Data Governance Matters

So I’ve been having this ongoing discussion with someone who is administering a Data Governance program. We joke a lot in private about whether a statement made to Data Stewards might invoke a “Who made you queen?” response.

Don’t get me wrong - who wouldn’t like to be queen, at least for a day? Who wouldn’t love to be pampered and served? (Hey steward - peel me a grape!)

But our role as administrators of cross-functional programs is to serve, not to be served. And besides, we remind ourselves, being a supreme ruler can be risky business. After all, what is the ultimate fate of most czars and dictators?