance and stewardship
Processes
Communications
Metrics
Data governance organizations

Michele Koch runs the Data Governance Program for Navient (formerly Sallie Mae). She has more than 27 years of experience in structured analysis and design techniques for both process and data modeling. Michele spent the first ten years of her career as a consultant providing systems analysis and design leadership using CASE tools to Fortune 500 companies. Her last 17 years have been spent within data administration at Sallie Mae. Currently, she is the Director of the Data Governance Office at Navient and manages the enterprise data management team. Michele Koch received dual master's degrees in MIS and Computer Systems Applications from The American University and a bachelor's degree from Cornell University.