Induction and Training

• Induct agency leadership on data governance: the purpose, benefits, roles, and organizational commitment required

• Develop a data governance program structure and representation that aligns with the agency's capacity and culture

• Program area data stewards training: Establish the data governance committee mission and define the data steward’s role and key responsibilities

• Data governance coordinator induction and training: Develop a data governance implementation plan with detailed tasks and timeline for establishing or maturing the data governance program

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Data Policies and Processes

• Assess current state of organization-wide data policies and processes

• Develop plan for sequence of data policies and processes to be created or revamped based on organization need

• Create implementation process for new and revamped policies and processes including communications, staff training, and monitoring, and enforcement

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Data Quality

• Develop and maintain a critical data issues process to identify, prioritize, and address barriers to data quality and use

• Establish work groups of data stewards to resolve data quality issues that cross program areas

• Identify redundant data collections and creating a plan to phase out the redundant collections

• Develop a training and support approach to ensure data providers have the capacity to effectively contribute to data collection, validation, and reporting

 

Documentation

• Develop a data governance policy that formally establishes the program

• Develop a data governance manual the details how the data governance policy is put into practice

• Develop data policy and process documentation for each stage in the information life cycle

• Create a data collection calendar that details all major collections

• Create standard documentation of high-stakes data reporting processes