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What's below is separate. I work with a small number of data leaders at a time to actually put a plan like this in place, and these questions are how I tell you straight whether that's a fit. It's optional, and your plan lands either way.

Which is you right now?

A. About Your Organization

1. What is your role?

Head of Data / Data Director

Data Governance Manager

Data Strategy Lead

Data Architect / Enterprise Architect

Data Quality Manager

Data Stewardship Lead

Business Intelligence Manager

Head of AI / AI Strategy Lead

2. How many employees are in your organization?

3. Which industry best describes your business?

B. Current Data Governance Situation

4. Do you currently have a documented data governance framework in place?

5. Which best describes your current state?

We have no formal governance, but we know we need it.

We have policies, but they aren’t enforced consistently.

We have a functioning governance program but need to optimize it.

6. Which framework(s) are you currently using (if any)?

C. Urgency & Pain Points

7. What is driving your need for data governance right now? (You can choose multiple)

Regulatory requirements

Data quality issues impacting decision-making

Enabling self-service analytics for business users

Preparing for AI / advanced analytics

Improving operational efficiency and reducing costs

Increasing trust in business reporting

Reducing risk from data mismanagement

Enabling a single source of truth across the organization

Supporting digital transformation initiatives

Improving customer experience through better data use

Merger, acquisition, or system integration

8. How urgent is it for you to see measurable impact from data governance?

9. Which of these challenges do you face most?

Unclear data ownership

Lack of a data catalog / inventory

No common definitions

Compliance and regulatory risk

Inconsistent processes for managing data

Siloed data across departments

Limited trust in reports and dashboards

No clear data governance framework

Difficulty enabling self-service analytics

Data duplication across systems

Incomplete or missing metadata

Lack of executive sponsorship for data initiatives

D. Budget and Mandate

10. Do you have a dedicated budget for data governance initiatives?

In approval process

11. Do you have the mandate to make decisions about governance strategy and investments?

Shared responsibility

12. What type of investment are you prepared to make in the next 6–12 months?

13. What is your ideal outcome from working with a data governance partner?

14. Are you interested in starting with a 30-day Data Governance Strategy Blueprint to get quick wins and a roadmap?

When you submit your answers, we’ll review them and let you know if you’re a fit for our Data Governance programs. If you are, we’ll invite you to a short discovery call to align on priorities and potential next steps.